Overview

In this session, GitHub’s experts will equip participants with the knowledge of GitHub Copilot’s core features, business benefits, and practical usage.

Participants will learn how to get started with GitHub Copilot, craft effective prompts with prompt engineering, and optimize their experience with best practices and techniques. Additionally, the session will cover governance and control measures through the lens of a developer, as well as address frequently asked questions.

Topics

• GitHub Copilot overview
• Getting started
• Prompt engineering
• Tips and techniques
• Governance and control
• Frequently asked questions

Customer benefits

This offering will help customers:

• Learn GitHub Copilot features to unlock proven benefits of GitHub Copilot, like: increased productivity, less context switching, and saving time on repetitive tasks
• Apply immediately applicable AI skills (prompting, automation, etc.)
• Accelerate successful adoption by implementing responsible AI governance with enterprise-wide policy controls to address security requirements, organizational concerns, and compliance needs

Learning objectives

By the end of this training, learners will be able to:

• Get started with GitHub Copilot and utilize its core features
• Apply prompt engineering techniques to generate meaningful GitHub Copilot suggestions
• Optimize their GitHub Copilot experience by implementing best practices and techniques
• Navigate governance controls and address common implementation questions to ensure responsible AI usage

Audience

Required:

• Developers
• Team leads
• Development leaders
• Project managers

Optional:

• N/A

Delivery details

• Level: Fundamentals [100]
• Offering type: Training
• Format: Remote
• Class size: 15 participant maximum (with some flexibility)

Customer prerequisites

Before this training, the customer needs to have in place:

• GitHub Enterprise Cloud account
• GitHub Copilot enabled
• Compatible IDE with GitHub Copilot
• GitHub Copilot extension installed on the IDE