- Managed users versus personal accounts, and GitHub’s authentication and authorization model.
- Configuring and enforcing SAML SSO and 2FA, and choosing an identity provider.
- SCIM and team synchronization and how they differ.
- Organization and repository roles, enterprise teams, rulesets and access audits.
GitHub Certification Training Course
GitHub Administration (GH-100) Certification Training Course
Run GitHub Enterprise with confidence, from SSO and policies to runners and licensing, and get ready for the GitHub Administration (GH-100) exam with Accumentum’s live online training.
Course focus: Manage identities and access, administer GitHub Enterprise, enforce security and compliance, manage Actions and runners, monitor usage, and prepare for the GitHub Administration (GH-100) exam.
Course Overview
Administer a GitHub enterprise that developers like using and auditors can trust.
Someone has to keep GitHub running for everyone else. This course is for the enterprise and organization admins who do that job. We cover identity and access, enterprise settings and licensing, security and compliance policy, GitHub Actions administration and usage monitoring.
The course follows the official GH-100 skills outline. You will work with managed users and personal accounts, SAML SSO, SCIM, team sync, roles and rulesets, deployment options across GitHub Enterprise Cloud and Server, audit logs, tokens and apps, runners and secrets.
By the end you will know how to set up and govern a GitHub enterprise the right way. You will also be ready to sit the GitHub Administration exam.
Course Objectives
Build GitHub Enterprise admin skills and GH-100 exam readiness.
01
Identity and Access
Configure SAML SSO, 2FA, SCIM and team sync, and manage roles, teams and permissions.
02
Enterprise Administration
Understand GitHub Enterprise deployment options, licensing and billing, and when to involve GitHub Support.
03
Security and Compliance
Set enterprise policies and rulesets, enable repository security features, and control tokens and apps.
04
GH-100 Exam Readiness
Cover all five domains in the official GH-100 skills outline, including Actions administration and usage monitoring.
Who Should Attend
- Enterprise and organization owners who manage GitHub for their company.
- System and application administrators responsible for GitHub Enterprise Cloud or GitHub Enterprise Server.
- IT professionals who handle identity, SSO and access reviews for GitHub.
- DevOps engineers and technology managers who set policy for GitHub Actions, runners and security features.
Prerequisites
- There are no formal prerequisites for the GH-100 exam or for this course.
- GitHub recommends reviewing the related Microsoft Learn modules before the exam. We cover the same skills in class.
- The exam is intermediate level and aimed at people with hands-on GitHub Enterprise administration experience.
- You should be comfortable with GitHub organizations and repositories and have a basic understanding of identity providers and SSO.
Pathway Map
The GitHub Administration course follows the five GH-100 skill domains.
Each module maps to an official exam domain and its published weight, with the most time on security and compliance, the largest domain.
Course Content
- Which issues admins can solve and which need GitHub Support, plus support bundles and diagnostics.
- Standards for workflows, branching, reviews and releases.
- Deployment scenarios: GHEC with EMU, GHEC with data residency and EMU, GHEC with personal accounts, and GHES.
- Licensing and billing models and monitoring license use.
- Organization and enterprise policies, data protection and audit logging.
- Vulnerability alerts, secret scanning, CodeQL, Dependabot and security advisories.
- Building a security response plan.
- Personal access tokens, rate limits, GitHub Apps and OAuth Apps, and approving apps by policy.
- Sharing actions and workflows across the enterprise and applying Actions policies.
- Runner groups and GitHub-hosted versus self-hosted runners.
- IP allow lists and networking, including Azure private networking, and runner troubleshooting.
- Secret scope and access at the organization and repository levels, and third-party vaults.
- Analyzing audit logs and API usage.
- Spotting adoption, activity and underused features across the enterprise.
- Reading usage reports for metered products.
- Recommending ways to optimize licenses and resources.
Course Features
Built for practical GitHub admin training and GH-100 exam prep.
Interactive Learning
Participate in training sessions, discussions, and hands-on labs with experienced instructors.
Comprehensive Study Materials
Access extensive resources, including e-books, video lectures, and practice exams.
Practical Scenarios
Engage in real-world exercises and case studies to apply GitHub Administration concepts.
Certification Preparation
Receive guidance and tips to successfully pass the GitHub Administration exam.
Certification Exam
Prepare for the official GitHub Administration exam.
GH-100 Exam Readiness
Accumentum’s GitHub Administration course follows the official GH-100 skills outline and prepares you for every domain on the exam.
After the course you will be ready to take the official GitHub Administration (GH-100) exam. GitHub designed it for system administrators, software developers, application administrators and IT professionals with intermediate experience in GitHub Enterprise administration.
The exam is intermediate level and runs 100 minutes. You can take it at a Pearson VUE testing center or online, in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean or Japanese. A score of 700 or higher is required to pass.
The certification is valid for 2 years. GitHub is moving to Microsoft’s recertification process, which will let you keep your certification current without retaking the full exam.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about Accumentum’s GitHub Administration course, the GH-100 exam, eligibility, delivery and payment.
It shows you can administer GitHub Enterprise, including identity and access, enterprise governance, security features and GitHub Actions, across GitHub Enterprise Cloud and Server. The exam code is GH-100.
Enterprise and organization admins, system and application administrators, and IT professionals who manage GitHub Enterprise Cloud or Server.
There are no formal prerequisites. The exam is intermediate level, so hands-on GitHub Enterprise admin experience helps. GitHub recommends reviewing the related Microsoft Learn modules first.
Five domains: manage GitHub identities and access (15 to 20%), administer the GitHub Enterprise environment (10 to 15%), implement secure software development and compliance (25 to 30%), manage GitHub Actions (20 to 25%), and monitor and optimize GitHub usage (10 to 15%).
The exam runs 100 minutes. You can take it at a Pearson VUE testing center or online. It is offered in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean and Japanese.
You need a score of 700 or higher.
It is valid for 2 years. GitHub is moving to Microsoft’s recertification process, which will let you renew without retaking the full exam.
The course is delivered live online by an instructor, with hands-on practice in GitHub between sessions.
Yes. PathPay lets you pay for your training over time instead of all at once. You can enroll through PathPay from this page or contact us with any questions.
Enrollment
Enroll in the GitHub Administration (GH-100) Certification Training Course with Accumentum.
Enroll in the GitHub Administration (GH-100) Certification Training Course with Accumentum to learn how to run GitHub Enterprise well. You will cover every GH-100 domain, from SSO, SCIM and roles to policies, security features, runners, secrets and usage reports.
When you finish, you will be ready to sit the GitHub Administration exam and manage your enterprise with a clear plan. For upcoming class dates and to save your seat, use the registration page linked below.
Run GitHub Enterprise the right way with GitHub Administration training.
Prepare for the GitHub Administration (GH-100) exam and learn to manage identity, policy, security and Actions across your enterprise.