Microsoft GitHub Copilot (GH-300)
The GH-300 exam is designed for professionals who implement and configure GitHub. It validates your ability to use GitHub Copilot responsibly, use GitHub Copilot features, understand GitHub Copilot data and architecture, apply prompt engineering and context crafting, improve developer productivity with GitHub Copilot, and configure privacy, content exclusions, and safeguards.
For credential details, see GitHub Copilot on Microsoft Learn.
Exam details
- Certification
- GitHub Copilot
- Application
- GitHub
- Exam code
- GH-300
- Level
- Intermediate
- Passing score
- 700 out of 1000
- Renewal
- Valid for 2 years; GitHub is transitioning to Microsoft's recertification process.
Skills measured
Use GitHub Copilot responsibly (15–20%)
- Recognize generative AI limitations, risks, and responsible-use principles.
- Validate Copilot output before using it.
Use GitHub Copilot features (25–30%)
- Use Copilot in the IDE, chat, command line, and agent mode.
- Select and configure Copilot features for development tasks.
Understand GitHub Copilot data and architecture (10–15%)
- Understand how Copilot processes prompts and context.
- Recognize the data and architecture considerations of Copilot.
Apply prompt engineering and context crafting (10–15%)
- Write prompts that include relevant task and code context.
- Refine prompts and context to improve the usefulness of results.
Improve developer productivity with GitHub Copilot (10–15%)
- Use Copilot to assist with coding, testing, and documentation.
- Review and adapt generated suggestions as part of a development workflow.
Configure privacy, content exclusions, and safeguards (10–15%)
- Configure privacy settings and content exclusions.
- Apply safeguards when using Copilot with code and organizational content.