GitHub · Professional Certification · Foundational
GitHub Foundations
Crydd Score 70
Demand Growing
Career Value Moderate
Recognition Strong
GitHub Foundations at a glance
- Provider
- GitHub
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Software Development
- Level
- Foundational
- Cost
- See official page
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time to earn
- 2–4 weeks
- Validity
- 3 years
- Format
- Multiple choice
- