A Story: “Promised E2E Test Automation Training Never Came”

Despite the high demand for hands-on E2E test automation training from testers, few companies provide it.

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During my time working on contract at a major financial firm, a new QA Director was assigned to the position. He held a meeting for all testers (about 50, I think), as you know, the usual introduction and layout of future plans, …, etc. Towards the end of the meeting, he asked: “Any particular thing you like to see happening, please let me …”.

“We want training”, one voice interrupted him. A female tester raised and said, “I was told that there would be training in our development plan, but I never received proper real testing training. Attended one useless so-called ‘agile training’ with the project team”.

Many testers nodded. One male tester added, “As you just said then, we need to develop test automation capability. We heard of this a few times already in this company. I don’t know about others, but I haven’t seen any actions”. Many showed agreement, and a few clapped.

“We really want to learn test automation, real ones, I mean the hands-on type that I could put to use for my work quickly, not a dumping…