To see software development and testing standards implemented in Ethiopia through advanced levels of training and certification schemes.

• To contribute for the recognition of software testing in Ethiopia as aprofessional activity performed by skilled, competent and certified individuals.
• According to ISTQB standards and training materials to harness the knowledge and skills of experienced software testing practitioners in the Ethiopian ICT market to the benefit of both the local and international software testing community.
• To provide the Ethiopian ICT market with a common understanding of testing through the use of ISTQB's syllabus and certification process.
• To highlight the importance of independent software testing and the benefits to be achieved by using generally accepted standards.
• To provide Ethiopian testing professionals with access to internationally recognized experts in the software testing domain.
• To be the management and control body for software test engineering education in Ethiopia.
• To incorporate software testing as a profession in the Ethiopian context and to develop this scarce resource to be part of the ICT delivery of skills and technology.