
Metis is an accredited training provider and we will introduce to you our 'Be Ready For An IT Career' course.
In this video, we will showcase the potential career paths possible if you proceed with either IT support or testing.
Don't forget to download the attached resources, which includes a help guide and a PDF version of this course
In this lesson, we will focus on how IT development teams deliver work through the use of methodologies and software development lifecycles.
At the end of this lesson you will understand:
What are methodologies and the main two software development lifecycles
Scrum vs Kanban
The regular ceremonies IT development teams perform
Timestamps:
Methodologies - 01:02
Software development lifecycles - 02:40
Scrum vs Kanban - 07:50
Ceremonies - 09:04
Becoming an IT support analyst is a great first step to get into the IT career ladder. We have provided some example calls in the video for you to listen to and replicating the role of an IT support analyst, you will look through the knowledge base articles within your help guide to try and seek resolutions for each call.
At the end of this lesson you will understand:
What skills are required to work in IT support
An IT support team structure
The tasks and responsibilities an IT support analyst will go through with the help of practical examples
Timestamps:
What is IT support and skills required - 00:37
IT support team structure - 01:37
Example call logs - 03:49
We are moving onto testing, another great IT role that's perfect to get into as it doesn't require any technical knowledge to begin with. Many people that are not from an IT background are testers. How fun is it to be paid handsomely for breaking things?
At the end of this lesson you will understand:
A development team structure
What is testing
Levels of testing
Common testing types
How a feature goes through the test environments before being released to the customer facing environment
Timestamps:
Development team structure - 00:35
What is testing - 02:56
Manual testing vs Automation testing - 06:35
Levels of testing - 11:16
Types of testing - 15:44
Test environments - 20:21
This lesson covers the common tasks manual testers perform and you will go through an example test to help you build an analytical mindset.
At the end of this lesson you will understand:
How to write a test case
What is a test suite
How to write a defect report
What is a test report
How to test a simple component and build your analytical mindset
Timestamps:
Example test case - 01:06
Example test suite - 04:20
Example defect report - 04:57
Example test report: 09:19
Example test walkthrough: 10:04
If you want to be further ahead in the testing market, learning automation will get you there. You will need to know the fundamentals of testing first (lesson 3) and experience some form of manual testing (lesson 4) before you should delve into automation testing.
At the end of this lesson you will understand:
What is Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
What is Test Driven Development (TDD)
The gherkin language
Page object pattern / page object model
Timestamps:
Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD) - 00:47
Gherkin language - 03:32
Structure your automation - 06:26
This is the automation walkthrough where you will see how a BDD automation test is written from start to finish.
Congratulations on completing our 'Be Ready For An IT Career' video course.
Don't forget to order your Foundation Level IT Professional Certification examination, which you can order online through the Metis Skills and Careers website. In the checkout page within our website, if you supply the coupon code UDEMYCLASS, you will receive a 50% discount. You will have all the materials including PDF of the course, web slides of the course, practice exam questions and the actual online examination.
In addition, if you feel that software testing is the right career path for you, we recommend you order our Introduction To Software Testing course, which will delve deeper into software testing, including:
* Testing Objectives
* Errors, Defects and Failures
* Testing Principles
* Testing Processes
* Testing Mindset
* Software Development Lifecycle Models
* Test Levels And Types
* Maintenance Testing
More information about this course can be found on our website (link provided below) and the same coupon code applies.
Do you know that you can achieve a lucrative IT career without even needing to be techie? This accredited course will give you the knowledge of the following:
Development Lifecycle - These are processes for IT teams to follow to help deliver projects. It’s crucial to have knowledge around this as questions around the development lifecycle is common in IT job interviews.
IT Support - You don’t need to be technical to make a start in IT Support. You can build up your skills once you start the job and progress to many areas in IT such as Testing, Development and Dev Ops.
Testing - How great is it to have a job where you find bugs in the application and report it? Yes you get paid for reporting that something is broken and you don’t even have to fix it. On top of that it pays handsomely. The demand for testers is huge in the IT market.
What you will get from taking this course:
Knowledge of how the IT industry works
By taking this course you will be prepared for a career in IT and know all about the agile way of working, the IT software development lifecycle and other terminologies.
Be ahead of other candidates when applying for jobs
State in your CV that you have taken our accredited course. This is a huge plus in the eyes of IT employers as you have proven your willingness to learn. The fact we're accredited holds huge weight compared to non-accredited courses.
Be job ready in the IT market
After taking this course, you will have all the relevant information to be job ready in IT support or Testing. We also briefly mention other roles in this course to give you more options to consider.
An introduction into METIS - who we are, why we started and what we do:
Who we are: Metis was formed to help bridge the knowledge gap between graduation and employment. Our courses help students/young professionals get ahead of the game and become a more attractive proposition to employers.
Why we started: Created by an IT industry professional, Mayur Patel found that when he graduated from University, he didn't know what to do and how to break into his desired job market. Many graduates face the same issue to this day.
What we do: We offer accredited courses and exams to anyone looking to get into IT. In the future we will offer advanced courses that are more specific to IT roles.
Important Notes:
- At the time during recording the course was named 'Be Ready For An IT Career'. It is now known as the 'Foundation Level IT Professional Certification'.
- At the end of this course, you will receive the Udemy certificate of this course (based on the Udemy course name). To achieve the 'Foundation Level IT Professional Certification' certificate, you will need to pass a separate exam (see bonus lecture).