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Quality Associate
Associate QE · The mandatory curriculum for this designation. Every module must be completed and its examination passed, with evidence filed with the Registrar.
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Modules assigned
294
Total hours
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Pillars covered
The Promotion Gate. Promotion requires this curriculum and the next designation's curriculum complete, every examination passed — you train for the role before you hold it.
The Four Halls
What this designation draws on
No curriculum draws from one hall alone — IGS engineers are hired for judgement, not tools. The mix below shifts by level, but every rung touches all four.
यन्त्रशाला · InstrumentsTools and technology — open-source frameworks first, licensed platforms where clients demand them, and IGS's own UTAF Gen 2.0 and QualiZen AI.
अर्थशाला · DomainsBusiness and domain fluency in the IGS specialisation this designation serves, so a scholar lands speaking the client's language.
वाक्शाला · SpeechWritten and spoken communication, client negotiation and leadership behaviours — assessed by demonstration, never by attendance.
नीतिशाला · MethodProcess and standards — Agile, SAFe, ITIL, and the quality-engineering canon: ISTQB, TMMi, ISO 25010, risk-based testing.
The mandatory curriculum
Modules by pillar
Hours shown are theory plus hands-on labs. Each module carries its own courseware link and examination.
Process & Quality (40 modules · 256 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Airlines and travel LM-021 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
API checking with Postman LM-084 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB CTFL, API quality practice · IGS technical evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Banking, Financial Services & FinTech — Associate practical domain lab PT-076 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Banking, Financial Services & FinTech domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
BFSI, digital banking, cards and payments LM-022 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Clinical trials and remote patient monitoring LM-023 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Concise written communication: status, risk, decision and defect LM-005 | Mandatory | 4 | IGS communication standard · IGS Professional Communication badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Confluence for QE: find product knowledge, create requirement notes, decisions and evidence pages PT-001 | Mandatory | 4 | IGS project-knowledge standard Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Free: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Defect discovery, triage and reproducible reporting LM-042 | Mandatory | 5 | ISTQB CTFL defect management · IGS role evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Domain discovery and value-chain mapping LM-032 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS domain-readiness standard · IGS Domain Foundation badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
EdTech & Learning Platforms — Associate practical domain lab PT-090 | Choose one | 6 | IGS EdTech & Learning Platforms domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
EdTech and learning platforms LM-024 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Enterprise Applications & Integrations — Associate practical domain lab PT-146 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Enterprise Applications & Integrations domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
Healthcare and HealthTech LM-025 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM — Associate practical domain lab PT-055 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Insurance LM-026 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Insurance — Associate practical domain lab PT-083 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Insurance domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Integrated learning module — 2 related topics MOD-LM-045-LM-048 | Mandatory | 9 | ISTQB CTFL test implementation and execution · IGS role evidence · ISTQB CTFL 4.0.1, TMMi process areas · IGS role evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Integrated learning module — 2 related topics MOD-LM-001-LM-019 | Mandatory | 8 | IGS communication standard · IGS Professional Communication badge · IGS culture and North-Star behaviours · IGS Collaboration badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Jira and test-management workflow LM-123 | Mandatory | 5 | ISTQB CTFL tool support · IGS technical evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Free: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Jira defects: create, classify, evidence, link, triage, retest and close PT-003 | Mandatory | 5 | ISTQB defect management · IGS defect standard Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Free: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Jira for QE: stories, tasks, workflow, comments, evidence, filters and dashboards PT-002 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS Jira usage standard Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Free: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel — Associate practical domain lab PT-111 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Manufacturing & Industrial — Associate practical domain lab PT-132 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Manufacturing & Industrial domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 LM-027 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
OTT, Media & Connected TV — Associate practical domain lab PT-069 | Choose one | 6 | IGS OTT, Media & Connected TV domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
OTT, media, streaming, adtech and analytics LM-028 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Personas, customer journeys and business rules LM-035 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB CTAL Test Analyst business-process testing · IGS Domain Foundation badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery — Associate practical domain lab PT-139 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Retail & E-commerce — Associate practical domain lab PT-125 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Retail & E-commerce domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Retail, e-commerce and quick commerce LM-029 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Salesforce Enterprise Cloud — Associate practical domain lab PT-097 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Salesforce Enterprise Cloud domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes — Associate practical domain lab PT-104 | Choose one | 6 | IGS SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Spoken communication in stand-ups, reviews and technical discussions LM-017 | Mandatory | 4 | IGS communication standard · IGS Professional Communication badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
SQL for data verification LM-148 | Mandatory | 8 | ISTQB CTFL data testing · IGS technical evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Status, metrics and fact-based quality reporting LM-055 | Mandatory | 5 | ISTQB CTFL monitoring, CTAL Test Management · IGS role evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Telecom, OSS/BSS and 5G LM-030 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective · IGS Deployment Domain badge Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Telecommunications & 5G — Associate practical domain lab PT-062 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Telecommunications & 5G domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Workday HCM & Finance — Associate practical domain lab PT-118 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Workday HCM & Finance domain-readiness evidence Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
Zephyr: create a test cycle, assign tests, execute, attach evidence, link defects and retest PT-005 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB implementation/execution Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% | |
Zephyr: create folders, scenarios, test cases, preconditions, steps, data and expected results PT-004 | Mandatory | 7 | ISTQB test analysis/design Exam: Syllabus-style quiz + applied exercise · 30–45 min · pass 70% |
AI Enablement (6 modules · 38 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AI for functional testing, manual testing and test planning — Associate QE AI-SPEC-01-ASSOCIATEQE | Mandatory | 7 | IGS Core QE & Product Quality output, assessment and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Core QE & Product Quality AI specialisation lab |
AI for safe manual testing and evidence capture AI-ROLE-ASSOCIATEQE-1 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessment |
AI-assisted accessibility and inclusive quality testing — Associate QE AI-EXT-08-ASSOCIATEQE | Mandatory | 7 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS AI-assisted accessibility testing labPremium: IGS AI-assisted accessibility testing lab |
AI-assisted failure analysis and defect RCA AI-ROLE-ASSOCIATEQE-2 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessment |
AI-assisted Jira and Zephyr quality workflow AI-ROLE-ASSOCIATEQE-3 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessment |
Atlassian Rovo for Jira and Zephyr-supported QE workflows AI-ROVO | Deployment-specific | 8 | IGS Responsible AI, Atlassian permissions and human verification standard Exam: Eval-suite demonstration · 60 min · pass 70% |