The GH-200 GitHub Actions certification is designed for individuals with experience in software development and proficiency in automating workflows using GitHub Actions. The exam will assess technical ability to manage and implement continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using GitHub Actions, including writing workflows, managing actions, troubleshooting, and understanding best practices for security, scalability, and performance. Prior hands‑on experience with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines is beneficial.

The content of the exam will test your ability to perform the following:

• Author and maintain workflows

• Consume workflows

• Author and maintain actions

• Manage GitHub Actions in the enterprise

For more information about the GH-200 exam, you can check out this exam skills outline. This study guide will provide comprehensive review materials to help you pass the exam successfully.

Study Materials

Before attempting the Microsoft Certified: GitHub Actions (GH-200), it is highly recommended to review these study materials. These resources are specifically designed to help you grasp the intricate concepts and features addressed in the exam.

1. Microsoft Learn – This website offers a variety of learning paths for different Microsoft certifications. For the GH-200 certification exam, you can focus on the following topics:
   • GH-200 Overview
   • GH-200 official study guide
   • Learning paths and modules related to GH-200
2. GitHub Actions Documentation – The documents provide an overview of workflows, jobs, runners, actions, secrets, and environment variables. Focus on the documentation for:
   • The components and syntax of workflows (events, jobs, steps, workflows)
   • Use of hosted and self‑hosted runners (environment for jobs)
   • Creation and consumption of actions (how to build/maintain custom GitHub Actions)
   • Secrets and environment variables in workflows (secure context, permissions, environment protections)
   • Enterprise‑scale management of workflows, runners, actions (governance, reuse, policies)
3. GitHub Blog – To stay up‑to‑date on the latest GitHub Copilot features and best practices, subscribe to their blog and specifically follow updates related to AI, prompts, and testing.
4. GitHub FAQs – The GitHub documentation (or GitHub Community discussions) includes sections that answer common questions about workflows, runners, billing/usage, and self‑hosted runner configuration.
5. GitHub Free Account – The GitHub portal offers free tiers and access to GitHub Actions minutes for experimentation. Use this to create workflows, deploy jobs, test runners, and gain hands‑on experience.
6.  Tutorials Dojo’s Azure Cheat Sheets – with the help of our cheat sheets, you can easily understand the information found in the Azure documentation. These are presented in bullet point format to highlight the essential concepts.
7. Tutorials Dojo’s GH-200 GitHub Actions Practice Exams – Coming Soon!

Azure Services to Focus On

Your primary source of information when studying for the GH‑200 exam is the Microsoft Learn documentation and GitHub Actions feature documentation. To comprehend the different scenarios in the exam, you should have a thorough understanding of the following service/feature sets:

• GitHub Actions Workflows & Jobs – Understand the lifecycle of workflows, including events, triggers, jobs, and steps. Discover how jobs can run in sequence or parallel, and learn how to utilize matrix builds for cross-platform automation.

• GitHub Runners – Understand the differences between GitHub-hosted runners and self-hosted runners, and how to configure them for various environments and use cases. Focus on scaling and managing self-hosted runners in enterprise setups.

• GitHub Actions Secrets & Environment Variables – Learn how to manage secrets and environment variables securely, and how to inject them into workflows without exposing sensitive data. Understand best practices for encryption and access controls.

• Custom GitHub Actions – Study how to build custom GitHub Actions to automate tasks and integrate with third-party services. Learn how to publish actions, manage versioning, and reuse actions across workflows.

• CI/CD Pipeline Automation – Understand how to implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using GitHub Actions. Learn to create pipelines for building, testing, and deploying code in different environments.

• GitHub Actions for Testing – Learn how to use GitHub Actions for automating tests in your workflows, including unit tests, integration tests, and performance tests. Focus on integrating with popular testing frameworks and setting up workflows to run tests on every push.

• Security & Access Management in GitHub Actions – Understand how to manage access to workflows, runners, and secrets with proper security policies. Learn about role-based access control (RBAC) and permissions for managing enterprise-scale automation in GitHub.

We suggest checking out Tutorials Dojo’s Azure Cheat Sheets, which provide bullet-point summaries of the most essential concepts for various Azure AI services and related Azure functionalities. 

For more Azure practice exam questions with detailed explanations, check out the Tutorials Dojo Portal:

Final Remarks

Success in the GH‑200 exam requires both theoretical knowledge and practical experience. Focus study efforts on the official Microsoft Learn materials and GitHub Actions documentation, engage hands‑on by building and managing GitHub Actions workflows and custom actions, and practice interpreting real‑world enterprise scenarios. With this structured study path, you will be well‑equipped for success. Good luck with your preparation!