yogi44 said:
the origional question asked was which NOC was more close to testing profile.. 2171 oe 2174.
2171 is for analyst and consultants so it is ruled out.
Now talking about 2174 , here are few duties performed by 2174 professional :
Write, modify, integrate and test software code
Identify and communicate technical problems, processes and solutions
I am also from a software profile.
Software tester does the following duties and it can be elaborated. SO i see some reason why that guy can apply in this year regardless of the designation.
Well ! nice explanation but does not fit into role , reasons :
1. The Guy with Software tester role will match maximum 2 duties out of minimum 5 or 6 that even not much to write
2. His designation would remain Quality control officer or software tester like that on all his official documents from different companies
3. If caught by visa office during background checks trying to apply in wrong noc at later stage, consequences might be serious.
4 Why CIC have created different NOC for software testers , if they are able to apply under 2174.
5 Difficult for your friend to get Job duties description as Application programmer from company letter head along with company seal
Still if you want to guide your friend to go ahead...its up to you....run the risk and lets see...might be your friend can make an example for 2015 applicants ...best of luck