Selenium Test Automation

6 Saturdays (9am to 11am) | Beginners to Advanced | Course Notes

Course Content

Week 1 — Selenium Fundamentals & Web Automation Basics

• Introduction to Selenium WebDriver and browser automation
• Setting up Selenium with Java and Python environments
• Understanding browser drivers and WebDriver architecture
• Locating web elements using ID, Name, XPath, CSS Selector, and Class Name
• Browser navigation and web interaction techniques
• Handling forms, buttons, dropdowns, and dynamic web elements
• Synchronisation techniques using implicit and explicit waits
• Building and executing basic automation scripts

Week 2 — TestNG & PyTest Frameworks

• Introduction to automation testing frameworks
• TestNG architecture and test lifecycle management
• PyTest fundamentals and Python-based automation testing
• Assertions, validations, and exception handling
• Annotations and decorators for structured test execution
• Data-driven testing using Data Providers and parameterisation
• Test grouping, prioritisation, and dependency management
• Generating test execution reports and logs

Week 3 — Page Object Model (POM) & Page Factory Design

• Introduction to automation design patterns
• Page Object Model (POM) architecture and implementation
• Creating reusable and maintainable automation frameworks
• Page Factory concepts and annotation-based element handling
• Managing locators and reducing code duplication
• Framework structuring and modular test design
• Implementing utility classes and configuration management
• Best practices for scalable test automation projects

Week 4 — Advanced Selenium Interactions

• Handling JavaScript alerts and confirmation dialogs
• Working with iframes and nested frames
• Managing multiple browser windows and tabs
• Advanced mouse and keyboard interactions using ActionChains
• Drag-and-drop, hover actions, and context menu operations
• Executing JavaScript within Selenium scripts
• Handling dynamic and AJAX-based web applications
• File upload, download, and browser-based validations

Week 5 — Selenium Grid & Parallel Test Execution

• Introduction to Selenium Grid architecture
• Hub-node configuration and distributed test execution
• Parallel test execution strategies for faster automation
• Containerised Selenium Grid setup using Docker
• Cross-browser and cross-platform testing techniques
• Cloud-based automation testing with Sauce Labs
• Scalable execution pipelines and resource optimisation
• Performance monitoring and execution reporting

Week 6 — CI/CD Integration, Reporting & Capstone Project

• Introduction to Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Integrating Selenium frameworks with Jenkins pipelines
• Automated build triggering and scheduled test execution
• Advanced reporting using Allure Reports
• Screenshot capture, logging, and failure analysis
• Version control integration with Git and GitHub
• Automation framework optimisation and maintenance
• Capstone project: Build and deploy an end-to-end Selenium automation framework integrated with CI/CD pipelines

Project: Build a complete test suite for a real web app.

Starting Date: 4th July 2026
Course Fee: £2990

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