Validates knowledge of using GitHub Copilot across IDE, CLI and chat, covering prompting, data handling and policy controls.
99IntermediateNo prerequisites
Best GitHub Certifications in 2026
GitHub is a Microsoft-owned developer platform for hosting and collaborating on code, whose certifications cover GitHub fundamentals, Actions, Copilot, administration and agentic AI development.
Validates foundational knowledge of Git and GitHub, including repositories, collaboration, project management, automation, security and administration.
99EntryNo prerequisites
Validates knowledge of authoring and troubleshooting workflows, building custom actions, managing Actions across an enterprise and securing pipelines.
99IntermediateNo prerequisites
Validates knowledge of running AI coding agents in GitHub workflows, including tool use, state, evaluation, orchestration and guardrails.
165IntermediateNo prerequisites
Validates knowledge of managing GitHub Enterprise identities and access, environment setup, secure development, Actions governance and usage monitoring.
99IntermediateNo prerequisites
Choosing the right GitHub certification
Where to start
- New to GitHub: GitHub Foundations. Covers Git and GitHub basics, collaboration, project management and platform administration. It has no prerequisites and is designed for developers and non-developers.
- Using Copilot: GitHub Copilot. Covers Copilot in the IDE, CLI and agent mode, prompt engineering, data handling and privacy controls. GitHub recommends familiarity with GitHub fundamentals, regular Copilot use and one programming language.
- Automating CI/CD: GitHub Actions. Covers workflow authoring, custom actions, enterprise-scale governance and pipeline security. It has no enforced prerequisite and is designed for people with intermediate hands-on Actions experience.
- Administering GitHub Enterprise: GitHub Administration. Covers identity and access, security and compliance, Actions governance and usage monitoring for GitHub Enterprise Cloud and Server. It is designed for people who already administer a deployment.
- Supervising AI agents: GitHub Agentic AI Developer. Covers operating, supervising and governing AI agents inside GitHub-based development workflows. It has no hard prerequisite, but hands-on experience with Copilot, MCP servers and agent customization is expected.