The volume of consumer and enterprise mobile apps has grown exponentially over the last few years. The quality of any app is key to its success and can have a direct impact on an organization’s customer loyalty and new customer acquisition. Testing mobile apps can be complex and challenging; the ISTQB® CT-MAT certification helps to improve and prove knowledge of the methods, techniques and tools that a testing professional may use to test mobile applications. It is also for testing professionals who are planning to start implementing mobile projects or who are working within companies that plan to do so.

How do I obtain this certification?

To be certified you must pass the ISTQB® CT-MAT exam. You can prepare for the exam by attending a training course with an accredited training provider for ISTQB® CT-MAT; participants will have relevant content and topics clearly explained and taught to them.

After an introduction, the syllabus covers

• an overview of the mobile world and mobile application test types,
• mobile application testing process & techniques and
• tools and automation.

The exam is also available on Pearson Vue for those who want to self-study.

What are the entry requirements?

In order to take the ISTQB® CT-MAT exam you will need to hold the ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level certification.

How does this certification benefit me?

The ISTQB® CT-MAT certification will support individuals to:

• Contribute to the development of a plan to integrate automated testing within the testing process
• Evaluate tools and technology for automation best fit to each project and organization.
• Create an approach and methodology for building a test automation architecture (TAA).
• Design and develop (new or modified) test automation solutions that meet the business needs.
• Enable the transition of testing from a manual to an automated approach.
• Create automated test reporting and metrics collection.
• Manage and optimize testing assets to facilitate maintainability and address evolving (test) systems.

ISTQB® CTFL- MAT introduces the concept of “Hands-On Objectives” which focus on practical skills and competencies as part of the training course.

Who is this certification for?

This qualification is aimed at anyone involved in software testing who wishes to broaden their knowledge of Mobile Application Testing or anyone who wishes to start a specialist career in Mobile Application Testing.

What other certifications can you recommend? 

ISTQB® Specialist Certifications:

• ISTQB® Certified Tester - Acceptance Testing (CT-AcT)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester - AI Testing (CT-AI) 
• ISTQB® Certified Tester - Automotive Software Tester (CT-AuT)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester - Game Testing (CT-GaMe)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester - Gambling Industry Tester (CT-GT)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester - Model-Based Testing (CT-MBT) 
• ISTQB® Certified Tester - Performance Testing (CT-PT)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester - Security Tester (CT-SEC)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester - Test Automation Engineer (CT-TAE)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester - Usability Tester (CT-UT)

ISTQB® Agile Certifications: 

• ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level – Agile Tester (CTFL-AT)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level - Agile Technical Tester (CTAL-ATT)
• ISTQB Agile Test Leadership at Scale

ISTQB® Advanced Level:

• ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (CTAL-TA)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager (CTAL-TM)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level - Technical Test Analyst (CTAL-TTA)

ISTQB® Expert Level:

• ISTQB® Certified Tester Expert Level - Assessing the Test Process (CTEL-ITP-ATP)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester Expert Level - Implementing Test Process Improvements (CTEL-ITP-ITPI)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester Expert Level Test Management Strategic Test Management (CTEL-TM-SM) 
• ISTQB® Certified Tester Expert Level Test Management Operational Test Management (CTEL-TM-OTM)
• ISTQB® Certified Tester Expert Level Test Management Managing the Test Team (CTEL-TM-MTT) 

If you are seeking to extend your knowledge of test automation, we recommend:  

• A4Q Certified Selenium 4 Tester Foundation
• A4Q Foundation Level Tester for Appium

If you need to be able to gather requirements then you could consider IREB Requirements Engineering - Foundation Level (CPRE-FL).