The GitHub Copilot Certification Prep course empowers developers to leverage AI with GitHub Copilot to boost coding productivity and efficiency. Learn the fundamentals of GitHub Copilot, responsible AI practices, and prompt engineering techniques. Explore advanced Copilot features and understand its applications across various environments, including IDEs, chat, and command-line interfaces. Gain insights into management and customization considerations to optimize Copilot usage.

Discover practical developer use cases with GitHub Copilot by developing unit tests and integrating it with JavaScript and Python workflows. Learn about GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise to enhance team collaboration and streamline coding practices. This course is ideal for software developers, AI enthusiasts, and IT professionals looking to maximize GitHub Copilot's capabilities.

Certificate

All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from Tertiary Courses after achieved at least 75% attendance.

Funding and Grant

HRD Corp Claimable Course for Employers Registered with HRD Corp

Course Code: M1775

Topic 1 Responsible AI with GitHub Copilot

• Mitigate AI risks

• Microsoft and GitHub's six principles of responsible AI

Topic 2 Introduction to GitHub Copilot

• GitHub Copilot, your AI pair programmer

• Interact with Copilot

• Set up, configure, and troubleshoot GitHub Copilot

• Develop with AI-powered code suggestions by using GitHub Copilot and VS Code

Topic 3 Introduction to prompt engineering with GitHub Copilot

• Prompt engineering foundations and best practices

• GitHub Copilot user prompt process flow

• GitHub Copilot data

• GitHub Copilot Large Language Models (LLMs)

Topic 4 Using advanced GitHub Copilot features

• Advanced GitHub Copilot features

• Set up GitHub Copilot to work with Visual Studio Code

• Applied GitHub Copilot techniques

• Update a web API with GitHub Copilot

Topic 5 GitHub Copilot Across Environments: IDE, Chat, and Command Line Techniques

• Code completion with GitHub Copilot

• GitHub Copilot Chat

• GitHub Copilot for the Command Line

Topic 6 Management and customization considerations with GitHub Copilot

• Explore GitHub Copilot plans and their associated management and customization features

• Explore contractual protections in GitHub Copilot and disabling matching public code

• Manage content exclusions

• Troubleshoot common problems with GitHub Copilot

Topic 7 Developer use cases for AI with GitHub Copilot

• Boost developer productivity with AI

• Align with developer preferences

• AI in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

• Understand limitations and measure impact

Topic 8 Develop unit tests using GitHub Copilot tools

• Examine the unit testing tools and environment

• Create unit tests by using GitHub Copilot Chat

• Create unit tests for specific conditions by using GitHub Copilot

• Complete the "create unit tests" challenge

• Review the "create unit tests" solution

Topic 9 Introduction to GitHub Copilot Business

• About GitHub Copilot for Business

• GitHub Copilot for Business use cases and customer stories

• How to get started with GitHub Copilot for Business

Topic 10 Introduction to GitHub Copilot Enterprise

• About GitHub Copilot Enterprise

• How to get started

Topic 11 Using GitHub Copilot with JavaScript

• What is GitHub Copilot

• Set up GitHub Copilot to work with Visual Studio Code

• Use GitHub Copilot with JavaScript

• Update a JavaScript portfolio with GitHub Copilot

Topic 12 Using GitHub Copilot with Python

• What is GitHub Copilot?

• Set up GitHub Copilot to work with Visual Studio Code

• Use GitHub Copilot with Python

• Update a Python web API with GitHub Copilot