GitHub Actions Training

GitHub Actions Fundamentals is a 2-day, 6-hour instructor-led training that provides teams with a foundational understanding of GitHub Actions. GitHub's experts enable teams to start leveraging GitHub Actions in their own projects across a multitude of use cases: CI, CD, administrative tasks, project management, and more.

The syllabus consists of a mix of presentation, demos, hands-on labs, plus ample time to engage in Q&A with a GitHub Actions expert.

What you'll learn

After completing this training, learners will be able to:

• Understand the core concepts and components of GitHub Actions
• Create and manage workflows to automate CI/CD pipelines efficiently
• Differentiate between GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners and configure them effectively
• Secure workflows using secrets and environments, including gated deployments and approval processes
• Apply advanced workflow syntax (e.g., concurrency, permissions, reusable workflows, matrix strategies)
• Design and implement custom GitHub Actions using JavaScript, Docker, and Composite Actions
• Implement best practices for managing Actions, including security, compliance, efficiency, and reusability

Topics covered

• Introduction to GitHub Actions
• Managing GitHub Actions and Workflows
• GitHub Actions environments and secrets
• Building Custom GitHub Actions
• Introduction to GitHub Actions migration
• GitHub Actions runners deep dive
• CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Customer benefits

This training will help your organization:

• Accelerate software delivery
• Enhance security and compliance
• Optimize costs and improve efficiency
• Standardize automation practices
• Enable seamless CI/CD migrations
• Improve operational visibility

Training details

Level: Fundamentals [100]

Format: Remote instructor-led

Class size: 16 participants maximum

Prerequisites: GitHub Account

Who should attend

Required:

• Developers - DevOps teams

Optional:

• Engineering managers - Team leads