Online Class FAQ
Basic info on the regular program:
- First session is a trial session – there is no charge to participate. After this session students can decide if they want to continue.
- Students can repeat the course unlimited number of times at no extra charge.
- Tuition is non-refundable.
- All class sessions are recorded, in case you miss a session or would like to go through one again. We are using Zoom for our live class sessions.
There are 2 modules in the regular program:
QA MODULE – 50 hours
– Software QA Methodology – 18 hours
– Job Search and Interview Questions – 6 hours
– Testing Mobile Applications (project included) – 12 hours
– Testing Web Application Project – 14 hours
– REST API testing – 4 hours
TECHNOLOGY MODULE – 50 hours
– Test Automation (Selenium Webdriver / Playwright, JAVA / Python, Cucumber) – 20 hours
– Backend testing (SQL & LINUX) – 16 hours
– Advanced Mobile testing – 14 hours
- We have 3 to 4 live sessions a week – 10 AM to 12 PM for morning classes and 6 PM to 8PM for evening classes, California (PST) time zone.
- Prior to a live session start, the teacher will share the session meeting link in the class group chat in Microsoft Teams and Slack.
- Besides live and recorded sessions participants have lifetime access to the our video library with 100+ hours of videos on QA, Test Automation with Selenium/Webdriver, JavaScript, SQL, Mobile Testing, HTML, XML, etc.
- Portnov Online provides help with your resumes, certificates, references for the projects.
PLEASE, WATCH THAT VIDEO (in Russian) TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE QA JOB MARKET
What to do before the class begins:
- Slava on Automation – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M0V5C24m1M
- James Bach video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILkT_HV9DVU
- Jana Mourza – Test Documentation: PPT part1 part2 part3 part4 part5 part6 part7
- Jana Mourza on Agile Testing – Part1 Part2
- Bonus session on resume bullets – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12xDLTy18h0
- HTML by Slava – Part1 Part2
How to prepare to the first session:
- Go to https://online.portnov.net/onlinehome/ page. We keep there recordings of the first 3 sessions for the most recent online groups.
- Scroll down to the Session 1 section and start first with the Homework part. Watch the webinar, learn the interview questions and answers, take the quiz, etc.
- After completing the Homework – watch the recorded webinar in the Session 1 title line.
With that work done you are ready to fully benefit from the first LIVE session on September 12, 2023
Contact Information:
Address: 830 Stewart Drive, #132, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
E-mail: contactus@portnov.net
Phone: 650-307-1070
Skype: portnovonline