Trained - OSINT Coach 2026

Badge awarded to

Sanjana Lakkadi

Awarded to individuals who taken the necessary steps to becomes Trace Labs Coaches. Holders of this badge are fully qualified Trace Labs Coaches who completed or retook Coach Training in 2026.

Issued on 06 Jun 2026 by

Trace Labs

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#OSINT

Achievement Type

Competency

Issuer

Trace Labs

badges@tracelabs.org

Trace Labs is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to accelerate the family reunification of missing persons while training members in the tradecraft of open source intelligence (OSINT).

Criteria

Recipients of this badge after January 1, 2026 have:

Participated in at least one CTF
Read the Coach Guide
Completed Coach training
Taken the Coach quiz and gotten a score of 100%
Committed to watching the Coach briefing before each CTF they coach

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Alignments

Coaching

https://www.tracelabs.org/initiatives/search-party#badges

Recognizes coach progression

Trained Coach - completed coach training

Coach - Served as Coach or Judge for an event.

Senior Coach - Served as Coach or Judge for 5 events.

Master Coach - Served as Coach or Judge for 10 events

Legendary Coach - Served as Coach or Judge for 20 or more events

NOTE: Coaches were referred to as Judges prior to January 2024. The role and duties are the same.

Evidence

https://factory.cancred.ca/c/evd/TFPEVXaIGAWa4F/TG7SRSa1U0XaPV/TG8FPNa1U0XaRI