MongoDB & ICT Academy Skill-a-thon 2025
Gain in-demand database skills and earn official MongoDB Skill Badges.How it Works
Follow these steps to get started and earn your first MongoDB Skill Badge in less than 90 minutes!
1. Register
Register for MongoDB University using the same email address you used to register for the Skill-a-thon.
3. Earn
Claim your official MongoDB Skill Badge from Credly and share it on social media. You’ll also earn Skill-a-thon points for your school!
MongoDB Basics for Students
If you’re new to MongoDB, start with the MongoDB Basics for Students Skill Badge. You’ll learn about database fundamentals, explore the document model, and deploy your own MongoDB Atlas database. After learning the basics, earn additional badges on topics like generative AI, data modeling, querying, and security.
Gen AI Skill Badges
If you already have experience with MongoDB, check out the gen AI Skill Badges. You’ll learn how to build and optimize RAG applications and use MongoDB Atlas Vector Search for AI-powered search experiences.
Data Modeling Skill Badges
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Relational to Document Model
Learn to convert SQL or relational models to MongoDB's document model, design data relationships, and enforce schema validation.
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Schema Design Patterns & Antipatterns
Learn essential schema design patterns like inheritance and computed patterns and how to avoid common antipatterns.
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Advanced Schema Patterns & Antipatterns
Learn advanced schema design patterns like approximation and schema versioning and how to manage schema lifecycle changes.
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Schema Design Optimization
Optimize performance with schema design patterns like single collection and bucket and learn how to refine data models.
Querying and Aggregation Skill Badges
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CRUD Operations
Learn to perform Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) operations using MongoDB.
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Query Optimization
Learn how to fine-tune MongoDB queries for maximum efficiency, minimize execution time, and avoid slow queries.
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Fundamentals of Data Transformation
Learn how to build aggregation pipelines to process, transform, and analyze data efficiently in MongoDB.
Security Skill Badges
Learn how to secure MongoDB in self-managed environments and Atlas instances through authentication and authorizaiton techniques.
Think Beyond Tables
Watch this video to see how learning MongoDB can expand the way you think about organizing and storing data and broaden your future career horizons.