diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/trash/__tests__/trashModal.spec.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/trash/__tests__/trashModal.spec.js
index 80225b2027..a3d5e8bf8d 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/trash/__tests__/trashModal.spec.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/trash/__tests__/trashModal.spec.js
@@ -1,171 +1,259 @@
-import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
-import TrashModal from '../TrashModal';
+import { render, screen, waitFor, configure } from '@testing-library/vue';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import VueRouter from 'vue-router';
+
 import { factory } from '../../../store';
-import router from '../../../router';
 import { RouteNames } from '../../../constants';
+import TrashModal from '../TrashModal';
 
 const store = factory();
 
+const TRASH_ID = 'trash-root-id';
+
 const testChildren = [
-  {
-    id: 'test1',
-    title: 'Item',
-    kind: 'video',
-    modified: new Date(2020, 1, 20),
-  },
-  {
-    id: 'test2',
-    title: 'Item',
-    kind: 'audio',
-    modified: new Date(2020, 2, 1),
-  },
-  {
-    id: 'test3',
-    title: 'Topic',
-    kind: 'topic',
-    modified: new Date(2020, 1, 1),
-  },
+  { id: 'test1', title: 'Item', kind: 'video', modified: new Date(2020, 1, 20) },
+  { id: 'test2', title: 'Item', kind: 'audio', modified: new Date(2020, 2, 1) },
+  { id: 'test3', title: 'Topic', kind: 'topic', modified: new Date(2020, 1, 1) },
 ];
 
-function makeWrapper(items) {
-  const loadContentNodes = jest.spyOn(TrashModal.methods, 'loadContentNodes');
-  loadContentNodes.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve());
-  const loadAncestors = jest.spyOn(TrashModal.methods, 'loadAncestors');
-  loadAncestors.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve());
-  const loadChildren = jest.spyOn(TrashModal.methods, 'loadChildren');
-  loadChildren.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve({ more: null, results: [] }));
-
-  const wrapper = mount(TrashModal, {
-    store,
-    router,
-    computed: {
-      currentChannel() {
-        return {
-          id: 'current channel',
-        };
-      },
-      trashId() {
-        return 'trash';
-      },
-      items() {
-        return items || testChildren;
+async function makeWrapper(items = testChildren, isLoading = false) {
+  const loadContentNodesSpy = jest
+    .spyOn(TrashModal.methods, 'loadContentNodes')
+    .mockResolvedValue({});
+  jest.spyOn(TrashModal.methods, 'loadAncestors').mockResolvedValue();
+  jest.spyOn(TrashModal.methods, 'removeContentNodes').mockResolvedValue();
+  const loadNodesSpy = jest.spyOn(TrashModal.methods, 'loadNodes');
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    jest.spyOn(TrashModal.methods, 'loadChildren').mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
+  } else {
+    jest.spyOn(TrashModal.methods, 'loadChildren').mockResolvedValue({
+      more: items === testChildren ? null : { parent: TRASH_ID, page: 2 },
+      results: [],
+    });
+  }
+
+  const router = new VueRouter({
+    routes: [
+      { name: RouteNames.TRASH, path: '/:nodeId/trash', component: TrashModal },
+      {
+        name: RouteNames.TREE_VIEW,
+        path: '/:nodeId/:detailNodeId?',
+        component: { template: '<div>Tree</div>' },
       },
-      offline() {
-        return false;
+    ],
+  });
+
+  router.replace({ name: RouteNames.TRASH, params: { nodeId: 'test' } }).catch(() => {});
+
+  const routerPush = jest.spyOn(router, 'push').mockResolvedValue();
+
+  const utils = render(
+    TrashModal,
+    {
+      store,
+      router,
+      stubs: {
+        ResourceDrawer: true,
+        OfflineText: true,
       },
-      backLink() {
-        return {
-          name: 'TEST_PARENT',
-        };
+      computed: {
+        currentChannel: () => ({ id: 'test-channel-id' }),
+        trashId: () => TRASH_ID,
+        items: () => items,
+        offline: () => false,
+        backLink: () => ({ name: RouteNames.TREE_VIEW, params: { nodeId: 'test' } }),
+        getSelectedTopicAndResourceCountText: () => ids => `${ids.length} items selected`,
+        counts: () => ({ topicCount: 0, resourceCount: 0 }),
       },
     },
-    stubs: {
-      ResourceDrawer: true,
-      OfflineText: true,
+    localVue => {
+      localVue.use(VueRouter);
     },
-  });
+  );
 
