ISTQB CTAL-ATT

You must hold either a valid CTFL 4.0 certificate, or a valid Foundation Level certificate from before CTFL 4.0 plus a valid CTFL Agile Tester certificate, and have sufficient practical experience. The source advises checking with the relevant Exam Board for any specific practical experience criteria.

The exam has 40 questions and a total of 64 points, so questions carry different point values. The passing score is 42 of 64 points. The exam length is 90 minutes, with an additional 25% for non-native language candidates. The source does not state the question type.

Yes, for now. ISTQB states that exams, including retakes, and training for CT-ATT are available until the sunset dates: 6 May 2027 for English and 6 November 2027 for non-English. After that, candidates seeking Agile testing knowledge are directed to CTAL-AT v2.0.

Retakes are explicitly included in the sunset announcement, so a retake must be taken before the applicable sunset date: 6 May 2027 for English or 6 November 2027 for non-English. The source does not state a separate retake policy or waiting period, so confirm details with your exam provider.

Four content areas: Requirements Engineering (techniques), Testing in Agile (Agile development and test techniques, experience-based testing, aspects of code quality), Test Automation (techniques and levels of automation), and Deployment and Delivery (continuous integration, continuous testing and continuous delivery, and service virtualization).

ISTQB recommends accredited training from Accredited Training Providers, available as classroom, virtual, or e-learning, because Member Boards assess those materials for relevance and consistency against the syllabus. Self-study is also an option using the CTAL-ATT syllabus v1.1 and the published sample exam questions and answers.

Work through the syllabus v1.1 in its own sequence, since the four content areas build from requirements through Agile testing techniques to automation and then delivery. Take the sample exam under timed conditions near the end, review every wrong answer against the syllabus section it came from, then revisit the weakest area.

The source gives no failure statistics. A practical risk is treating the exam as general Agile theory: the syllabus targets technical skills such as testable requirements, automation approaches, continuous integration and delivery, and service virtualization. Under-preparing on automation and delivery topics while over-studying process vocabulary is a common imbalance.

ISTQB states that holders of this certification may choose to proceed to other Core, Agile, or Specialist stream certifications. Given the sunset dates, candidates interested in continuing along the Agile path should look at Certified Tester Advanced Level Agile Tester v2.0 (CTAL-AT).

ISTQB maintains directories to find an exam provider and find a training provider. Training is offered by Accredited Training Providers in classroom, virtual, and e-learning formats. The source does not list fees, so check cost and scheduling directly with providers in your region.