About MSTB
Malaysian Software Testing Board (MSTB) is a voluntary and non-profit organization that
represents the national industry interests and promotes the broad profession of software testing.
MSTB’s Visions are:
• To promote software testing as a respectable profession throughout the ICT industry in Malaysia
• To propagate the ISTQB tester certification as a standard for K-Workers within the ICT profession in
Malaysia
• To promote growth of IT software industry in Malaysia through quality software that is of world-standard and
recognized worldwide.
MSTB’s Mission are:
• To engage participation of the industry to adopt and adapt testing as integral part of quality
• Contribute to the supply of K-Workers by providing the skill sets required by the ICT industry through ISTQB
Certification programmse
• To contribute to the common body of understanding and knowledge about testing through participation in
ISTQB platforms
As a member of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB), MSTB provides the
leadership and regulates the accreditation process and certification regulations for the Malaysian
software industry; through promoting the development of a common body of understanding and knowledge
about testing in alignment with ISTQB programmes that are internationally recognized.
It is MSTB’s aspiration to create a pool of software testers who has a strong regards for their
profession through adopting/inculcating a sense of thoroughness their total services by adopting
an in depth testing & quality skills in them. No similar skills programme is available in Malaysia
currently.
Based on the evaluation of the Malaysian software industry, there is no common standard being adopted
for software testers that would be recognized as widely as the ISTQB's. It is the mission of MSTB to
bring the value and quality of the ISTQB syllabus and certification to the local and regional industry,
such that the IT industries can speed up to be at par with the international level of expertise and quality.
