QA Lead - Functional, API, SQL, Selenium Automation Testing || In-Class || Online || Self-Paced
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Every organization in North America needs a professional QA Lead who can start working from day one on their CI/CD enhancement projects within a project team.
A QA Lead is responsible to:
- Develop Test Plans and Test Strategies for a brand-new or ongoing project delivery
- Develop test scenarios, and use cases for in-house or outsourced developed web/mobile application
- Design and Review Entry-Exit criteria and QA metrics as part of the plan
- Design Integration, Regression, and Smoke Test Cases; use JIRA/Atlassian tool to upload and execute test cases
- Identify, analyze, and report a detailed integration/regression bug; Take a lead for defect-triage meeting and assign bugs to the developer(s)
- Monitor bug resolution, re-test bugs, and close the bug with adequate evidence as part of bug-life-cycle
- Join daily Stand-Up meetings and provide updates on your QA progress; work with Software Developers and other project stakeholders on a daily basis
- Complete Functional/Black-Box, API Testing, and SQL Validations as part of end-to-end testing of the application-under-test
- Understand sprint, agile, release, priority, and severity and apply the knowledge and experience to apply QA standards to improve existing QA processes and methodology
- Configure User Acceptance Tests and support business stakeholders to execute and report bugs for UAT testing
- Report daily/weekly test execution and defect summary through JIRA Dashboard; present Sign-Off report to all project stakeholders
This is a very comprehensive QA Lead training that would help you to land either a QA Lead or QA Senior role anywhere in North America.
DURATION:
Weekends: Saturday or Sunday (morning) except long weekends. 3 months in duration includes training + job applications
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- In-depth learning of Manual-Functional testing training: concepts, projects, tools, technologies
- 5+ Functional Lead Projects, API, and SQL exposures
- Classroom and LIVE training from the trainer
- Hands-on practice on projects, stand-up meetings, sprint planning meetings, sprint review meetings, project meetings and sign-off meetings
- Front-End/Back-End technologies and process
- Level: Beginner to advanced, best suitable for beginners having no prior IT experience or education
- Course content designed considering the current job market.
- Practical assignments at the end of every session, work on a real-time project to apply your learning
- Working experience on Jira/Zephyr/Atlassian/Postman tool for test case and defect management
- Resume Writing Assistance with 3+ year work-experience included
- Work references provided for QA Lead roles for each interview or job offer
- Guidance on LinkedIn Profile Update
- An online library full of resource contents, study materials, journal articles, and conference webinar videos
- The median pay of 65k -75 k per year or $45-$50 per hour
Leveraging AI in Manual Testing
AI can significantly enhance manual testing by automating repetitive tasks, improving accuracy, and identifying defects faster. AI-powered tools can analyze test cases, detect patterns in defects, and suggest optimizations, reducing the time spent on test execution. Additionally, AI can simulate user behaviour, making it easier to uncover edge cases that might be missed in manual testing. By leveraging AI, QA professionals can focus more on complex testing scenarios, improving overall software quality and efficiency.
When Can I Start?
- You can learn in class or remotely for each cohort/batch starting this year
- You can also learn 1-1 with the coach in self-paced mode without joining classes
Why us?
- 10+ years of solid market experience with over 3000+ graduates
- We have over 96% success ratio on training-to-interview accomplishments
- Our students placed with CRA, IBM, Shaw, Telus, BMO, TD, CP Rail, WestJet, AirCanada, Skip the Dishes, Absorb LMS, Servus Credit Union, ATB financials, Suncore, AHS ConocoPhillips, Startups, and Small/medium enterprises over the past 10 years
- We are known to provide you with complete training plus job support until you are hired
- Our trainers have over 8+ years of industry experience
- Call/Email/In-person support 7 days per week
When Can I Start? Choose the intake you are looking for
Next Batch Starts Dates for this year:
- 11th Jan 2026, Saturday 9 am MST – Register for FREE class at this LINK
- Feb 2026, Sunday 9 am MST – NEXT
- March, 2026
- April, 2026
What is next?
Call us at 403-207-0273 and discuss your profile before we register you for the course. Or fill up the form at the Contact page and we can return to your inquiry.
What is included in this program?
- Complete training, 5+ functional lead projects, access to JIRA/Atlassian/Zephyr/Postman for practice
- Daily/weekly chat-talk with the coach on questions for each assignment/project
- Resume with 2/3/5 years of work experience from our own companies where you have performed projects
- LinkedIn profile design guidance – support- skills endorsements
- Work references for each interview/job
- Market your resume to local recruiters/hiring managers/direct referrals
- INCLUDED: Job placement support
- After-Job-Support: No commission or salary cut
How to pay the fees?
