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GH-100T00: GitHub Fundamentals – Administration Basics and Product Features
Duration
1 Day
Upcoming Batch
23 November 2026
Batch Options
4 hours & 8 hours
Language
English / Arabic
Course Overview
The GH-100T00: GitHub Fundamentals – Administration Basics and Product Features course is designed for IT professionals and administrators who want to manage, configure, and optimise GitHub environments for teams and organisations. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of GitHub’s administrative capabilities, repository management, collaboration tools, and product features to streamline enterprise software development and DevOps practices.
Participants will learn to configure organisational settings, manage users and teams, enforce security and compliance, and leverage GitHub’s advanced product features such as branch protection, GitHub Actions, and project boards. The course also covers best practices for workflow standardisation, access control, and maintaining governance across multiple repositories.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to administer GitHub at scale efficiently, implement organisational policies, enhance team collaboration, and drive secure and compliant development workflows. This course is ideal for IT administrators, DevOps engineers, and technical leads responsible for managing GitHub environments in enterprise settings.
Key Learning Outcomes:
By completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand GitHub administration fundamentals and organisational structures
- Manage users, teams, and repository permissions
- Configure security policies, branch protections, and compliance standards
- Utilise GitHub product features such as Actions, Issues, and Project Boards
- Implement workflow standardisation and best practices for collaboration
- Monitor repository activity and enforce organisational governance
- Support DevOps processes and continuous integration workflows effectively
Prerequisites:
Familiarity with GitHub and basic repository workflows
Learners should have experience with:
- Creating and navigating GitHub repositories
- Using branches, commits, and pull requests
- Understanding issues, discussions, and notifications
- Basic DevOps concepts and CI/CD workflows
Target Audience
- This course is ideal for IT administrators, DevOps engineers, technical leads, and team managers responsible for managing GitHub environments in enterprise or organisational settings.
Course Content
9 modules · 17 topics01Module 1: Introduction to GitHub3 topics
- What is GitHub?
- Fundamental components: issues, notifications, branches, commits, pull requests
- Guided lab: explore a GitHub repository
02Module 2: GitHub Administration Essentials2 topics
- Managing users, organizations, and role-based access
- Authentication and enterprise governance
03Moduel 3: GitHub Product Overview2 topics
- Difference between individual, team, and enterprise plans
- Tools: GitHub Desktop & Mobile, billing, license reports
04Module 4: Securing Your Repository2 topics
- Best practices for a secure supply chain
- Automatic security scanning
05Module 5: Managing Sensitive Data & Policies2 topics
- Security policies, rulesets, reporting, and logging
- Guided exercise
06Module 6: Identity & Access Management1 topic
- User authentication/authorization and team synchronization
07Module 7: Enterprise Administration1 topic
- Features: managed users, scaling enterprise settings, support structures
08Module 8: GitHub Actions at Scale2 topics
- Workflow management, reusable components, self-hosted runners
- Managing encrypted secrets
09Module 9: Publishing with GitHub Packages2 topics
- Introduction to packages and registries
- Package publishing via GitHub Actions
Schedule Dates
4 upcoming batchesSession TypePhysical sessions run at our training facility.
| Batch Dates | Duration | Batch Options | Language | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2026 | 1 Day | 4 hours & 8 hours | English / Arabic | |
| 23 February 2027 | 1 Day | 4 hours & 8 hours | English / Arabic | |
| 23 May 2027 | 1 Day | 4 hours & 8 hours | English / Arabic | |
| 23 August 2027 | 1 Day | 4 hours & 8 hours | English / Arabic |
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Request More InformationFAQs
Do I need prior experience with Git or GitHub?
Basic familiarity with GitHub is helpful, but the course covers administration fundamentals from the ground up, making it accessible to professionals new to GitHub administration.
Can I manage multiple repositories efficiently using GitHub administration features?
Yes. The course covers organisation-level management, allowing administrators to configure multiple repositories, enforce policies consistently, and apply standardised workflows at scale.
Does the course cover monitoring and audit capabilities?
Yes. The course explores audit logs, repository activity monitoring, and reporting tools to track changes, ensure compliance, and maintain organisational oversight.
Is GitHub Marketplace integration discussed?
Yes. The course introduces GitHub Marketplace apps and integrations that enhance automation, security, testing, and project management capabilities within your organisation.
Will I learn about project boards and task management?
Yes. The course covers GitHub Project Boards, issues, milestones, and labels to manage work efficiently and improve collaboration between developers, managers, and stakeholders.
Can I apply these skills to open-source or public repositories?
Yes. While the focus is on enterprise administration, the concepts of repository governance, collaboration, and workflow automation are applicable to public and open-source projects as well.
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