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Graduate Certificate in Software Quality Assurance & Testing (Co-op) Lambton College - Mississauga Campus Lambton College - Mississauga Campus, Canada

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CAD 17700

Tuition Fee (CAD)

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CAD 150 Waived

Application Fee

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24 months

Duration

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6.5

IELTS

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88

TOEFL

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60%

Min GPA

Program Overview

The Software Quality Assurance and Testing, 2-year Ontario College Graduate Certificate prepares university and college graduates for dynamic careers in the development and maintenance of software with a focus on Canadian-based organizations. This program is designed to provide students with essential skills that include testing paradigms, methodologies, security fundamentals and tools to support quality assurance in the lifecycle of software development.

In the program, students study a wide range of topics that ready them for testing software during the development cycle, collaboration with software developers, product engineers and support teams within an organization along with facilitating end-users. In the first year, students develop foundational skills for success in the Canadian workplace by focusing on data governance and privacy and security in the development and testing of software used in Canada. Core skills are taught to work in areas such as systems integration, interpreting performance test results, preparing technical reports and enabling automation for optimal efficiency. In the second year, students continue to grow in their development by honing core practical skills in preparation for the co-op work term.

Graduates of the program prepare for a career working in any industry where organizations develop software as a primary business or supporting their goods and services. Roles include software quality and test engineer, systems design verification technologist, application integration specialist and software automated test developer.

This Lambton College program is licensed to and delivered by Queen's College (PDF), a licensed private career college in Mississauga, Ontario. Students that are registered at Lambton in Mississauga are students of a public college and as such, will receive full credit from Lambton College for all Lambton College courses completed at the Queen's College campus in Mississauga. Students who meet program graduation requirements will graduate with a credential from Lambton College. Students may be scheduled to have classes on Saturdays.

Co-op Info
Students in this program have the opportunity to gain valuable work experience by applying classroom learning during co-op experiences.
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Additional Information

Program Level Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma

College/University Processing Time 30

Program Intensity Full-Time

Program Intake

Closed

Jan 2024, May 2024, Sep 2024

General Admission Requirement

  • IELTS
    • Minimum Overall Score - 6.5 - With No Band Less Than - 6
  • TOEFL
    • Minimum Overall Score - 88.0  Minimum Listening - 22.0  Minimum Reading - 22.0  Minimum Writing - 22.0  Minimum Speaking - 22.0  
  • PTE
    • Minimum Overall Score - 60.0  Minimum Listening - 57.0  Minimum Reading - 57.0  Minimum Writing - 60.0  Minimum Speaking - 57.0  

Academic Requirement

  • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have a university degree in Computer Programming, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Development or related discipline.

6.5 IELTS Score
88 TOEFL Score Minimum Overall Score
60 PTE Score Minimum Overall Score
60% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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Tuition Fee

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Average Tuition Fee Per Year

17700

Tuition Fee
(CAD)

CAD 150 Waived

Application Fee
(CAD)

12000 Per year

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Financial Support for International Students

Lambton College is a global leader in education and applied research. Each year, we're supporting the best and brightest international applicants with hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship funding. For the September 2024 intake, top international students will be eligible to receive entrance scholarships - each valued at $3,000 CAD.


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