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QA learning path

Manual testing learning path

Learn computing history, digital systems, Git, Scrum, manual testing, API testing, and cybersecurity fundamentals in one deliberate sequence.

7 courses248 lessons149 hours
Before you begin

Who this path is for

This path is for new testers, career changers, and QA professionals who want a stronger manual testing foundation.

01

Prerequisites

  • You do not need previous QA experience.
  • You need basic computer and web browser skills.
  • You need enough English to follow technical instructions.
02

What you will be able to do

  • Use computing history to explain how current product technologies developed.
  • Explain how product technology and delivery work affect testing.
  • Use Git and GitHub to preserve and review QA evidence.
  • Identify quality risks and select useful manual tests.
  • Test APIs safely and communicate findings to a delivery team.
  • Analyze common web and API security risks and report suspected vulnerabilities responsibly.
03

Career direction

This path prepares you for junior manual QA work and security-aware product testing. It also supports a later move into test automation.

Your sequence

Build the skills in a deliberate order.

Build product, process, testing, API, and security knowledge to examine software and communicate risk with confidence.

Step 01
Foundations Beginner

A Short History of Computing

Explore the ideas, machines, and people that connect early calculation to personal computers, the Internet, mobile devices, cloud services, and AI.

Computing history Historical comparisons Key computing contributors
16 lessons3 hours
Step 02
Foundations Beginner

IT Fundamentals for Digital Teams

Learn how computers, networks, web applications, APIs, databases, delivery, cloud services, and security connect in a digital product.

Technical literacy Systems thinking Web and API fundamentals
66 lessons25 hours
Step 03
Development workflow Beginner

Git Basics for QA Engineers

Learn everyday Git commands, branches, merges, and GitHub pull requests through short examples and hands-on practice.

Git GitHub Version control
16 lessons8 hours
Step 04
Agile Delivery Beginner

Scrum in Practice

Use Scrum goals, team responsibilities, and product evidence to plan work, inspect results, and choose useful improvements.

Agile delivery Scrum Product backlogs
30 lessons15 hours
Step 05
Foundations Beginner

Manual Testing — Introduction to the QA World

Design and perform manual tests, investigate failures, and write clear defect reports and release recommendations.

Manual testing Test design Defect reporting
34 lessons30 hours
Step 06
Manual testing Beginner

API Testing for Manual QA

Run REST, SOAP, and WebSocket checks in a private API. Review GraphQL and gRPC through supplied contracts and response examples.

HTTP and REST curl and Postman Swagger and OpenAPI
50 lessons40 hours
Step 07
Security Beginner

Cybersecurity Fundamentals for QA Engineers

Review security risks in fictional web and API cases. Practice identity checks, data protection decisions, evidence analysis, and vulnerability reporting.

Information security Risk analysis Identity and access control
36 lessons28 hours
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