The PCAT Certified Associate Tester with Python course teaches unit testing, test automation, TDD and BDD with unittest and pytest, and prepares you for the PCAT certification exam.
Certified Associate Tester with Python Training with the Exam Included
PCAT Certified Associate Tester with Python Course
The PCAT, Certified Associate Tester with Python course is the associate level credential for Python testers, moving from theory into hands on automated testing. Over two days you design, build and refactor tested code with a trainer and a live class.
The course covers the principles of software testing, the fundamentals of unit testing, software engineering and decomposition, and the Test-Driven and Behavior-Driven Development approaches, using tools such as unittest and pytest and conventions like DRY, KISS and FIRST, and it prepares you for the PCAT exam. It reflects the daily work of a test automation engineer.
Where PCAT sits
PCAT follows the PCET Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python course and benefits from the Python in the PCAP Certified Associate Python Programmer course. For the wider field, see our software testing courses.
Logitrain has trained more than 15,000 professionals since 2004, and the official exam fee is included in the course price.
The PCAT credential proves you can write automated tests and apply professional testing practices with Python, the skills behind test automation and quality engineering roles. It is widely seen as the standard for associate level Python testers and a strong marker for DevOps focused teams.
With Logitrain the official PCAT exam fee is included, you keep the digital course material, and every course carries our price beat guarantee. Train in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, or live online across Australia, with the exam delivered online on demand through the OpenEDG Testing Service.
There are no hard prerequisites, but PCAT is an associate level credential that assumes working Python and the basics of testing.
We recommend the PCET Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python course and Python from the PCAP Certified Associate Python Programmer course or equivalent experience.
Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam.
- PCAT-31-02, Certified Associate Tester with Python
You can book and sit the exam within three months of finishing your course. It is delivered online on demand through the OpenEDG Testing Service with live online proctoring, so you can take it from home, the office, or any private space with a webcam, microphone and reliable internet connection.
Exam format: single-select and multiple-select items across four blocks, with a passing score of 75 percent.
This course includes the full PCAT course material in digital format, yours to keep for revision before the exam.
- Apply the principles of software testing in practice
- Write unit tests for functions and methods
- Use the unittest framework with setUp and tearDown
- Write and run tests with pytest
- Use assertions effectively across test cases
- Apply Test-Driven Development to build tested code
- Apply Behavior-Driven Development approaches
- Use test doubles, mocks and stubs
- Decompose software into testable units
- Apply software engineering principles such as DRY and KISS
- Follow the FIRST principles for good tests
- Refactor code while keeping tests green
- Measure and interpret test coverage
- Design and execute a structured test suite
This course is likely to add to the employment related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.
- Software testers progressing to automation
- QA engineers and quality analysts
- Test automation engineers
- Developers writing tests in continuous integration
- PCET holders moving to the associate level
- Principles of software testing revisited
- The role of automated testing
- Test levels and test types
- Fundamentals of unit testing
- Anatomy of a unit test
- The unittest framework
- Test fixtures with setUp and tearDown
- Assertions in unittest
- Organising test cases and test suites
- Running tests and reading results
- Introduction to pytest
- Writing tests with pytest
- pytest fixtures and parameterisation
- Comparing unittest and pytest
- Test doubles, mocks and stubs
- Mocking dependencies and external calls
- Test-Driven Development concepts
- The red, green, refactor cycle
- Writing code from tests first
- Behavior-Driven Development concepts
- Writing scenarios and specifications
- Software engineering principles for testers
- Software decomposition and modular design
- The DRY and KISS principles
- The FIRST principles of good tests
- Refactoring with a safety net of tests
- Measuring test coverage
- Interpreting coverage reports
- Designing a maintainable test suite
- Integrating tests into continuous integration
- Testing best practices and conventions
- PCET Certified Entry-Level Tester with Python course: the entry level precursor to PCAT.
- PCAP Certified Associate Python Programmer course: strengthen the Python behind your tests.
- Software testing courses: the wider Logitrain testing category.
- Software Testing Job Ready Program: training, projects and work experience for a testing career.
- Programming and coding courses: the full Logitrain programming category.
Got a team to train? Logitrain can deliver the PCAT Certified Associate Tester with Python course in house at your premises anywhere in Australia, with the same trainer, course material, mock test and included official exam as the public courses. It suits teams who want everyone trained together on dates that suit the business.
What is the PCAT certification?
PCAT, Certified Associate Tester with Python, is an associate level credential from the OpenEDG Python Institute that proves you can write automated tests and apply professional testing practices with Python.
Is the exam included in the course fee?
Yes. The official PCAT exam fee is included, and you can sit the exam within three months of finishing the course.
Do I need PCET before PCAT?
It is not compulsory, but we recommend PCET and working Python first, since PCAT is hands on and assumes both.
Which exam version does this course cover?
The course prepares you for the current PCAT-31-02 exam.
How long is the PCAT course?
Two days full time, or two weeks part time across evenings or weekends.
Where can I train?
In person in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, or live online in real time anywhere in Australia.
Does PCAT cover unittest and pytest?
Yes. It covers both frameworks, along with mocking, Test-Driven Development and Behavior-Driven Development.
What is included with the Certified Associate Tester with Python Course?
Includes Official Exam Fee
Take the certification exam within 3 months of course / module completion
Authorised Test Centre
Take the official certification exam at Logitrain, a local VUE test centre or online
Includes Course Material
Course material in digital format is included for flexibility and ease of use
Includes Practise Questions
Practise questions are provided for better understanding of the key concepts
Instructor-led Training
Attend the course with an instructor at our training centre or from anywhere
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