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ISTQB Certified Tester — AI Testing Specialist (CT-AI v1.0)

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ISTQB ISTQB Certifications License: Complete Roadmap

Follow this path to organize your licensing and exam preparation

1

Review AI fundamentals and ISO/IEC 25059You are here

Learn the AI quality characteristics (flexibility, autonomy, evolution, transparency) on top of ISO 25010.

5
hours
2

Master ML lifecycle and data

Study the ML workflow, EDA, feature engineering, train/validation/test splits, k-fold cross validation.

8
hours
3

Learn ML performance metrics

Master the confusion matrix, precision, recall, F1, ROC-AUC, MAE, RMSE, and metric selection.

6
hours
4

Study testing methodologies for AI

Adversarial examples, metamorphic testing, A/B and shadow deployment, fairness, explainability, drift detection.

10
hours
5

Practice AI for testing

AI-assisted test case generation, defect prediction, visual testing, MLOps tooling.

5
hours
6

Complete 100 practice questions

Take all questions, review explanations, and target weak areas before booking the exam.

10
hours
Estimated total study time
44 hours
That's about 5 weeks at 10 hours/week

Can You Take the ISTQB CT-AI Exam?

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Age
Education
No formal education requirement
Experience
Practical exposure to AI/ML projects strongly recommended
Additional Requirements
  • Hold a valid ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL) certificate
  • Pass the CT-AI exam with 65% or higher
  • Certification is valid for life — no renewal required

ISTQB CT-AI Quick Facts

Time to Get Licensed

4-6 weeks typical for focused study

From start to license in hand

Exam Provider

Pearson VUE / Kryterion / Examity / iSQI FLEX

Remote Testing Available
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Retake Policy

Retakes allowed; check ASTQB or your national board for waiting period and fees.

Total Cost Breakdown

Exam Fee$200-$249 USD
Total Estimated Cost$200-$249 (self-study) to $2,750 (with training)
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What You'll Study

14 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide

ISTQB CT-AI Exam Details

ISTQB Certified Tester — AI Testing Specialist (CT-AI v1.0)

Administered by ISTQB

Official Source
65% (26/40)
Passing Score
40
Questions
60
Minutes
$200-$249 USD
Exam Fee
Study time: 30-50 hours
Prerequisites: ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL) required
Valid for: Lifetime (no renewal)

Exam Content Breakdown

Based on the official ISTQB content outline

Introduction to AI5%

AI definitions, narrow vs general AI, AI effect, AI vs conventional systems

Quality Characteristics for AI-Based Systems15%

ISO/IEC 25059 — flexibility, autonomy, evolution, transparency; ISO 25010 attributes

Machine Learning Overview15%

Supervised/unsupervised/reinforcement learning, classification/regression/clustering, ML workflow, train/validation/test split

ML — Data15%

Data acquisition, EDA, feature engineering, data quality, bias, class imbalance, data leakage

ML Functional Performance Metrics15%

Confusion matrix, precision/recall/F1, ROC-AUC, regression metrics (MAE, MSE, RMSE, R²)

Neural Networks and Testing5%

Neural network basics, deep learning, neuron coverage measures

Methodologies for Testing AI Systems20%

Adversarial examples, metamorphic testing, A/B and shadow deployment, fairness metrics, explainability (SHAP, LIME), drift monitoring

Using AI for Testing10%

AI-driven test generation, defect prediction, visual testing, MLOps tracking (MLflow, W&B)

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What's Next After the ISTQB CT-AI?

After passing the ISTQB CT-AI, you can pursue these career paths

ISTQB CT-GenAI

Specialist focused on Generative AI and LLM testing

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Advanced Level Test Analyst — broader test design and analysis

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Specialist for performance testing of AI/ML serving systems

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