Course Outline
QA and Automation Foundations for Government
- Types of testing and the role of regression testing in ensuring system reliability
- Comparison between manual and automated testing methods
- Determining when automation provides value and what should remain manual
- Best practices for creating maintainable automated tests to support government operations
Working with Katalon Studio for Government
- Overview of Katalon Studio features and primary components relevant to public sector use
- Steps to create a project and understand the project structure for government applications
- Techniques for working with test cases, test suites, test objects, and execution reports in a governmental context
- Utilizing recording, object spying, and playback features to expedite test creation for government systems
Building Reusable Automated Tests for Government
- Incorporating variables, conditions, loops, and reusable steps into test logic for efficient testing in government environments
- Working with built-in keywords and developing simple custom keywords to meet specific governmental needs
- Parameterizing tests using input data and global variables to enhance flexibility and scalability in government applications
- Strategies for improving the readability and maintainability of automated tests in a public sector setting
API Test Automation for Government
- Fundamentals of API testing and common REST concepts applicable to government systems
- Methods for creating requests using common methods and endpoints in governmental applications
- Techniques for validating status codes, headers, response content, and basic response times in a public sector context
- Strategies for chaining requests, using variables, and organizing API regression checks to ensure robust government services
Web UI Test Automation for Government
- Procedures for building browser-based automated tests in Katalon Studio for government websites and applications
- Techniques for working with locators, forms, navigation flows, and common UI actions to ensure user-friendly governmental services
- Methods for handling waits, checkpoints, and validation steps to achieve stable execution in government systems
- Approaches to creating reusable test flows for key business scenarios in a public sector environment
Basic Mobile Testing in Katalon Studio for Government
- Concepts of mobile automation and the integration of mobile testing within Katalon Studio for government applications
- Steps to prepare simple mobile test scenarios and understand setup requirements for governmental use
- Strategies for reusing common automation design principles across web and mobile testing in a public sector context
Test Execution, Reporting, and Next Steps for Government
- Methods for organizing tests into suites to facilitate repeatable regression runs in government systems
- Techniques for reviewing execution results, logs, and reports to ensure accountability and transparency in governmental testing processes
- Approaches to identifying common causes of unstable tests and improving their reliability for government operations
- Practical next steps for team adoption of test automation practices within the public sector
Requirements
- A foundational understanding of software testing principles, including functional and regression testing methodologies
- Practical experience in manually testing web applications or APIs
- Basic programming knowledge or the ability to work with logical constructs, variables, and simple scripts
Audience
- Manual testers transitioning into test automation for government projects
- Quality assurance team members responsible for developing and maintaining automated regression tests in Katalon Studio
- Technical personnel involved in the validation of web, API, or basic mobile applications
Testimonials (4)
The instructor's teaching style was very good.
Kubra
Course - Automation Testing using Selenium
The patience and pace of the lecturer.
Jace - Vodacom
Course - Test Automation with Selenium
Key topics can be discussed and agreed upon with the trainer in advance. Relaxed and pleasant atmosphere during the seminar days.
Lorenz - Continentale Lebensversicherung AG
Course - Advanced Selenium
I gained new knowledge and I'm pretty confident about it. Nothing unclear.