-  return [wrapper, { loadContentNodes, loadAncestors, loadChildren }];
+  if (!isLoading) {
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.queryByTestId('loading')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  }
+
+  const user = userEvent.setup();
+  return { ...utils, routerPush, user, loadNodesSpy, loadContentNodesSpy };
 }
 
-describe('trashModal', () => {
-  let wrapper;
+describe('TrashModal', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => configure({ testIdAttribute: 'data-test' }));
+  afterAll(() => configure({ testIdAttribute: 'data-testid' }));
 
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    [wrapper] = makeWrapper();
-    router.replace({ name: RouteNames.TRASH, params: { nodeId: 'test' } }).catch(() => {});
-    await wrapper.setData({ loading: false });
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
   });
 
   describe('on load', () => {
-    it('should show loading indicator if content is loading', async () => {
-      await wrapper.setData({ loading: true });
-      expect(wrapper.findComponent('[data-test="loading"]').exists()).toBe(true);
+    it('shows a loading indicator while content is loading', async () => {
+      await makeWrapper(testChildren, true);
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('loading')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it('should show empty text if there are no items', async () => {
-      const [emptyWrapper] = makeWrapper([]);
-      await emptyWrapper.setData({ loading: false });
-      expect(emptyWrapper.findComponent('[data-test="empty"]').exists()).toBe(true);
+    it('shows empty text when trash has no items', async () => {
+      await makeWrapper([]);
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('empty')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it('should show items in list', () => {
-      expect(wrapper.findComponent('[data-test="list"]').exists()).toBe(true);
+    it('shows the item list when trash has items', async () => {
+      await makeWrapper();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('list')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
 
-  describe('on topic tree selection', () => {
-    it('clicking item should set previewNodeId', async () => {
-      await wrapper.findComponent('[data-test="item"]').trigger('click');
-      expect(wrapper.vm.previewNodeId).toBe(testChildren[0].id);
-    });
+  describe('on item selection', () => {
+    it('checking an item enables the Delete and Restore buttons', async () => {
+      const { user } = await makeWrapper();
 
-    it('checking item in list should add the item ID to the selected array', () => {
-      wrapper
-        .findComponent('[data-test="checkbox"]')
-        .find('input[type="checkbox"]')
-        .element.click();
-      expect(wrapper.vm.selected).toEqual(['test1']);
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('delete')).toBeDisabled();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('restore')).toBeDisabled();
+
+      await user.click(screen.getAllByRole('checkbox')[1]);
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(screen.getByTestId('delete')).toBeEnabled();
+        expect(screen.getByTestId('restore')).toBeEnabled();
+      });
     });
 
-    it('checking select all checkbox should check all items', () => {
-      wrapper.findComponent('[data-test="selectall"]').vm.$emit('input', true);
-      expect(wrapper.vm.selected).toEqual(testChildren.map(c => c.id));
+    it('checking the select-all checkbox checks all items', async () => {
+      const { user } = await makeWrapper();
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('selectall'));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        screen
+          .getAllByRole('checkbox')
+          .slice(1)
+          .forEach(cb => {
+            expect(cb).toBeChecked();
+          });
+      });
     });
   });
 
   describe('on close', () => {
-    it('clicking close button should go back to parent route', async () => {
-      await wrapper.findComponent('[data-test="close"]').trigger('click');
-      expect(wrapper.vm.$route.name).toBe('TEST_PARENT');
+    it('clicking the close button navigates back to the tree view', async () => {
+      const { routerPush, user } = await makeWrapper();
+
+      const closeButton = await screen.findByTestId('close');
+      await user.click(closeButton);
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(routerPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({ name: RouteNames.TREE_VIEW }),
+        );
+      });
     });
   });
 
   describe('on delete', () => {
-    it('DELETE button should be disabled if no items are selected', () => {
-      expect(wrapper.findComponent('[data-test="delete"]').vm.disabled).toBe(true);
+    it('Delete button is disabled when no items are selected', async () => {
+      await makeWrapper();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('delete')).toBeDisabled();
     });
 