- If you are an individual, you can click the pay/buy button and that will lead you to the PayPal page where you can pay by credit/debit card or you can pay by email transfer to ‘accounting@iofit.ca’ or by cheque naming ‘Institute of IT Training Inc’
- If you are an employee of a company and would like to pay from your company account or Credit Card, please let us know. We can create an invoice with a link to pay online
- If you are an HR or Admin from the company and would like to pay fees by ‘Corporate Credit Card’, we can assist you over the phone
Benefits of working in the IT Industry:
- Work-from-home: balance your life with family
- Good starting pay for this role: $80-$90k per year + medical benefits or $60-$70 per hour
- Great career for people looking to retire
What is the target audience?
- Recent graudates, MBA/MCA/BCA/Diploma holders
- Past experienced from back home
- New Canadians
- Working in retail/banking/sales/marketing/HR/accounting/technician jobs
- Looking to change career from non-technical background
- Long career gaps
- Currently on maternity leave or on EI
Latest Jobs from Indeed and Linkedin:
Do I need to have prior experience in Information Technology to take a QA course?
Not really. At IOFIT, you learn QA courses from a very basic level. If you have good communications skills (English-Read/Write/Speak) and are able to use Microsoft Office products (Word/Excel) as a regular user then you are good to join. At IOFIT, everything you learn is from real-time examples and projects which would help you visualize practical scenarios when you take a job in this field.
Do you help in recruitment & Placement too?
We provide 100% Job Placement Assistance.
I have a long gap in IT. I was a tester/developer a long time ago and I do not have the confidence to go back to the job as a lot of things have been changed over the period of time. Will your course give me enough knowledge and exposure so I gain confidence?
100%. The goal of IOFIT courses is to bring you a practical project-based approach and to make you realize how will you work if a company offers you employment and you are working on a project on your own.
I have already some experience in QA/Software Development from companies in other country and will it help me to take a course from IOFIT?
If you have experience from the same field it is a plus point however you still learn from basic on how these projects managed in Canadian companies. You will be gaining Canadian experience
I am a graduate in HR/Hotel Management/Accounting/Logistics/Retail, am I eligible to do this course?
Yes. QA/Testing course does not require background or education in Information Technology. We have many successful students who have backgrounds other than IT fields.
Why should I do a fast-track IT course from IOFIT in 2 months while it can be done in popular college’s/universities in 1-2 years?
First: You should spend your time and money by considering your career goal. When your goal is to get an entry-level job, why should you pay a lot in fees and also spend 12+ months in training? The ultimate goal of each student is to learn IT program’s as fast practically with projects and be ready for IT jobs. Second: You do not learn projects/assignments with real-time examples at bigger places. At IOFIT, you learn all programs based on real-time projects only. Third: Our focus is to train and help you for placement no matter what your education/experience background Fourth: We have more one-on-one focus due to smaller classroom size Finally: An employer looking for your experience-based knowledge which you gain from projects and not from theories. Your interview is focused on behavioral and technical ‘fit’ with the organization and that is the only way Canadian companies hire IT, professionals.
What is the duration of the QA Automation course and when does it start?
QA Automation course runs only on weekends, one day per week for 8 weeks. You can pick Saturday or Sunday batch which starts 9 am till 2 pm. To check the next batch, visit www.iofit.ca/upcoming-courses/
Can I pay fees in easy installments?
Yes for this course you can. Please visit www.iofit.ca/contact/ to get in touch with us
How much is the fee and what does it cover?
he course fee is $1999 plus GST. It covers training, material access, project tools access, resume preparations, interview preparations, Linkedin profile guidance, job assistance, and support. Check out www.iofit.ca/courses/. Please visit www.iofit.ca/contact/
Is QA Automation a good career?
Yes, It is the most in-demand. CareerBliss found that QA analyst was ranked #2 on their list of happiest jobs.
Can a Manual Tester become an Automation Tester?
100%. The goal of IOFIT courses is to bring you a practical project-based approach and to make you realize how will you work if a company offers you employment and you are working on a project on your own.
Do I need to have any coding knowledge?
A tester doesn’t have to learn and write code. In our course, you will be provided all the essential training to learn automation.
What is the minimum requirement(s) for any course of IOFIT?
You should have good communication skills i.e. English speaking, writing, reading and listening. You do not need to show any language proficiency results however we believe you have good communications skills. Also, you should be a regular user of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
Do I need to install anything? Will I get help with installations?
Yes. You will be provided all the help and guidance e step by step during the training.
Will I get help with installations?
Yes. You will be provided all the help and guidance e step by step during the training.
Congratulations to Heena, Sayana, and Sampat for the new job as QA Analyst
— 18 January 2024
The team of IOFIT and all the students congratulated the success of these 3 students at the beginning of 2024.
