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Kind Click

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Observatory Enabler

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Moment MoTivator

This badge is awarded to those that have been tagged in 10 Moments.

Moment-um Builder

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Est 2018

This badge is awarded to those that joined the MoTaverse in 2018.

Star Rider

This badge is awarded to those when they’ve reached 404 community stars.

Star Commander

This badge is awarded to those when they’ve reached 99 community stars.

Star Explorer

This badge is awarded to those that reach 25 community stars.

Star Light

This badge is awarded to those that receive their first community star.

Chapter Discovery

This badge is awarded to members who join a Ministry of Testing Chapter.

Course creator

This badge is awarded to members who create on-demand courses

Collection Curator

This badge is awarded to members who create their first collection, organising learning content for themselves or others.

Moment Maker

This badge is awarded to members who post their first Moment on the MoTaverse

Scholarship Hero

This badge is awarded to those who donate to the MoT Scholarship Fund

MoT Ambassador 2026

This badge is awarded to members who represent and promote the MoT community as MoT Ambassadors in 2026

Unlimited Member

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Chapter Lead

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Chapter Event Speaker

This badge is awarded to a member who has given or participated in a Chapter talk, AMA, Panel Discussion, etc

MoTaCon Teacher

This badge is awarded to those who teach workshops at a MoTaCon conference

MoT Community Certificate

Earned through actions that have made the MoT Community a more pleasant and useful place to be.

MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate

Awarded for successfully passing the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification

Picture Perfect

This badge is awarded to members who update their profile with a new photo.

99 and Counting

This badge is awarded to members who visit the Ministry of Testing site 99 times

Social Connector

This badge is awarded to members who update their social links on their profile.

Open to Opportunities

This badge is awarded to members who indicate they are open to work, writing, teaching, speaking, mentoring, CV reviewing or internships.

Author Debut

This badge is awarded to members who publish their first article on the Ministry of Testing site

Photo Historian

This badge is awarded to members who share a photo moment from the community.

Glossary Contributor

This badge is awarded to members who contribute a new term or an alternative definition to the software testing glossary.

Cert Shaper

This badge is awarded to members who contribute content towards a Ministry of Testing certification.

MoTaCon Speaker

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TestBash Trailblazer

This badge is awarded to members who have attended a TestBash event.

Avid Reader

This badge is awarded to members who have read 10 articles while logged in.

Career Champion

This badge is awarded to members who have subscribed as Professional Members.

Bio Builder

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Club Explorer

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