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Career discovery
A free first class and a call with your Career Advisor to find the program that fits your background.
Program 09 · Beginner friendly
Manual QA course for beginners
Quality assurance is a practical first job in tech. No prior experience required.
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Who it’s for
Who this course is for
- Complete beginners: no prior tech experience is required
- People who want a first job in tech that doesn’t need coding on day one
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Whether fresh graduates in any discipline and career switchers are both a fit, and any minimum education.
Not sure it’s for you? Start with a free class.
Before you start
What you need before you start
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Laptop, RAM and internet requirements, and the English level expected.
Curriculum
What you’ll learn, week by week
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The week-by-week modules, each with what you’ll be able to do, and the capstone and job preparation weeks.
Tools you’ll use
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The tools taught, for example a bug tracker or test management tool.
Your capstone project
A capstone project on a real product brief, reviewed by your instructor.
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What the Manual QA capstone produces.
Included
Training is one step. The job is the goal.
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Career coaching
Work 1:1 with your Career Coach: improve your resume and practice mock interviews.
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Portfolio project
Build a capstone project on a real product brief, reviewed by your instructor.
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Job application service
We help you find and apply for openings that match your criteria.
Instructors
Who teaches Manual QA
Jahanzaib Dar
QA and test automation consultant
Teaches QA Automation · Manual QA
Jahanzaib is a QA and test automation lead with 11+ years of experience across web, mobile, API and desktop testing for clients including Walmart, Albertsons, Macy’s and Target. He builds automation frameworks and runs agentic QA workflows with Claude Code and Playwright, and has led QA teams at Nisum, Confiz and Synavos.
Previously at Nisum, Hexkode Technologies, Confiz, Synavos
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Who leads each Manual QA cohort, and any co-instructor.
Fees and payment
One fee, everything included
Classes, the capstone project, coaching and job search support are part of the program.
Program feeFees on requestAsk us about fees when you book your free class. We confirm them in writing before you pay.
Payment plan
Book a free class2 equal monthly installments, with no interest. If you withdraw before week 2 starts, we refund everything you paid. After that, unpaid future months are cancelled. Read the terms
Next step
After Manual QA: your next step
The 12 weeks QA Automation program needs Python basics and lists finishing our Manual QA program as an entry route.
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Whether finishing Manual QA covers the Python basics QA Automation needs.
Jobs
Manual QA jobs and salaries in Pakistan
Entry-level QA job ads in Pakistan use titles like SQA Trainee, Trainee SQA Manual Testing and QA Engineer Intern. Pay varies widely: Paylab’s survey says 80% of IT testers in Pakistan earn PKR 51,732–184,523 a month gross, from fewer than 20 verified respondents. Fresher pay is usually lower. Talentistry doesn’t publish graduate outcome numbers yet.
FAQ
Questions before you start
No. Talentistry’s Manual QA course is built for complete beginners and needs no prior tech experience. You build a capstone project reviewed by your instructor and get 1:1 career coaching.
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Any minimum education requirement.
The Manual QA course runs for 8 weeks, live online. A new cohort starts in the first week of every month, and Talentistry confirms your start date after a free first class. Classes run Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8–10 PM PKT, for 48 live hours in total.
Talentistry gives fees on request and confirms them in writing before you pay. Ask about them when you book your free first class. You pay in 2 equal monthly installments with no interest. If you withdraw before week 2 starts, you get a full refund. The fee covers classes, the capstone, career coaching and job search support.
The Manual QA course is live online, so you can join from any city in Pakistan. Talentistry is based in Lahore, at Bridge coworking, 82 J1, Johar Town, where you can meet the team.
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Whether class recordings are shared.
Start with manual testing if you’re new to tech. It teaches test design and bug reporting, which automation builds on. Talentistry’s 12-week QA Automation program comes next, needs Python basics, and lists finishing Manual QA as an entry route.
A Career Advisor contacts you on WhatsApp or email within one working day to arrange the class and answer your questions.
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Whether a certificate is issued, and whether the course prepares you for ISTQB.
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Whether classes are recorded.
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Book a free Manual QA class
Meet an instructor, see how a class runs, and ask your Career Advisor anything.