What you'll learn

You prepare to prove you can use GitHub Copilot well on real code: choosing features across plans, writing prompts with the right context, using Copilot to raise productivity and testing, and setting privacy and content exclusions.

• Use GitHub Copilot responsibly
• GitHub Copilot features and plans
• Copilot data and architecture
• Prompt engineering and context crafting
• Privacy, content exclusions and safeguards

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Is this right for you?

Level

Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.

What you get

A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile.

How you learn

Online, self paced, about 100 min.

How to use it

Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.

Why it's worth it

Proof you can use the exact tools employers run every day, straight from the company that makes them. One of the strongest signals you can send for any role that uses this platform.

Time

100 minute proctored exam; preparation time not published.

Before you start

No formal prerequisites. Microsoft says candidates should know GitHub fundamentals, have experience in one or more programming languages, and have used Copilot features across plans.

How you are tested

Proctored exam through Pearson VUE, online or at a test center; may include interactive items.

Renewal

Valid 2 years. GitHub is moving to Microsoft's recertification process so holders can renew without retaking the full exam.

Full cost details

Exam fee not published on the Microsoft Learn page; it says pricing depends on the country or region where the exam is proctored. Exam Replay retake offers are sold separately.

Where it applies

Worldwide; offered in English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean and Japanese.

Jobs asking for this

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Microsoft Learn certification page: GH 300, 100 minutes, intermediate, skills measured, 2 year validity, price by region ↗GitHub Docs: about GitHub certifications and Copilot exam topics ↗

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