GH-900 GitHub Foundations Certification Training Course
Length
3 days / 3 weeks
Price
$1699
Days
Mon - Fri
Why Choose This Course
GH-900: GitHub Foundations is an instructor-led training that introduces the core concepts, products, and collaboration workflows of GitHub. The course covers Git basics, repository management, branches, commits, pull requests, and how to work effectively within GitHub projects. It aligns to the Microsoft Certified: GitHub Foundations exam blueprint and learning paths, ensuring you learn the essentials needed to participate in modern, collaborative development on GitHub.
Across practical modules, you will learn how to navigate GitHub’s interface, manage repository settings and permissions, contribute via issues and discussions, and use project boards to plan and track work. You will also explore modern development features including Codespaces for cloud development, introductory automation with GitHub Actions, and security fundamentals such as branch protection and Dependabot alerts. These topics reflect the current domains assessed on the GH-900 certification, including collaboration features, modern development, project management, and privacy, security, and administration.
This course is ideal for developers, DevOps engineers, administrators, and technology teams who want a structured path to learn, prepare, and validate foundational GitHub skills. The training uses exam-aligned content from Microsoft Learn and provides hands-on practice so you can apply what you learn immediately. A certificate of course attendance is included.
Prerequisites
- There are no formal prerequisites for this course.
Exam
Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam(s).
- Exam GH-900: GitHub Foundations.
Books
GH-900 course material provided.
Delivery
- Live virtual online training attend in real-time from anywhere
Skills Gained
- Understand version control and the Git workflow (init, commit, branch, merge, push, pull)
- Create and manage repositories; navigate the GitHub interface
- Collaborate using issues, pull requests, reviews, labels, and milestones
- Configure repository settings, permissions, and templates
- Use project boards and GitHub Projects for planning and tracking work
- Apply modern development practices with basic CI/CD using GitHub Actions
- Develop in cloud environments using GitHub Codespaces
- Communicate effectively with Markdown across issues and docs
- Implement security fundamentals: branch protection, Dependabot alerts, access controls
- Administer organizations, teams, and members at a foundational level
- Understand the benefits of the GitHub community and contributing to open source
Audience
Developers, DevOps engineers, administrators, solution architects, and new GitHub users looking to learn foundational collaboration and repository workflows on GitHub.
Course Schedule & Pricing
Choose the schedule that fits your life — all options include full course materials & certification support
Full-time immersion for rapid certification readiness.
Balance your career while you upgrade your skills.
Maximum flexibility for busy working professionals.
Outline
- Introduction to Git: version control concepts and basic Git commands
- Introduction to GitHub: issues, notifications, branches, commits, pull requests
- GitHub products: accounts, plans (Free, Pro, Team, Enterprise), Desktop and Mobile
- Working with repositories: settings, permissions, templates, file management
- Collaboration features: forks, pull requests, reviews, code review tools
- Project management: GitHub Projects, boards, labels and milestones
- Modern development: intro to DevOps practices and CI/CD with Actions
- Codespaces: lifecycle, personalization, VS Code integration
- Markdown essentials for effective communication
- Security fundamentals: branch protection, Dependabot, repository access
- Organization administration: teams, members, org-level policies (foundational)
- Contributing to open source and engaging with GitHub community
- Searching and organizing repository history
- Intro to code scanning concepts (awareness-level)
- Manage notifications and subscriptions for productivity
- Using templates and standardized workflows for consistency
- Repository governance basics and best practices
- Basic automation opportunities (starter workflows)
- Integrations overview and extensibility (awareness)
- Preparing for the GH-900 exam: domains and practice assessments
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