STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 59 voices, and a jam packed portfolio to show your growth

Aug 18, 2025

In this memory: Louise Gibbs Julia Pottinger Jesper Ottosen Suman Bala Jenny Bramble Philippa Jennings Rosie Sherry Hanisha Arora Rabi'a Brown Ben Dowen Mark Winteringham Daniel Knott Veerle Verhagen Scott Kenyon Rahul Parwal Janet Gregory Parveen Khan Oleksandr Romanov Melissa Fisher Hilary Weaver Dan Ashby Joyz Ng Brittany Stewart Karen Tests Stuff Christine Pinto Maaike Brinkhof Elizabeth Zagroba Kat Obring Richard Adams Manish Saini Lisa Crispin Simon Tomes Nataliia Burmei James Wadley Marie Cruz Emily O'Connor Beren Van Daele Emna Ayadi Callum Akehurst-Ryan Mirza Sisic Gwen Diagram Ash Winter Maddy Kilsby-McMurray Ady Stokes Mahathee Dandibhotla Cassandra H. Leung Aj Wilson Jesse Berkeley Barry Ehigiator Sarah Deery Jenna Charlton Beth Marshall Nicola Lindgren Judy Mosley Lewis Prescott Lena Nyström Melissa Eaden Hanan Ur Rehman

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Eighteen months, 19 modules, and 59 amazing contributors later, the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification is complete!

Looking back, my favourite part has been seeing so many community members take part and contribute their stories and experiences, making essential software testing concepts easier to understand. They shared everything from the tips they wish they’d known to the mistakes they made and the lessons that helped them grow in their careers.

Each of those insights links to a practical activity for your portfolio of work, helping you turn learning into clear evidence of your skills and knowledge.

The faces in this image are the people whose input and insight shaped STEC into something truly special

With STEC complete, you can now explore the course, learn from these amazing people, earn your certificate, and build a portfolio that shows your skills → https://www.ministryoftesting.com/stec

Sarah Deery

Learning and Development Lead

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My main aim is to help software testers turn their vast knowledge and skills into bite-sized chunks suitable for the community to digest.

Rosie Sherry

This post is certainly boundary testing how many contributors we can tag into a memory, epic!

August 18th

Mariem SAFI

Wow! It must feel amazing to have contributed to such an outstanding certificate and to see your face alongside so many brilliant people. You’re truly helping to rewrite the history of software testing!

August 29th

Ady Stokes

As I said in this weeks TWiT (29 Aug 2025) STEC is the most comprehensive training for a new tester in the world. It's content goes far beyond any other course or certificate and even the Software Testing Apprenticeship Level 4.

August 29th

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