GitHub Actions certification - useful resources

These are some resources I have found useful in preparing for the GitHub Actions exam.

Topics that are covered in the exam (From the Credly website):

• Author and maintain workflows - 40%
• Consume workflows - 20 %
• Author and maintain actions - 25 %
• Manage GitHub Actions for the enterprise - 15% - trickiest section?

Microsoft Learning Paths:

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/githubtraining/collections/n5p4a5z7keznp5

  • Automate development tasks by using GitHub Actions
  • Build continuous integration (CI) workflows by using GitHub Actions
  • Leverage GitHub Actions to publish to GitHub Packages
  • Create and publish custom GitHub actions
  • Build and deploy applications to Azure by using GitHub Actions
  • Manage GitHub Actions in the enterprise

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/automate-workflow-github-actions/

  • Introduction to GitHub
  • Automat development tasks by using GitHub Actions
  • Build continuous integration (CI) workflows by using GitHub Actions
  • Build and deploy application to Azure by using GitHub Actions
  • Automate GitHub by using GitHub Script
  • Leverage GitHub Actions to publish Packages

GitHub Learning Resources

https://resources.github.com/learn/certifications/

GitHub Actions documentation

https://docs.github.com/actions

GitHub Actions guides

https://docs.github.com/en/actions/guides

Training Courses

• GitHub Actions - The Complete Guide

Practice tests

• GH Certified
• GitHub Actions Certification Practice Exam

Books

• GitHub Actions Essentials: Automate, Integrate, Deploy: Unlocking the Power of GitHub Actions (GitHub Essentials Series) - Dave Cross - a great beginners guide to GitHub Actions
• Practical Git: Confident Git Through Practice - Johan Abildskow - Doesn’t cover GitHub Actions but gives a good overview of Git as a whole
• Hands-on GitHub Action: Implement Ci/CD with GitHub Actions Workflows for your Applications - Chaminda Chandrasekara