[bsilvereagle]

> if there were at least a commonly agreed base framework of concepts and ways to do and especially to name things

All of the above exist, the International Software Testing Qualification Board is one of the entities offering certifications in this: https://www.istqb.org/

[ThrowawayR2]

ISTQB/ASTQB's definitions and teachings aren't commonly agreed on by the testing profession, at least in North America, and their certification isn't seen as being of any particular value. I hear they're held in higher regard in Europe and elsewhere.

[philk10]

A lot of people took it so they could put it on their CV/resume and get past the job filters, consultancies got their testers to do it so they could get past client filters ( from my experience when I was working in the UK)