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GitHub Copilot webinar

GitHub's experts deliver a webinar presentation to 300–500 participants over 2 hours for large-scale adoption of GitHub Copilot features. The content is adapted from existing GitHub Copilot fundamentals and intermediate training sessions, focusing on presentation format rather than hands-on exercises or live interaction.

Webinar options

Choose from two webinars:

GitHub Copilot fundamentals — Participants learn how to get started with GitHub Copilot, create effective prompts, optimize their experience with best practices, and understand developer-focused governance.

GitHub Copilot intermediate — Participants dive deeper into GitHub Copilot practices, focusing on good coding techniques, best practices, advanced prompt engineering, and secure coding.

By participating in a GitHub Copilot webinar, your organization accelerates development, improves code quality, and fosters innovation.

Topics

GitHub Copilot fundamentals webinar

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

GitHub Copilot intermediate webinar

  • Copilot introduction
  • GitHub Copilot configuration
  • Coding (unit tests, refactoring, and debugging)
  • Best practices
  • Prompt engineering
  • Secure coding (vulnerability detection and remediation)

Learning objectives

GitHub Copilot fundamentals

After completing 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

GitHub Copilot intermediate

After completing this training, learners will be able to:

  • Apply prompt engineering techniques to generate meaningful GitHub Copilot suggestions and work effectively
  • Optimize their GitHub Copilot experience using best practices and techniques to go beyond code completion
  • Leverage GitHub Copilot Chat capabilities to accelerate the development process

Customer benefits

  • Accelerate adoption across the organization by reaching large audiences (300–500 participants) in a single session
  • Deliver information efficiently through a structured 2-hour format, minimizing disruption to developer workflows
  • Build a solid Copilot foundation using proven content from GitHub Copilot fundamentals and intermediate trainings
  • Enable scalable learning by focusing on high-impact content delivery, rather than hands-on exercises, which are better suited to smaller groups or follow-up formats
  • Streamline onboarding for dispersed teams with a presentation-style format that ensures consistent messaging and learning outcomes

Audience

  • Developers
  • Team leads
  • Development leaders
  • Project managers

Delivery details

  • Level: Fundamental [100] or Intermediate [200]
  • Offering type: Training
  • Format: Remote
  • Customer pre-work: Confirmation audience has completed all prerequisites

Prerequisites

Before this training, ensure your organization has in place:

  • GitHub Enterprise Cloud account
  • GitHub Copilot enabled
  • Compatible IDE with GitHub Copilot
  • GitHub Copilot extension installed on the IDE
  • An internal resource to field questions on licenses and authorization during the training