Foundation Certificate in Game Quality

The Benchmark in Quality Assurance Training for the Games Industry

Have you ever wondered where to turn to for credible, industry-approved game quality training? Then, congrats, you’ve found the right place!

This Is Where You Level Up Your Career in Game Quality

The Foundation Certificate in Game Quality (FCGQ) provides new entrants and early-career QA professionals with the ultimate pathway to hack into the games industry. Designed by leading QA experts from the studios of some of the world’s most acclaimed games, this course cover the essential skills every game tester needs.

Flexible. Interactive. Comprehensive.

FCGQ is the benchmark for launching your career in games to new heights.

This Certificate is a collaboration between Game Quality (the professional body representing both the craft and the practitioners of game quality), and EPIC Games, PlayStation Studios, UBISOFT and XBOX Game Studios.

What Topics Does the Foundation Certificate in Game Quality Cover?

The FCGQ provides a comprehensive introduction to game quality in action, with terminology, techniques, and practical insights from industry experts.

This includes:

An introduction to the game industry as a backdrop for the role of the game QA team.
Exploring what the game development process looks like and how this relates to the player and the game.
Identifying the testing methodologies used as part of game QA.
Analyzing best practices in game QA.

Your learning experience is participatory, meaning that you will do tasks, and activities and share your thoughts with your fellow students.

What Will You Rack Up?

All the fundamentals to access opportunities in game quality of course. By the end of the course you will be able to:

Point out why quality and testing matters to the player and the game
Explain the entire QA process, testing activities and responsibilities within the game development life cycle
Identify how understanding, assessing, and communicating risk is a fundamental QA responsibility
Explain how, since no two studios or two games are the same, test approaches might differ.

What Will You Get?

Enrolling for the FCGQ gives you:

Access to video and interactive media lessons via our online platform
A course workbook to complete tasks that will support your learning
Access to the GameQuality.Org discussion forum
Additional resources curated by our team of experts
Examination preparation support
One sitting to complete the exam, with the option to retake it at an additional fee.

Most importantly, this studio-endorsed certification can give you the edge in the highly competitive space you find yourself in.

Who Is the Course For?

The course was developed with both new entrants and early-career QA professionals who want to grow with QA in mind. The FCGQ requires no previous game, testing or dev experience or knowledge.

Who will you learn with?

This course has been developed by game QA experts from some of the world’s most famous game studios. Join other game quality enthusiasts, new entrants to the game industry and early-career QA professionals who will take on this quest beside you. You have the opportunity to meet your peers and share exercises throughout the course in the FCGQ community.

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