ORLANDO, US: Quality Assurance Institute (QAI)– Quality Assurance Institute (QAI) (www.qaiworldwide.org) having established the international standard for Software Quality and Software Testing Certifications including the Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) and Certified Software Tester (CSTE) announced that they have certified in excess of 35,000 professionals worldwide in 43 countries including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, Thailand, Philippines, United Arab Emirates and the United States.

And also, now with QAI's partnership with Prometric, the software certifications are available in 135 countries which has increased the reach and frequency of the examination even more.

Software certifications (www.softwarecertifications.org) are increasingly being taken up by large organizations to give their employees global recognition. Accenture has over 2000 and Infosys has over 4400 professionals certified, which is testimony to the growing trend.

These certifications are taken to consistently assess the employee's skill sets. For example, the graph of a testing professional could be assessed on his skills and experience at various levels. The entry level certification examination is called CASTSTP (Certified Associate in Software TestingSoftware Testing Professional) after which the individual can become a CSTE (Certified Software Tester).

Post that, he can get recognized as a CMST (Certified Manager of Software Testing)n ASTP (Advanced Software Testing Professional). The growing demand of individual certifications models itself on the success of organizations undertaking assessments at company levels, like CMMi® and COPC® which become the defacto standard for quality and consistency.

Tom Ticknor, Chief Operating Officer, based at QAI’s offices in USA said, “The recognition of the CSTE and CSQA certifications by many of the world’s largest IT organizations has greatly increased the value of the certifications. 

In fact, many corporations require the CSTE or CSQA for continued employment.”  Mr. Ticknor went on to say, “the longevity of the program has allowed many of the CSQA’s and CSTE’s to reach high management levels in their organizations and now encourage their QA and testing staff to become certified.”

Along with the CSQA and CSTE certifications which have become the international standard for professionals worldwide, QAI’s Software Certifications division also provides management level certification in QA and Testing, software project management and software business analysisst certifications, as well as software process engineering certifications.

There are several other certifications like Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA), Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST), Certified Manager of Software Quality (CMSQ), Certified Quantitative Software Process Engineer (CQSPE), Certified Software Process Engineer (CSPE), Certified Software Business Analyst (CSBA)  and Certified Software Project Manager (CSPM) among others that are offered by QAI.