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AI as a buzzword is everywhere

Watch "Rise of the Guardians: Testing Machine Learning Algorithms 101" Patrick Prill from TestBash Brighton 2019

Join the test exchange! Offer your skills and knowledge and share what you need to enhance your testing life.

Join us to discover possible challenges and how you can overcome them and make your exploratory testing process flow seamlessly.

Discover how to apply the benefits of full stack testing with this Masterclass webinar led by Ben Dowen. Discover a new model to identify gaps in your system knowledge.

Reflect and connect with fellow testers at the end of the week. Join us on Friday the 13th of October to debrief this week in testing.

Join other community members in reflecting about all the topics covered at TestBash UK 2023

Harvest your testing skills at TestBash Autumn, a Ministry of Testing software testing conference happening on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2023

Let's explore some of the API testing tools we can use to enhance our testing

Connect with fellow testers. A voice-only chat room to debrief the week in testing. Join the very first Voice of Test.

How do you lead people before becoming a people leader? Let Lewis help you solve this conundrum. Join his Masterclass to level up your people management skills before you start leading people.

Have you ever heard yourself saying “I’m not technical” or looked at code and felt immediately overwhelmed? In this Masterclass, Lisi will help grow your technical confidence together.

Better understand complex testing situations with the use of strategy maps

Grow your testing skills at TestBash Spring, a Ministry of Testing software testing conference happening on the 23rd of March 2023.

ReTestBash UK 2022 is an online version of TestBash UK 2022, which took place in September, Manchester, UK

Our automation and technically testing focused TestBash

Share your experiences in reporting automation results by breaking down this task into the steps you need to take.

Share your experiences in investigating failed automated tests by breaking down this task into the steps you need to take.

Read, reflect and share together

Give your testing career a boost!

Testers of the world unite!

Learn how cognitive biases hinder our abilities as testers and engineers and how we can manage them

Learn how to create a test strategy that considers your working context and what the business needs

Join our host Simon Tomes and our guests Richard Bradshaw, Andrew Morton and Mark Winteringham to discuss Ministry of Testing's vision for 2022

Learn how to select the most valuable way to assert our expectations in automation

Understand the main factors that cause test automation flakiness, learn the role of AI tools in test automation & how they can improve our day-to-day work

Learn how to create, execute, plan and manage tests in Jira, using Xray, bringing visibility and fostering collaboration

Learn how to plan your data and configuration needs for automation purposes

Learn how to combine a local Grid with Sauce Labs

Learn the different ways in which we can reporting our testing to our teams and stakeholders

In this workshop we’ll explore. As curious testers, trying to expose unknown risks in our products, exploring is one core activity of testing.

Learn how to plan for various actions we want to carry out using automation

Learn the different building blocks to consider when designing an automated check

Join our host Gwen Diagram and our guests Louise Gibbs, Olga Vovk and Hugh McCamphill to discuss Test tools. What to use, where to find them and how to become tool aware

Learn how as testers we can test beyond the product and test requirements and ideas

Take ownership of your technical skills by learning how you can grow your confidence in your abilities

Our Panel Discussions allow you to get direct support to help answer your questions and give you fresh ideas, so join us and get your Test Strategy questions ready!