PLATO Panel Talks: Introducing The PLATO Training Program
The PLATO Training program, which started in 2015 and has now taught and employed more than 200 Indigenous software testers, will be the topic of [...]
Learning SAP Testing: An Interview with Greg McNeil and Donavan Stephens
Learning SAP Testing can be a daunting task for any tester who is unfamiliar with this long-standing enterprise resource planning system. Greg McNeil and Donavan [...]
Lessons in Testing I Learned Re-Watching ‘The Matrix’
The last time I watched the 1999 film The Matrix was around 15 years ago and I was absolutely way too young. I finished the [...]
Three Tools to Support a New Tester
Hi my name is Kevin. I’ve been a tester with PLATO Testing for three years. In that time, I’ve found some tools that were very [...]
Passion vs. Profit
Why do you come to work every day? Do you enjoy the work you do? Does what you do help others, or contribute to society [...]
Happy Canada Day and National Indigenous Peoples Day from PLATO and PQA Testing
On July 1, 2017, Canada celebrated its 150th birthday. We, as a country, looked back on 150 years of history and culture and, together, acknowledged [...]
PLATO Testing: One Year Later
Only one year ago, PLATO Testing was launched with the vision of building a team of Aboriginal software testers across Canada backed by PQA Testing’s [...]
An Inside Look at a 2-month Internship for PLATO Testing Students
Josh Augustine and Charla Joseph reflect on their internship with Medavie Blue Cross The first day, our nerves were shot. We had never had an [...]
PLATO – Business That Makes a Difference
In the last few months, we at PQA Testing have started talking about a new business initiative. We are very excited about the potential impact [...]