Manual Quality Assurance Testing Program
Their technical skills and abilities are meeting our expectation. We are very happy to have them as part of our company!
The positive feedbacks from our employer partners give us confidence in training more SEN youth for the IT industry!
Manual Software Testing is a kind of Quality Assurance method. Testers manually execute tests to find out the loopholes and bugs in the software. The innovation and technological industry is becoming more and more prevalent in Hong Kong recently, and the role of Manual Quality Assurance Tester is becoming more and more important.
Funded by Credit Suisse APAC Foundation, this course aims at providing Manual Quality Assurance Tester training to 18-29 years old youth with Special Educational Needs (SEN) who have left school. The course is designed with our Employer Partners, to train your testing skills in a short period of time and to improve your social and communication skills. Graduates will obtain our latest career market updates and professional advice.
Program Details
Study period: 8 weeks
Date: 24 April – 16 June 2023
Time: Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4pm (1-hour lunch break)
Location: Lai Chi Kok (Near MTR)/ Online Class
Language: Chinese (Cantonese) and English
Fee: Free
Quota: 18 per Cohort
Certificate: Learners who completed the program will receive a certificate issued jointly by our Delivery Partner.
Enquiry: https://bit.ly/GenHK_QAT_Enquiry
WhatsApp Enquiry: https://gen.community/QAT4EQ_WT_F
Contact: 3500 7197
*The program may adjust according to the pandemic development and the government health measures. We reserve the right to make the final decision.
Career Prospects
The program is fully funded by Credit Suisse APAC Foundation, and is designed in consultation with employers. The integrated curriculum equips you with the essential skills of being a manual quality assurance professional, develops your positive behavioral skills and mindset, and helps you to understand the career path and prospects of the industry.
Graduates will have a wide range of career options, such as Software Quality Assurance Tester, Web Quality Assurance Tester, and Mobile App Quality Assurance Tester.
Funded By
Program Length
8 weeksMonday to Friday, 7 hours per day
Let’s get started!
- 1
Apply
- 2
Interview
- 3
Aptitude Test
- 4
Class Begins
Supporting Partners
INSTRUCTIONAL PARTNER
About Preface
Preface is an industry-leading EdTech company, empowering children, adults, corporates, and schools around the world with personalised tech education and experiences. Based in Hong Kong, Tokyo and London, Preface comprises award-winning programming platform Preface Coding and lifestyle concept space Preface Coffee & Wine. Together, the two branches of Preface seamlessly introduce tech knowledge and innovations into the daily lives of global learners.
About Allround Care Services
Social Enterprise provides consultancy and training services in the health care and social service sector of Hong Kong. We provide specialists and consultation services to industry leaders, e.g. TWGHs, Generation Hong Kong, Ocean Park, Hospital Authority, etc.
Instructor
Anthony Law
Technical Instructor
Mr. Anthony Law has 25 years of software development and management experience in the mobile application and financial technology industry. He founded a mobile gaming company 10 years ago, and was awarded the Best Digital Entertainment (Entertainment Software) Gold Award by the Hong Kong ICT Awards in 2012. He has developed the information infrastructure system for different enterprises, including the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, the MTR Corporation Limited, and the Civil Aviation Department.
Ricky Yip
Consultant and Social worker
Director of Allround Care Services
Founder of Little Forest Limited
Ricky is the founder of an enterprise in Hong Kong that provides consultation and training services for a wide variety of groups, including community development, elderly, youths, children and persons with Special Educational Needs. He has a broad sense and network in the government, social services, and business field and is experienced in engaging and collaborating with funding bodies and different NGOs in Hong Kong and worldwide, that help to foster the organization’s development, strengthen services’ support networks.
Industry Partners
About Credit Suisse APAC Foundation
Fully funded by Credit Suisse APAC Foundation, who shares a common vision with Generation Hong Kong to equip disadvantaged young people with skills and education for a productive future, our organisation is partnering Employer Partners to deliver a tailor-made program to support youth with Special Education Needs into a Manual Quality Assurance Tester role.
Our program will prepare SEN youth's skills, behaviour and mindset to be job ready, and provide them with counselling services to improve their self-understanding and future career orientation. Graduates will obtain our latest career market update and professional advice.
Skills Earned
Technical Skills
We’ll help you learn the technical skills with lots of hands-on, interactive sessions. By the end, you'll gain:
- Software Testing Lifecycle
- Functional testing & Non-functional testing
- Test Plan and Test Case design
- Use of Agile
- Testing tools
- Effective communication
Behavior & Mindsets
In every job, there are key skills that will help you be successful. We'll help you learn:
- Self-confidence
- Self-efficacy
- Social skills
- Career aspirations
- Problem solving skills
- Team work
- Time management
HOW WE PREPARE YOU
In a world of job training programs, Generation takes a different approach to help you succeed. Generation instructors and mentors get to know each learner and are there with resources, tools, and information if a student encounters a barrier.
Coaching
The instructors and mentors at Generation aren't just teachers, they're coaches who stand by their learners through successes and challenges.
Resume Building
The right resume can open the door to new career opportunities. Generation learners will learn how to create a resume that showcases their skills and experiences.
Interview Rehearsal
By conducting mock interviews, then providing real-time feedback and coaching, the Generation team ensures that all graduates feel confident and prepared to interview.
Employer sharing and field visit
Our learners have the opportunity to communicate with employer partners to gain a comprehensive understanding of industry structure, company culture, job nature during the program, so that learners can develop their long-term career.
Ongoing Support
After graduation, mentors and instructors continue to check in with alumni, providing support with the job search and advice for continued success.
Ongoing benefits of Generation
A TRUSTED NETWORK
Continued contact with the Generation graduate network
EVENTS
Events and workshops to help you keep growing
GIVE BACK
Become a mentor to help others
SUPPORT
Troubleshoot your job challenges
