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GH-900T00: GitHub Foundations Training

Master GitHub Fundamentals with GitHub Foundations – GH-900

The GH-900 course covers core GitHub concepts, including Git basics, repository management, GitHub Copilot, Codespaces, Projects, and secure development practices. Learn to collaborate effectively, contribute to open-source projects, and manage repositories using GitHub administration tools.

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Course Overview

Note: The course duration will be updated from 1 day to 2 days, effective August 28th, 2025.

GH-900: GitHub Foundations provides a comprehensive introduction to Git and GitHub. Participants will learn version control, repository management, and collaborative coding practices. Explore GitHub Copilot for AI-powered code suggestions and streamline development with Codespaces. Enhance workflows using GitHub Projects and Markdown for effective communication. Gain hands-on experience through practical labs, contribute to open-source projects, and build secure repositories while confidently managing GitHub organizations.

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🏫 Classroom 💻 Live Online 🧪 Blended 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Private Group

Upcoming Schedules

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Nov 27, 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST 2 Days online
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Dec 11, 2025 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST 2 Days online
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Jan 08, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST 2 Days online
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Jan 22, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST 2 Days online
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Feb 05, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST 2 Days online
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What you will learn

  • Understand Git and distributed version control.
  • Manage repositories using GitHub.
  • Utilize GitHub Copilot for AI-powered coding.
  • Collaborate using GitHub Projects and Codespaces.
  • Contribute to open-source projects.
  • Ensure repository security with GitHub best practices.
  • Administer GitHub organizations and manage user access.

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📘 GH-900T00: GitHub Foundations Outline

Introduction to Git

  • What is version control?
  • Exercise - Try out Git
  • Basic Git commands

Introduction to GitHub

  • What is GitHub?
  • Components of the GitHub flow
  • GitHub is a collaborative platform
  • GitHub platform management
  • Exercise - A guided tour of GitHub

Introduction to GitHub's products

  • GitHub accounts and plans
  • GitHub Mobile and GitHub Desktop
  • GitHub billing
  • License Usage Stats
  • License Usage Stats in Machine and Peripheral Devices
  • Metered Usage Reports

Configure code scanning on GitHub

  • What is code scanning?
  • Enable code scanning with third party tools
  • Configure code scanning
  • Configure code scanning exercise

Introduction to GitHub Copilot

  • GitHub Copilot, your AI pair programmer
  • Interact with Copilot
  • Set up, configure, and troubleshoot GitHub Copilot
  • Exercise - Develop with AI-powered code suggestions by using GitHub Copilot and VS Code

Code with GitHub Codespaces

  • The Codespace lifecycle
  • Personalize your Codespace
  • Codespaces versus GitHub.dev editor
  • Exercise - Code with Codespaces and Visual Studio Code

Manage your work with GitHub Projects

  • Projects versus Projects Classic
  • How to create a project
  • How to organize your project
  • How to organize and automate your project
  • Insight and automation with projects

Communicate effectively on GitHub using Markdown

  • What is Markdown?
  • Exercise - Communicate using Markdown

Contribute to an open-source project on GitHub

  • Identify where you can help
  • Contribute to an open-source repository
  • Exercise - Create your first pull request

Manage an InnerSource program by using GitHub

  • How to manage a successful InnerSource program
  • Exercise - InnerSource fundamentals

Maintain a secure repository by using GitHub best practices

  • How to maintain a secure GitHub repository
  • Automated security
  • Exercise - Secure your repository's supply chain

Introduction to GitHub administration

  • What is GitHub administration?
  • How does GitHub authentication work?
  • How does GitHub organization and permissions work?
  • Managing enterprise access, permissions, and governance

Authenticate and authorize user identities on GitHub

  • User identity and access management
  • User authentication
  • User authorization
  • Team synchronization

Manage repository changes by using pull requests on GitHub

  • What are pull requests?
  • Exercise - Reviewing pull requests

Search and organize repository history by using GitHub

  • How to search and organize repository history by using GitHub
  • Exercise - Connect the dots in a GitHub repository

Using GitHub Copilot with Python

  • What is GitHub Copilot?
  • Exercise - Set up GitHub Copilot to work with Visual Studio Code
  • Use GitHub Copilot with Python
  • Exercise - Update a Python web API with GitHub Copilot

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