# 🥳 Module 10 is now available – Doing the testing work

**URL:** <https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/module-10-is-now-available-doing-the-testing-work/83763>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** exploratory-testing, note-taking, oracles, testing-charters\
**Created:** [24 March 2025 17:26 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/module-10-is-now-available-doing-the-testing-work/83763 "2025-03-24T17:26:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![sarahdeery](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/sarahdeery/32/11833_2.png) [@sarahdeery](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/sarahdeery)\
**Post date:** [24 March 2025 17:26 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/module-10-is-now-available-doing-the-testing-work/83763/1 "2025-03-24T17:26:31Z")

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Module 10 is now live in the [MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/certifications/mot-software-testing-essentials-certificate)! This module explores the core practical aspects of a junior tester’s day-to-day tasks. You’ll learn how to prepare effectively, execute tests critically, explore software using mission-based charters, work with oracles, and experiment with note-taking techniques that fit your context.

- **What’s in Module 10?**  **Lesson 1: Fail to prepare, prepare to fail**  
By [Manish Saini](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/p/manishsaini74)  
Preparation sets the foundation for successful testing sessions. In this lesson, Manish covers key areas to check before you begin testing—from version control and access to mindset and risk. It includes two interactive pre-testing checklists to download and adapt.
- **Lesson 2: Follow the test case**  
With [Marie Cruz](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/p/marie.drake)  
Executing a test case takes more than following steps. Marie demonstrates how to think critically while testing, adapt to what you discover, and document your findings clearly with bug reports, notes, and observations.
- **Lesson 3: Let’s explore it!**  
With [Ben Dowen](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/p/fullsnacktester)  
Ben shows how mission-based charters can help structure exploratory testing. You’ll see how to guide your sessions with focused missions, ask insightful questions, and capture valuable findings. This lesson includes a hands-on activity to run your own mission-based charter session.
- **Lesson 4: Testing using oracles**  
With [Lena Nyström (Pejgan)](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/p/pejgan)  
Learn how to use oracles to inform your testing and spot potential issues. Lena demonstrates how requirement specs, legal regulations, acceptance criteria, and even past experience can be powerful references during testing.
- **Lesson 5: Note taking – Why does it matter?**  
With [Lena Nyström (Pejgan)](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/p/pejgan)  
Lena explores different note-taking techniques—text notes, mind maps, sketch notes, and more—and how they help testers stay focused, track thinking, and communicate findings. Try out different methods and see what works for you.

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**Author:** ![ramanan49](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/ramanan49/32/15686_2.png) [@ramanan49](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ramanan49)\
**Post date:** [26 March 2025 02:53 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/module-10-is-now-available-doing-the-testing-work/83763/2 "2025-03-26T02:53:58Z")

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@sarahdeery  
Exciting update! 🎉 Module 10 looks like a game-changer for junior testers—practical, insightful, and hands-on. Thanks for sharing! 🚀