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GitHub certifications validate skills for repository administration, Actions, Advanced Security, Copilot, and agentic AI development.

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Associate

GH-100 Associate

GitHub Administration

GitHub · RoleAdministratorDevOps EngineerTechnology Manager

This exam is designed for system administrators, software developers, application administrators, and IT professionals with intermediate-level experience in GitHub Enterprise Administration.

Skills measured
  • Manage GitHub identities and access (18%)
  • Administer GitHub Enterprise environment (13%)
  • Implement secure software development and compliance (29%)
  • Manage GitHub Actions (24%)
  • Monitor and optimize GitHub usage (13%)
⏱ 90 min 🎯 700/1000
GH-200 Associate

GitHub Actions

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This exam is designed for DevOps engineers, software developers, and IT professionals with intermediate level experience in GitHub Actions, including workflow creation, automation, and CI/CD pipeline management.

Skills measured
  • Author and manage workflows (24%)
  • Consume and troubleshoot workflows (18%)
  • Author and maintain actions (18%)
  • Manage GitHub Actions for the enterprise (24%)
  • Secure and optimize automation (13%)
⏱ 90 min 🎯 700/1000
GH-300 Associate

GitHub Advanced Security

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This exam is designed for experienced professionals in the field of software development and security. This certification is designed for individuals who have a deep understanding of GitHub and its security features, as …

Skills measured
  • Use GitHub Copilot responsibly (14%)
  • Use GitHub Copilot features (22%)
  • GitHub Copilot features (22%)
  • Understand GitHub Copilot data and architecture (10%)
  • Apply prompt engineering and context crafting (10%)
  • Improve developer productivity with GitHub Copilot (10%)
  • Configure privacy, content exclusions, and safeguards (10%)
⏱ 90 min 🎯 700/1000
GH-500 Associate

GitHub Copilot

GitHub · RoleApp MakerDeveloperDevOps EngineerTechnology Manager

The GitHub Copilot certification exam evaluates your skill in using the AI-driven code completion tool in various programming languages, certifying your capability to optimize software development workflows efficiently.

Skills measured
  • Describe GitHub Security suites, features, and ecosystem (15%)
  • Dependabot/Dependency Review) (15%)
  • GitHub Security suites administration (11%)
  • Configure and use Secret Protection (formerly secret scanning) (15%)
  • Configure and use supply chain security (formerly Dependabot/Dependency Review) (15%)
  • Configure and use Code Security (formerly Code Scanning with CodeQL) (11%)
  • Security operations: best practices, prioritization, and remediation (15%)
⏱ 90 min 🎯 700/1000
GH-600 Associate

GitHub Certified: Agentic AI Developer (beta)

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Skills measured
  • Prepare agent architecture and SDLC processes (17%)
  • Implement tool use and environment interaction (22%)
  • Manage memory, state, and execution (12%)
  • Perform evaluation, error analysis, and tuning (17%)
  • Orchestrate multi-agent coordination (17%)
  • Implement guardrails and accountability (12%)
⏱ 90 min 🎯 700/1000

Fundamentals

GH-900 Fundamentals

GitHub Foundations

GitHub

This exam is targeted towards GitHub users who want to validate their understanding of the foundational topics, products, and concepts of collaborating, contributing, and working on GitHub.

Skills measured
  • Understand Git and GitHub basics (29%)
  • Work with GitHub repositories (13%)
  • Collaborate using GitHub (13%)
  • Apply modern development practices (13%)
  • Manage projects with GitHub (8%)
  • Understand privacy, security, and administration (13%)
  • Explore the GitHub community (8%)
⏱ 90 min 🎯 700/1000