QA Automation for Beginners (Selenium + CI)
Duration: Self-paced (5 modules) | Level: Beginner | Format: Video lessons, code samples, and CI pipeline templates.
Course overview
This practical QA Automation course teaches Selenium WebDriver, test frameworks (TestNG/JUnit/pytest), CI integration (GitHub Actions / Jenkins), reporting and debugging. Each lesson includes runnable examples and a capstone project: integrate automated tests into a CI pipeline and produce test reports.
Who is this for?
Manual testers transitioning to automation, junior QA engineers, developers who want to add test automation to their skillset.
What you'll build
- Selenium WebDriver scripts for core workflows
- CI pipelines that run tests on every PR
- Automated reporting with screenshots and logs
- A maintainable test suite with page object patterns
Module breakdown
Module 1 — Automation Basics & Environment Setup
Install Java / Python, IDE setup (IntelliJ / VS Code), browser drivers (ChromeDriver), and project scaffolding.
Module 2 — Selenium Fundamentals
Selectors, waits, actions, handling frames, and building resilient selectors for real web apps.
Module 3 — Test Frameworks & Structure
Use TestNG/JUnit/pytest for structuring tests, data-driven testing, and test grouping.
Module 4 — CI/CD Integration
Create GitHub Actions / Jenkins pipelines that run tests on push and PRs. Capture artifacts and store reports.
Module 5 — Reporting & Flaky Test Management
Generate Allure / HTML reports, take screenshots on failure, and strategies to identify and fix flaky tests.
Tools & resources
- Selenium WebDriver
- TestNG / JUnit / pytest
- GitHub Actions / Jenkins
- Allure Reports
- BrowserStack (optional for cross-browser testing)
Capstone Project
Automate a user login flow, run tests in CI, collect reports and present a bug dashboard. This project is suitable for your portfolio and job interviews.