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GitHub Copilot Certification

Prepare for GitHub Copilot certification with comprehensive practice covering AI-assisted development, testing, privacy, and enterprise implementation.

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This skill path includes

  • Skill level

    Intermediate

  • Time to complete

    Average based on combined completion rates — individual pacing in lessons, projects, and quizzes may vary
     
    5 hours

  • Prerequisites

    None

About this skill path

This GitHub Copilot certification path provides comprehensive exam preparation through 9 specialized modules covering AI-assisted development fundamentals, interface mastery, subscription management, and chat proficiency. Practice sessions include hands-on exercises with data usage protocols, privacy configuration, prompt engineering techniques, and real-world SDLC scenarios, including testing, debugging, and legacy code modernization. Advanced modules prepare candidates for enterprise topics like organizational privacy controls, content exclusions, and security deployment. Through mock examinations and scenario-based demonstrations, candidates build the confidence and expertise needed to pass GitHub Copilot certification exams successfully.

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Skills you'll gain

  • Prompt crafting and prompt engineering
  • Testing with GitHub Copilot
  • Configure privacy settings

Syllabus

8 units • 9 lessons • 10 quizzes
  • 1

    Responsible AI

    Explore GitHub Copilot’s features, AI risks, validation techniques, and mitigation strategies. Master installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

  • 2

    GitHub Copilot Plans and Features

    Learn GitHub Copilot’s interface, code completion, customization, and chat features. Explore subscription tiers, productivity use cases, limitations, and CLI.

  • 3

    How GitHub Copilot Works and Handles Data

    Explore GitHub Copilot’s data handling, code completion vs chat patterns, prompt types, contextual info gathering, and response generation processes.

  • 4

    Prompt Crafting and Prompt Engineering

    Learn prompt engineering fundamentals for GitHub Copilot: key components, zero-shot vs few-shot approaches, context management, and efficient workflows.

  • 5

    Developer Uses Cases for AI

    Apply GitHub Copilot to learn languages, translate code, generate docs, create sample data, modernize legacy apps, debug, and integrate across SDLC.

  • 6

    Testing with GitHub Copilot

    Use GitHub Copilot to generate test suites, create boilerplates, implement assertions, improve code quality, conduct reviews, and identify security issues.

  • 7

    Privacy Fundamentals and Context Exclusions

    Compare Copilot subscriptions, configure privacy settings, customize behavior, set exclusions, understand ownership protections, and troubleshoot issues.

  • Certificate of completion available with Plus or Pro

    Earn a certificate of completion and showcase your accomplishment on your resume or LinkedIn.
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