GitHub Foundations (Exam GH 900)
From GitHub
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What you'll learn
You show you know how Git and GitHub work day to day: managing repositories, collaborating through pull requests and issues, using modern development practices and handling basic privacy and security settings.
- Git and GitHub basics
- Working with GitHub repositories
- Collaborating using GitHub
- Modern development practices
- Privacy, security and administration
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- 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.
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- Time
- 100 minute proctored exam.
- Before you start
- None listed; built for developers and non developers who use GitHub.
- How you are tested
- Proctored exam through Pearson VUE, online or at a test center.
- Renewal
- No renewal required (fundamentals level).
- 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.
- Where it applies
- Worldwide; offered in English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean and Japanese.
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Sources and what we verified
Microsoft Learn certification page: GH 900, beginner, skills measured, no renewal ↗What we verified: Not an AI credential; listed as a pair item because GitHub skills are assumed by the Copilot exam and courses. Page loaded today; no USD price shown.
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