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Manual Software Testing

Manual testing is where every QA career begins, and it's a genuine entry point into tech without heavy coding. This course teaches the testing lifecycle, writing and running test cases, logging defects, and thinking critically about software quality. It's practical and job-focused from the first session.

Duration
1.5 Months
Format
Live 1-on-1
Level
Professional
Certificate
Osian NSDC
Overview

What this course is about

The Manual Software Testing course online is designed around requirements analysis, test planning, functional testing, regression, exploratory testing, and defect reporting. In live 1-on-1 online classes, your personal teacher explains test scenarios, test cases, bug trackers, browser developer tools, spreadsheets, SQL basics, and API request concepts, then connects each idea to a realistic task. This Manual Software Testing pathway gives that point a course-specific practice focus, reference 170-14.

Practice is organised around a manual QA cycle for a sample web application, from requirement review and test design to execution evidence and defect triage. You will learn to finding reproducible issues and communicating their impact with clear steps, expected results, and evidence, check your work against clear criteria, and record useful evidence in a portfolio or project folder. This Manual Software Testing pathway gives that point a course-specific practice focus, reference 170-14.

The course suits graduates, support executives, developers moving into QA, non-technical career switchers, and junior testers. It differs from related training because ISTQB-oriented training organises concepts for a certification pathway, while this course emphasises hands-on manual testing workflow and project practice. After the core lessons, a sensible next step is API testing, automation with Selenium, or performance testing with JMeter. This Manual Software Testing pathway gives that point a course-specific practice focus, reference 170-14.

By the end

What you’ll be able to do

  • Understand requirements analysis, test planning, functional testing, regression, exploratory testing, and defect reporting
  • Use test scenarios, test cases, bug trackers, browser developer tools, spreadsheets, SQL basics, and API request concepts
  • Build a manual QA cycle for a sample web application, from requirement review and test design to execution evidence and defect triage
  • Apply finding reproducible issues and communicating their impact with clear steps, expected results, and evidence
  • Practise Manual Software Testing in a guided task, course note 170-14.
  • Practise Manual Software Testing in a guided task, course note 170-14.
Syllabus

How the course flows

  1. 1
    Testing FoundationsWeek 1

    The QA mindset, test types and the bug lifecycle.

  2. 2
    Manual TestingWeek 2

    Writing test cases and finding real defects.

  3. 3
    Automation BasicsWeek 3

    Automating tests with industry tools.

  4. 4
    Frameworks & ReportingWeek 4

    Structuring tests and reporting results.

  5. 5
    Project & PracticeWeeks 5–6

    Testing a real application end to end.

Toolkit

Tools you’ll use

  • Selenium
  • JIRA
  • TestNG
  • Postman
  • Java / Python
Audience

Who this course is for

  • Graduates
  • Support executives
  • Learners selecting Manual Software Testing for a focused pathway, group 170-14.
  • Learners selecting Manual Software Testing for a focused pathway, group 170-14.
  • Learners selecting Manual Software Testing for a focused pathway, group 170-14.
Where it leads

Roles this opens up

  • Manual Test Engineer

    Plans and executes functional, regression, and exploratory tests for web or software products.

  • QA Associate

    Records defects, checks fixes, and supports release readiness with organised test evidence.

  • Application Test Analyst

    Reviews requirements, designs scenarios, and communicates risk to developers and product teams.

Questions

Before you enrol

No coding background is mandatory, though logical thinking, careful reading, and basic web use are valuable. This Manual Software Testing pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 170-14.

A laptop, browser, spreadsheet or tracker, and access to a sample application are enough for core practical work. This Manual Software Testing pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 170-14.

You work towards a manual QA cycle for a sample web application, from requirement review and test design to execution evidence and defect triage. This Manual Software Testing pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 170-14.

There is no single exam required for this course; practical test cases, defect reports, and disciplined execution are central to job preparation. This Manual Software Testing pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 170-14.

It focuses on day-to-day manual QA activities, whereas the ISTQB course gives more structured terminology and certification-oriented theory. This Manual Software Testing pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 170-14.

This Manual Software Testing pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 170-14. This Manual Software Testing pathway addresses that point through guided practice, reference 170-14.