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GH-300 GitHub Copilot

Harness AI-powered coding – responsibly in 1 instructor-led day. This hands-on workshop shows you how to prompt, customise and govern GitHub Copilot across IDEs, CLI and chat while mitigating ethical and operational risks – preparing you for the up-coming Microsoft Certified: GitHub Copilot credential.

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Why choose this course?

  • Full Copilot toolkit, fast. Learn prompt-engineering, advanced suggestions, multi-environment workflows and enterprise controls in a single sprint.
  • Responsible AI built-in. Understand Microsoft & GitHub’s six Responsible AI principles and how Copilot enforces them.
  • Future-proof skills. Covers Copilot Individual, Business and Enterprise plans so you’re ready to deploy at any scale.
  • Hybrid delivery – attend on-campus or virtually from anywhere in South Africa.
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This course is ideal for:

  • Developers, DevOps engineers and AI enthusiasts adopting GitHub Copilot.
  • Engineering managers evaluating Copilot rollout and governance.
  • Policy, compliance or security teams shaping Responsible AI standards.

Prerequisites

A GitHub account and basic Git/GitHub familiarity (clone, commit, push). No prior AI experience required.

Course Content

  • Responsible AI with GitHub Copilot – mitigate AI risks; Microsoft/GitHub Responsible AI principles; enable policy settings & content exclusions
  • Introduction to GitHub Copilot – set up & configure in VS Code; interact with Copilot Chat; troubleshoot common issues
  • Prompt Engineering Fundamentals – craft effective prompts, understand Copilot data & LLMs, refine suggestions
  • Advanced Copilot Features – multi-line completions, code refactor, doc generation, real-time pair-programming techniques
  • Copilot Across Environments – IDE, GitHub Chat, CLI workflows; command-line shortcuts & productivity hacks
  • Management & Customisation – plan licensing (Individual, Business, Enterprise), organisational settings, telemetry & contract protections
  • Developer Use-Cases & Unit Testing – accelerate SDLC tasks, generate unit tests with smart actions & chat modes
  • Copilot for Business & Enterprise – onboarding, policy scopes, analytics and rollout best practices
  • Language Deep-Dives – hands-on labs using Copilot with JavaScript and Python to enhance real projects

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