20% — concepts
Foundations, terminology and live demonstrations. Enough theory to make the practice make sense — never lecture marathons.
Wave 2 · interest list open No dates published until confirmed
Thrive Skills · Wave 2 programme
Become the person who finds the bug before the customer does.
Eight to ten weeks to a complete, employable QA foundation. You finish with a full test plan, a professional bug report set, a regression suite and basic automated checks — for a real working application.
Duration
8–10 weeks
Level
Beginner → junior QA-ready
Weekly commitment
Published per cohort
Delivery
In-person in Mirpur (hybrid where announced)
Cohort size
12–20 learners
Outcome
Test plan + bug reports + regression suite
Cohort dates, instructor, fee and exact schedule are published with each cohort announcement — see "the fine print" below for how we handle fees, certificates and promises.
Who it is for
Read both lists before applying.
This programme fits you if
- You are systematic, sceptical and enjoy breaking things constructively
- You write clearly — reproduction steps are half the job
- You want a fast, employable route into software teams
It is not for you if
- You think QA is "clicking around" — it is engineering discipline
- You want automation without learning testing fundamentals first
How you will learn
20% concepts. 50% guided practice. 30% proof.
Every Thrive Skills programme follows the same practical model: short concept sessions, long supervised practice with mentor feedback, and assessed proof — because employers hire evidence, not attendance.
50% — guided practice
Labs, exercises, critiques and mentor feedback on your actual work, week after week. This is where the skill forms.
30% — proof
A complete test plan, defect reports developers respect, a regression suite and basic automated checks — produced against a live application.
Curriculum
Module by module — the complete overview.
01 SDLC & test lifecycle
- Where testing fits
- Shift-left thinking
02 Requirements analysis
- Testable requirements
- Finding gaps before code
03 Test cases & traceability
- Writing cases that matter
- Tracing coverage to requirements
04 Exploratory testing
- Charters and heuristics
- Structured curiosity
05 Responsive & cross-browser testing
- Devices, breakpoints, browsers
- Common failure patterns
06 Accessibility checks
- Keyboard, contrast, labels
- Basic WCAG checks in practice
07 API testing
- Requests, responses, status codes
- Negative testing
08 Database validation
- Checking what actually got stored
- Query basics for testers
09 Defect reporting & triage
- Reports that get fixed
- Severity vs priority
10 Regression planning
- What to re-test and why
- Building a suite that scales
11 Automation foundations
- What to automate first
- A first automated check suite
12 Release acceptance
- Go/no-go discipline
- Release notes and evidence
Assessment
How completion is actually judged.
"Assessed completion" means exactly that. Your certificate reflects evidence, reviewed by the instructor and recorded against the programme rubric.
Tools you will work with: issue trackers, browser dev tools, API clients, database query tools, and an introductory automation framework (confirmed per cohort).
Assessment evidence
- Weekly testing labs
- Test plan for a real application
- Defect report portfolio
- Regression suite design
- Basic automation exercise
- Final acceptance walkthrough
The fine print, up front
Fees, certificates and what we will never promise.
Fees & scholarships
Fees are published with each cohort announcement — in PKR, with instalment plans and a limited number of scholarship or sponsored seats where partners fund them. No fee is collected until you hold a written offer showing the full amount, payment plan and refund and transfer rules.
Certificate wording
Certificates state participation or assessed completion — exactly what was measured. We do not call any programme "accredited" or "government approved" unless a formal approval exists and can be verified. Public certificate verification goes live with the first completing cohort.
No guaranteed jobs
Completing Software QA & Testing makes you eligible to attempt the internship skills gate — it does not guarantee an internship, a job, clients or income, and we will never tell you otherwise. What we do promise: real practice, honest feedback and verifiable proof of what you can do.
Questions
Before you join the list.
When does the next cohort start?
Dates are announced to the interest list first, and only once the instructor, schedule and seat count are confirmed. We publish no dates we cannot stand behind — join the list and you will hear the moment it is real.
Who teaches this programme?
Every cohort is announced with its named instructor and a real biography — practitioners who do this work commercially, not just teach it. We never publish "instructor to be confirmed" enrolment pages, which is why applications open per cohort rather than year-round.
What does it cost?
The fee, instalment options and any scholarship seats are published with the cohort announcement and confirmed in writing before any payment. Refund and transfer rules are in the training terms.
Will I get an internship afterwards?
Completing the programme makes you eligible to attempt the Thrive Launchpad skills gate. Admission depends on your assessed work, a portfolio review, conduct and mentor capacity — it is earned, not automatic.
Join the interest list
Take the two-minute fit assessment.
Cohort dates, the named instructor, fees and seat counts are published to the interest list first — and nothing is published until they are confirmed. Joining the list costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
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