Performance testing ensures system responsiveness and stability under load — PtU aims to set a global standard in this essential quality practice
Certifications
Certified Performance Tester with JMeter (CPTJM)
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The PtU Certified Performance Tester with JMeter (CPTJM) certification is your gateway to mastering one of the industry’s most powerful open-source tools—Apache JMeter—while building real-world expertise that employers truly value. This program isn’t just about learning concepts; it’s about transforming testers into performance engineers who can confidently design, execute, and analyze performance tests for modern web applications.
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​Designed with a hands-on, practical-first philosophy, the CPTJM syllabus walks you through the entire performance testing lifecycle—from understanding HTTP(S) protocols to crafting advanced JMeter scripts, simulating load, and uncovering bottlenecks in complex systems. Whether you're new to performance testing or want to sharpen your skills, this certification equips you with the technical knowledge and applied skills to stand out in a competitive market.
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​What sets Certified Performance Tester with JMeter (CPTJM) apart?
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PtU is a practitioner level course for testers involved in performance testing. The course covers JMeter as a open source tool to generate load. This design-focused course provides an undiluted JMeter experience, focusing especially on the critical JMeter concepts. This enables a better real-life implementation of the newly acquired knowledge in the participants' daily work, such as: Record and Play, Correlation, Parameterization, Controller, ThinkTime, Assertions and Monitoring.
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​The PtU-CPTJM course contains some technical content that teaches JMeter load testing techniques and is appropriate for Software Testers, Test Engineers, Performance Testers, Performance Engineers, Test Leads, QA Manager, Operational Support.
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By earning your PtU CPTJM certification, you are not just adding a credential—you are gaining a competitive edge. You'll be equipped to handle the performance challenges of today’s web applications, contribute more effectively to DevOps and QA teams, and deliver the speed and reliability your stakeholders demand. ​​
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Prerequisites
Basic knowledge about programming. Understandings about Variables, Functions, Methods, Control Structures (Conditionals and Loops).
Basic knowledge about HTTP protocol. Understanding about HTTP Request/Response, and the main elements involved like Cookies, URL, Parameters, Methods (GET, POST), Headers and Body.
Basic knowledge about system architecture. Understandings about Web architectures based in layers (Client/Server).
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The PtU-CPTJM certifying course contains some technical content that teaches JMeter load testing techniques and is appropriate for:
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Software Testers
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Test Engineers
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Performance Testers
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Performance Engineers
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Test Leads
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QA Manager
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Operational Support
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