Professional Edition

AI for QA Testers

Learn how to use ChatGPT, Claude, and modern AI tools to improve test design, test documentation, automation support, defect analysis, risk assessment, and QA productivity.

Learn through structured written lessons, practical exercises, templates, checklists, and portfolio-building tasks.

12
Modules
6
Practical Assignments
1
Final Portfolio Project
Certificate
Of Completion

Who This Course Is For

A practical course for software testers, QA analysts, automation testers, test leads, and career changers who want to use AI tools properly in real QA work.

Manual Testers

Add AI to your everyday testing without losing your judgement.

Automation Testers

Use AI to speed up scripting, debugging, and test data.

QA Analysts

Analyse requirements, risks, and coverage faster.

Test Leads

Bring AI into planning, refinement, and release testing.

Career Changers

Build modern, in-demand QA skills from the ground up.

Agile Team Members

Support refinement, sprint planning, and retrospectives.

What You Will Learn

How AI is changing software testing
How to write better QA prompts
How to generate and improve test cases
How to analyse requirements with AI
How to use AI for exploratory testing
How to use AI for API testing support
How to use AI for automation support
How to review bugs and defect reports
How to use AI safely and professionally
How to build your own AI QA workflow

Course Curriculum

12 professionally designed modules taking you from AI fundamentals to a complete personal QA workflow.

1

Module 1: The AI Shift in QA

Overview of how AI is changing testing, what it can do, what it cannot do, and why human judgement still matters.

2

Module 2: AI Fundamentals for Testers

Understand LLMs, prompts, context, hallucinations, limitations, and responsible AI usage.

3

Module 3: Prompt Engineering for QA

Learn how to write clear, structured prompts for test analysis, planning, scenarios, risks, and documentation.

4

Module 4: Requirements Analysis with AI

Use AI to review user stories, acceptance criteria, gaps, ambiguities, edge cases, and risks.

5

Module 5: AI-Assisted Test Case Design

Generate, improve, prioritise, and review manual test cases using AI.

6

Module 6: Exploratory Testing with AI

Create charters, personas, scenarios, mind maps, and risk-based exploratory testing ideas.

7

Module 7: Defect Reporting and Root Cause Support

Use AI to improve bug reports, reproduce issues, analyse patterns, and support defect triage.

8

Module 8: API Testing with AI

Use AI to understand endpoints, create test ideas, generate Postman examples, and review API risks.

9

Module 9: Automation Support with AI

Use AI to support Playwright, Cypress, Selenium-style thinking, test data, selectors, and debugging.

10

Module 10: AI in Agile QA Workflows

Use AI during refinement, sprint planning, regression planning, release testing, and retrospectives.

11

Module 11: AI Risks, Ethics and Governance

Understand data privacy, confidential information, bias, hallucinations, review controls, and professional responsibility.

12

Module 12: Building Your AI QA Workflow

Create a repeatable personal AI testing workflow and toolkit.

How You Will Be Assessed

This course is assessed through practical QA tasks, not a traditional exam.

Module Checkpoints

Short knowledge checks at the end of key modules.

Practical Assignments

Learners complete realistic QA activities using AI.

Final Portfolio Project

Learners build an AI-assisted QA pack for a sample product.

Certificate of Completion

Awarded when the learner completes the course activities.

Practical Assignments

Six hands-on assignments that build real, portfolio-ready QA artefacts.

1

Assignment 1

Review a user story and identify missing acceptance criteria, risks, and questions.

2

Assignment 2

Create an AI-assisted test case pack.

3

Assignment 3

Build exploratory testing charters using AI.

4

Assignment 4

Improve a poor defect report using AI.

5

Assignment 5

Create API testing ideas from an example endpoint.

6

Assignment 6

Create an AI-assisted regression testing plan.

Final Project

Create a complete AI QA Portfolio Pack including:

Requirement review
Risk analysis
Test scenarios
Test cases
Exploratory charter
Defect report example
Regression plan
Personal AI QA workflow

Earn Your Inside STLC Certificate

Complete the course activities and final portfolio project to earn your Inside STLC Academy Certificate of Completion.

Pricing

AI for QA Testers

£99
  • 12 modules
  • Practical assignments
  • Templates
  • Prompt library
  • Final portfolio project
  • Certificate of completion

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need coding experience?+

No, the course is suitable for manual testers and beginners, although some automation examples are included.

Do I need paid AI tools?+

No, learners can complete the course using free or commonly available AI tools.

Is this course suitable for beginners?+

Yes, but it is especially powerful for testers who already understand basic QA concepts.

Will I get a certificate?+

Yes, learners receive a certificate of completion after completing the course activities.

Is there a final exam?+

No, the course uses practical assignments and a final portfolio project instead of a traditional exam.

Ready to bring AI into your QA work?

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