My opinion about Udemy course "Pass ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL) Exam From First Trial"

 This article is the translation from Russian to English for that: https://proqablog.ru/?p=98

I`ll not discuss about the necessity / uselessness of the exam and assume that certification is needed.

Short terms about the course

 - URL

https://www.udemy.com/course/istqb-certified-tester-foundation-level-ctfl/

- 92 lessons 

80 of them - theoretic

12 lessons - exam examples with the keys

- Language - English

- Price depends from day to day and marketing actions

- ISTQB content has been changed from 2018. 

This course take care about the changes

- Time of each lesson - 1-7 minutes

- Certificate with ability to share it in Linkedin

Course content

Section 1: Introduction 

Section 2: 2018: Fundamentals of Testing 20 шагов | 2 ч

Section 3: 2018: Testing Throughout The Software Life Cycle 18 шагов | 2 ч

Section 4: 2018: Static Testing 9 шагов | 1 ч

Section 5: 2018: Test Design Techniques 15 шагов| 1,5 ч

Section 6: Test Management 13 шагов | 1,5 ч

Section 7: 2018: Tool Support For Testing 8 шагов | 1 ч

Section 8: Sample Exams 

Section 9: Obsolete 2011 Sample Exams 

Section 10: Finally

Total - about 9 hours of video and 6 options for exam tests 

          (American and European options are available)

Content feeding

Course contains subtitles in English and French.

The teacher's pronunciation may sometimes be difficult to understand, so subtitles and text on the slides will help with this point.

Course`s usefulness

Spoiler - I passed the exam (February 2020), but with a borderline result.

There were no questions on the exam that were exactly the same as on the tests.

But there were similar questions.

Therefore, if you pass the course material in good faith, you can pass the exam.

Previously, I took a trial ISTQB as part of QA conferences, and my results were high.

I`ve realized that it was necessary to take a separate course for the 2018 program after my colleagues got poor results on the exam. 

It feels like the 2018-th version of the exam is more difficult than last year's versions.