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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 selfie testbash 25 baby!  image
Rosie selfie testbash 25 baby!
Hi, my name is Richard, I’m attending my first TestBash looking forward to interesting talks and meet ups with other test professionals.
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Hi, my name is Richard, I’m attending my first TestBash looking forward to interesting talks and meet ups with other test professionals.
Had the pleasure of pairing and working with Ben Dowen  image
Had the pleasure of pairing and working with Ben Dowen
Test bash is no more- we now have MoTaCon image
Test bash is no more- we now have MoTaCon
First workshop of the day on AI prompt engineering with Rahul Parwal image
First workshop of the day on AI prompt engineering with Rahul Parwal
TestaBash is no more as we move to a quality first focused community. It is the era of MoTaCon.  image
TestaBash is no more as we move to a quality first focused community. It is the era of MoTaCon.
Embedding a Culture of Quality using the Quality Radar

Note:
	You can't improve what you can't see
	Each of the "elements" of the quality radar requires deep thinking
	Our field is filled wit... image
Embedding a Culture of Quality using the Quality Radar Note: You can't improve what you can't see Each of the "elements" of the quality radar requires deep thinking Our field is filled wit...
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
awarded Mr Ryan W Journeaux for:
<div>Bug congrats on becoming STEC certified!</div> image
Bug congrats on becoming STEC certified!
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
awarded Max Barthram for:
<div>Bug, congrats on getting STEC certified!</div> image
Bug, congrats on getting STEC certified!
I used to know disaster recovery planning was coming for Black Friday when we first heard all I want for Xmas on the radio.... image
I used to know disaster recovery planning was coming for Black Friday when we first heard all I want for Xmas on the radio....
<div>My latest course would not have been possible without Sarah Deery. <br><br><strong>She doesn't just help you create a better course. She also "tests" your content, guides you to "simplify" complexity, and in the long run helps you become a better "facilitator".</strong><br><br>I see this effect in everything I do now - writing, workshops, office work.<br><br>Thankful to MoT and Sarah for this lovely collaboration. </div> image
My latest course would not have been possible without Sarah Deery. She doesn't just help you create a better course. She also "tests" your content, guides you to "simplify" complexity, and in the long run helps you become a better "facilitator".I see this effect in everything I do now - writing, workshops, office work.Thankful to MoT and Sarah for this lovely collaboration. 
When you begin your STEC journey, but notice that one of the MOT creatures looks like your dog, Princess.  image
When you begin your STEC journey, but notice that one of the MOT creatures looks like your dog, Princess.
<a href="https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/86666" rel="noopener nofollow">Are you doing pairwise testing today? If so, how is it going?</a> image
Are you doing pairwise testing today? If so, how is it going?
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
<div>Thank you for reporting a typo on the MoT site! ⭐️</div> image
Thank you for reporting a typo on the MoT site! ⭐️
I’m coming from: Amsterdam, Netherlands
My role is: QA Tester
I’d love to meet others who are into: challenging, improving and sharing 
I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as a: Attendee
I’ve been to T... image
I’m coming from: Amsterdam, Netherlands My role is: QA Tester I’d love to meet others who are into: challenging, improving and sharing I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as a: Attendee I’ve been to T...
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
awarded Clio for:
<div>Thank you for providing a detailed bug report when viewing a certificate on mobile; it's very helpful! 👏</div> image
Thank you for providing a detailed bug report when viewing a certificate on mobile; it's very helpful! 👏
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
awarded Jesper Ottosen for:
<div>Thank you, Jesper, for spreading the word about STEC on your blog! It's a game-changer for testing and quality education, and I really appreciate you sharing that message with others 🫶</div> image
Thank you, Jesper, for spreading the word about STEC on your blog! It's a game-changer for testing and quality education, and I really appreciate you sharing that message with others 🫶
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
awarded Mariem SAFI for:
<div>Thank you, Mariem, for spreading the word about STEC! It's a game-changer for testing and quality education, and I really appreciate you sharing it with others 🫶</div> image
Thank you, Mariem, for spreading the word about STEC! It's a game-changer for testing and quality education, and I really appreciate you sharing it with others 🫶
<div>Bug congrats on shipping Rahul Parwal's latest course: <a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/news/advanced-prompting-for-testers" rel="noopener nofollow">Advanced prompting for testers</a>. 🎉<br><br>I gotta good feeling this one will be super popular! </div> image
Bug congrats on shipping Rahul Parwal's latest course: Advanced prompting for testers. 🎉I gotta good feeling this one will be super popular! 
<a href="https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/86652" rel="noopener nofollow">New course launch 🚀: Advanced prompting for testers</a> image
New course launch 🚀: Advanced prompting for testers
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
contributed:
Advanced prompting skills to turn AI into your trusted testing companion image
Advanced prompting skills to turn AI into your trusted testing companion
<a href="https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/86645" rel="noopener nofollow">When testing, how much thinking about thinking do you do?</a> image
When testing, how much thinking about thinking do you do?
