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Embracing chaos with the MoTaverse by your side - Ep 104
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Embrace the chaos as testers share real-world struggles, celebrate Worldwide Tester Day, and tap into the MoTaverse for positive vibes, support, and fresh ideas.
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Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Testing, Episode 104. Great to hear your origin story and how it sparked your curiosity about thinking. Excited to see where the Testing Mindsets card game idea goes.
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Stephen was supportive of my ideas for mindset cards or 'something' and had a great suggestion of an exploding kittens pack lol. Thank you Stephen
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"Glad to hear it Ashwini"
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"Why is bug always the hardest to find?"
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Advanced prompting skills to turn AI into your trusted testing companion
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"Love the new comment option "
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Colour is coming to TestBash
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Scott Kenyon and I are bringing colour to TestBash in our brand new, TestBash jackets. But you will have to wait to see the front.
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I think, therefore I test: the importance of thinking for testers
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Explore different mindsets to improve testing, overcome bias, and add more value.
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Just wanted to say thank you for doing such a great job on TWiT, and while I'm at it, the newsletter.
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I've gone through Rahul's great 'Prompting for Testers' course a few times, but never completed the activities. So, I decided to do that, and it reminded me how good it was. Thank you for your amazing work. I know there's another awesome advanced one coming soon, and I can't wait!
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Amazing work crafting the multiple-choice questions for STEC. They are spot on!
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Great, understandable, brief and precise definition of "Quality Engineering" (https://www.ministryoftesting.com/software-testing-glossary/quality-engineering).
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I’m STEC certified
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I've been involved in software testing for a while now. I have both ISTQB and Certified Agile Tester training certificates. I've also had the honour of creating the course concept and a significant...
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I'm happy to share that I have successfully completed the course and passed the test for Software Testing Essentials (STEC). I wanted to be the first to be STEC Certified but someone else beat me t...
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I'm STEC certified!
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I'm happy to share that I have successfully completed the course and passed the test for Software Testing Essentials (STEC). I wanted to be the first to be STEC Certified but someone else beat me t...
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Bug congrast on completing STEC!
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STEC STEC STEC - TWiT Episode 102
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Great episode where we had insights all about STEC - the lessons and topics as part of STEC.
More interestingly, I can't miss to mention the coincidence of matching our hosts name and the topic t...
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Tired of ISTQB? Take the STEC path! Ep 102
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Explore the making of STEC, hear behind-the-scenes stories from its creators, and celebrate how this new certificate challenges the old ISTQB path.
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Boost your career in software testing with the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate. Learn essential skills, from basic testing techniques to advanced risk analysis, crafted by industry experts.
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Thanks for joining the stage during Episode 102 of This Week in Testing. Great to hear your take on STEC.
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"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. "
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I’m coming from: near Skipton in West Yorkshire, UK
My role is: Programme Lead for Software Testing Apprenticeships for BPP University - School of Technology
I’d love to meet others who are i...
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Shine a light. The TORCH technique for exploratory testing helps quality professionals bring structure and freedom to their exploratory testing sessions.So what? Exploratory testing appears to hav...
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In January 2024, I embarked not only on my first job in a new career, but also on a level 4 apprenticeship as a Quality Engineer. Fast forward to June 2025 and I received the email I had been wait...
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There was a post on social media where people were asked to describe their job as poorly as possible. I said I basically click things and pester people with questions!
How would you describe you...
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Hello, my name is Scott Kenyon
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I’m coming from: near Skipton in West Yorkshire, UK
My role is: Programme Lead for Software Testing Apprenticeships for BPP University - School of Technology
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Tools to help you with accessibility testing
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Level up your accessibility testing by finding out what these three tools do well and what they miss!
Ady Stokes
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MoT Ambassador. Currently semi-retired and freelancing. I am, amongst other things, a writer, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator and article editor for WonderProxy. Testing wisdom, friendly, testing songs and poems. Great minds think differently. STEC and SQEC Certified. Struggling to write a book about testing mindsets and thinking's application in software development.
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