-    it('clicking DELETE button should open delete confirmation dialog', async () => {
-      await wrapper.setData({ selected: testChildren.map(c => c.id) });
-      await wrapper.findComponent('[data-test="delete"]').trigger('click');
-      expect(wrapper.vm.showConfirmationDialog).toBe(true);
+    it('clicking Delete opens a confirmation dialog', async () => {
+      const { user } = await makeWrapper();
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('selectall'));
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('delete'));
+
+      expect(await screen.findByText(/You cannot undo this action/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it('clicking CLOSE on delete confirmation dialog should close the dialog', async () => {
-      await wrapper.setData({ showConfirmationDialog: true });
-      await wrapper.findComponent('[data-test="deleteconfirm"]').vm.$emit('cancel');
-      expect(wrapper.vm.showConfirmationDialog).toBe(false);
+    it('clicking Cancel in the confirmation dialog closes it', async () => {
+      const { user } = await makeWrapper();
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('selectall'));
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('delete'));
+      await screen.findByText(/You cannot undo this action/i);
+
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Cancel/i }));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(screen.queryByText(/You cannot undo this action/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
     });
 
-    it('clicking DELETE PERMANENTLY on delete confirmation dialog should trigger deletion', async () => {
-      const selected = testChildren.map(c => c.id);
-      const deleteContentNodes = jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm, 'deleteContentNodes');
-      deleteContentNodes.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve());
-      await wrapper.setData({ selected, showConfirmationDialog: true });
-      await wrapper.findComponent('[data-test="deleteconfirm"]').vm.$emit('submit');
-      expect(deleteContentNodes).toHaveBeenCalledWith(selected);
+    it('clicking Delete permanently calls deleteContentNodes with the selected IDs', async () => {
+      const deleteContentNodes = jest
+        .spyOn(TrashModal.methods, 'deleteContentNodes')
+        .mockResolvedValue();
+
+      const { user } = await makeWrapper();
+
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('selectall'));
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('delete'));
+      await user.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Delete permanently/i }));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(deleteContentNodes).toHaveBeenCalledWith(testChildren.map(c => c.id));
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('successful deletion triggers snackbar and reloads nodes', async () => {
+      jest.spyOn(TrashModal.methods, 'deleteContentNodes').mockResolvedValue();
+      const dispatchSpy = jest.spyOn(store, 'dispatch').mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve());
+
+      const { user, loadNodesSpy } = await makeWrapper();
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('selectall'));
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('delete'));
+      await user.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Delete permanently/i }));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(dispatchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('showSnackbar', {
+          text: 'Permanently deleted',
+        });
+        expect(loadNodesSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
     });
   });
 
   describe('on restore', () => {
-    it('RESTORE button should be disabled if no items are selected', () => {
-      expect(wrapper.findComponent('[data-test="restore"]').vm.disabled).toBe(true);
+    it('Restore button is disabled when no items are selected', async () => {
+      await makeWrapper();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('restore')).toBeDisabled();
     });
 
-    it('RESTORE should set moveModalOpen to true', async () => {
-      const selected = testChildren.map(c => c.id);
-      await wrapper.setData({ selected });
-      await wrapper.findComponent('[data-test="restore"]').trigger('click');
-      expect(wrapper.vm.moveModalOpen).toBe(true);
+    it('clicking Restore opens the MoveModal', async () => {
+      const { user } = await makeWrapper();
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('selectall'));
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('restore'));
+      expect(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Move here/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
+  });
+
+  describe('selection count', () => {
+    it('shows selected item count in the bottom bar', async () => {
+      const { user } = await makeWrapper();
+
+      expect(screen.queryByText(/items selected/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+      await user.click(screen.getByTestId('selectall'));
+
+      expect(await screen.findByText(`${testChildren.length} items selected`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('pagination', () => {
+    it('shows a Show more button when there is more paginated content', async () => {
+      await makeWrapper([testChildren[0]]);
+      expect(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Show more/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it('clicking Show more calls loadContentNodes with pagination params', async () => {
+      const { user, loadContentNodesSpy } = await makeWrapper([testChildren[0]]);
+      const showMoreBtn = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /Show more/i });
+
+      await user.click(showMoreBtn);
 
-    it('moveNoves should clear selected and previewNodeId', async () => {
-      const moveContentNodes = jest.spyOn(wrapper.vm, 'moveContentNodes');
-      moveContentNodes.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve());
-      wrapper.vm.moveNodes();
-      expect(wrapper.vm.selected).toEqual([]);
-      expect(wrapper.vm.previewNodeId).toBe(null);
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(loadContentNodesSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ parent: TRASH_ID, page: 2 });
+      });
     });
   });
 });