Graduate Certificate in Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineering

A one year graduate certificate in software testing, covering test planning, automation frameworks, defect management, performance testing and an optional co-op work term.

Test engineering is a distinct discipline from development, and it is often an easier first entry point into a Canadian software team.

Graduate Certificate in Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineering is taught at Conestoga College, a public Ontario college on the post-secondary institution list. The software quality assurance certificate sits below degree level, so its post-graduation work permit depends on appearing on the IRCC eligible field of study list. The software quality assurance certificate falls inside an eligible sector, which is a good sign, but confirm its CIP code with Conestoga in writing before you pay. If eligible, the software quality assurance certificate supports a work permit of up to one year. Ontario also requires a provincial attestation letter before the software quality assurance certificate can support a study permit application.

Admission to Graduate Certificate in Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineering requires a completed undergraduate diploma or equivalent at 70 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the software quality assurance certificate is recorded at CAD 15,844. Conestoga charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the software quality assurance certificate. The software quality assurance certificate lists seven entry windows, spanning September, January and May starts. Apply Study Visa manages your the software quality assurance certificate application, the deposit, the offer, the attestation letter and the Canadian study permit as one process.