Doing this certification was cool, haha!! I'm Software Testing Essentials Certified (STEC) !!

Thanks guys, for creating an opportunity to contribute to this certificate. Got to know a lot of "ho... image
Doing this certification was cool, haha!! I'm Software Testing Essentials Certified (STEC) !! Thanks guys, for creating an opportunity to contribute to this certificate. Got to know a lot of "ho...
<div>Amazing work crafting the multiple-choice questions for STEC. They are spot on! </div> image
Amazing work crafting the multiple-choice questions for STEC. They are spot on! 
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who confirm their tickets to Leading with Quality 2025 image
This badge is awarded to members who confirm their tickets to Leading with Quality 2025
<a href="https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/86614" rel="noopener nofollow">Have you used HIL or SIL in your embedded testing workflow? What was your biggest challenge?</a> image
Have you used HIL or SIL in your embedded testing workflow? What was your biggest challenge?
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who update their profile with a new photo. image
This badge is awarded to members who update their profile with a new photo.
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
awarded Hanisha Arora for:
<div>Thank you for reporting a problem with an exam, and for caring enough to share.</div> image
Thank you for reporting a problem with an exam, and for caring enough to share.
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who visit the Ministry of Testing site 404 times image
This badge is awarded to members who visit the Ministry of Testing site 404 times
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who visit the Ministry of Testing site 99 times image
This badge is awarded to members who visit the Ministry of Testing site 99 times
<div>Thank you for going above and beyond in August 2025. The rest of Team MoT and the community see you and appreciate you. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.</div> image
Thank you for going above and beyond in August 2025. The rest of Team MoT and the community see you and appreciate you. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/i-m-stec-certified" rel="noopener nofollow">I'm STEC certified!</a> image
I'm STEC certified!
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
contributed:
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... image
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...
<div>Nice one on shipping Mark Winteringham's new course!</div> image
Nice one on shipping Mark Winteringham's new course!
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
<div>Thanks for letting me know about the incorrect link in a news post :)</div> image
Thanks for letting me know about the incorrect link in a news post :)
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who update their social links on their profile. image
This badge is awarded to members who update their social links on their profile.
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who add their pronouns to their member profile, helping create a more inclusive community. image
This badge is awarded to members who add their pronouns to their member profile, helping create a more inclusive community.
<div>Amazing work getting Mark Winteringham's course live: <a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/news/first-request-to-test-suite-30-days-to-api-testing-confidence" rel="noopener nofollow">First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence</a>.<br><br>The audio format is great! I have a good feeling that this course is going to help a lot of people.</div> image
Amazing work getting Mark Winteringham's course live: First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence.The audio format is great! I have a good feeling that this course is going to help a lot of people.
Here in the US, some may call it Pumpkin Spice season. Here at MoT, we call it STEC season! What is STEC? It's the Software Testing Essentials Certificate. For so long, testers only had the ISTQB l... image
Here in the US, some may call it Pumpkin Spice season. Here at MoT, we call it STEC season! What is STEC? It's the Software Testing Essentials Certificate. For so long, testers only had the ISTQB l...
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
contributed:
Gain API testing confidence with this hands-on podcast course, featuring 30 ten-minute activities that build your skills step by step. image
Gain API testing confidence with this hands-on podcast course, featuring 30 ten-minute activities that build your skills step by step.
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/stec-stec-stec-twit-episode-102" rel="noopener nofollow">STEC STEC STEC - TWiT Episode 102 </a> image
STEC STEC STEC - TWiT Episode 102
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
contributed:
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... image
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...
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/this-week-in-testing-episodes/tired-of-istqb-take-the-stec-path-ep-102" rel="noopener nofollow">Tired of ISTQB? Take the STEC path! Ep 102</a> image
Tired of ISTQB? Take the STEC path! Ep 102
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
contributed:
Explore the making of STEC, hear behind-the-scenes stories from its creators, and celebrate how this new certificate challenges the old ISTQB path. image
Explore the making of STEC, hear behind-the-scenes stories from its creators, and celebrate how this new certificate challenges the old ISTQB path.
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who publish their first article on the Ministry of Testing site image
This badge is awarded to members who publish their first article on the Ministry of Testing site
<div>Absolute STEC legend. Thank you for leading the way. 🤩</div> image
Absolute STEC legend. Thank you for leading the way. 🤩
<div>Woohay! Very cool to co-host TWiT with you today. Thank you! 🤩</div> image
Woohay! Very cool to co-host TWiT with you today. Thank you! 🤩
Sarah Deery
Sarah Deery
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who host an episode of This Week in Testing. image
This badge is awarded to members who host an episode of This Week in Testing.
<div>I'm only two modules in but STEC is great so far, congrats on completing it after 18 months of hard work!</div> image
I'm only two modules in but STEC is great so far, congrats on completing it after 18 months of hard work!
<div>For everything you've put into making STEC happen</div> image
For everything you've put into making STEC happen
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