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    Board Infinity

    Mastering Test Management and Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Test Tools, Configuration Management, Software Testing, Test Automation, Integration Testing, System Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Test Case, Risk Management Framework, Issue Tracking, Performance Testing, Version Control

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Test-Driven Development for JavaScript: Unit 2

    Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Test Driven Development (TDD), Test Case, Development Testing, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Testability, Javascript, Mockups, Simulations

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Pen Tool Plus: Master Adobe Illustrator’s Top Drawing Tool

    Skills you'll gain: Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Generative AI for Penetration Testing: Red Team

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Metasploit, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Generative AI, Cyber Operations, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Automation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Introduction to Automated Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Regression Testing, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Test Tools, System Testing, Code Coverage, Security Testing, Verification And Validation, Test Case, Test Data, Debugging, Automation, Functional Requirement, Application Security

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    82 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Usability Testing with Hotjar

    Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Test Tools, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Test Planning, User Research, Product Development, Web Analytics and SEO

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Minnesota

    Web and Mobile Testing with Selenium

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Selenium (Software), Software Testing, Security Testing, Test Automation, Performance Testing, Functional Testing, Test Tools, Test Execution Engine, Test Planning, Application Security, Mobile Development, Browser Compatibility, Application Performance Management

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    102 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Test, Learn, Evolve: Usability Testing in Figma

    Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, User Centered Design, UI/UX Research, User Research, Prototyping, Test Planning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Penetration Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Application Security, Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Cloud Security, Wireless Networks, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Point of Care Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections

    Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Diagnostic Tests, Epidemiology, Laboratory Testing, Patient Evaluation, Microbiology, Clinical Practices, Public Health, Health Technology, Medical Devices, Preventative Care, Patient Treatment, Molecular Biology

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Selenium Integration with CI/CD & Advanced Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Selenium (Software), Version Control, GitHub, Jenkins, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Test Automation, Browser Compatibility, Test Data, Java, SQL, MySQL

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Validate & Elevate: Usability Testing in Sketch

    Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Software Design Documents, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, User Experience, Prototyping, User Research, Test Planning, Design Software

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular pen testing courses

  • Mastering Test Management and Tools: Board Infinity
  • Test-Driven Development for JavaScript: Unit 2: Pearson
  • Pen Tool Plus: Master Adobe Illustrator’s Top Drawing Tool: Skillshare
  • Generative AI for Penetration Testing: Red Team: LearnQuest
  • Introduction to Automated Analysis: University of Minnesota
  • Usability Testing with Hotjar: Coursera Project Network
  • Web and Mobile Testing with Selenium: University of Minnesota
  • Test, Learn, Evolve: Usability Testing in Figma: Coursera
  • Advanced Penetration Techniques: Packt
  • Point of Care Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Johns Hopkins University

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