GitHub Copilot Certification — Requirements & Free Practice
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GitHub Copilot Certification
GitHub certification of capability with GitHub Copilot, earned through successful completion of the GitHub Copilot exam.
Licensing authority: GitHub
Initial by examination
Exam GH-300: GitHub Copilot
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Time limit
- 100 minutes
- Passing score
- 700 or greater
Examination outline
The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.
Use GitHub Copilot responsibly — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 18.42%)
- Understand responsible AI principles
- Validate and operate AI tools
Use GitHub Copilot features — Official range: 25–30% (Practice allocation: 28.95%)
- Use GitHub Copilot in the IDE
- Use GitHub Copilot CLI
- Use GitHub Copilot features and capabilities
- Manage organization-wide settings and policies
Understand GitHub Copilot data and architecture — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 13.16%)
- Describe data handling and flow
- Understand lifecycle and limitations
Apply prompt engineering and context crafting — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 13.16%)
- Craft effective prompts
- Engineer prompts for performance
Improve developer productivity with GitHub Copilot — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 13.16%)
- Enhance productivity and code quality
- Support testing and security
Configure privacy, content exclusions, and safeguards — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 13.16%)
- Manage privacy settings and exclusions
- Apply safeguards and troubleshoot
Examination sources
- GitHub Copilot certification
Certification resources / Exam GH-300 study guide
- Study guide for Exam GH-300: GitHub Copilot
Skills measured as of August 7, 2026
- Study guide for Exam GH-300: GitHub Copilot
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- Study guide for Exam GH-300: GitHub Copilot
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- Study guide for Exam GH-300: GitHub Copilot
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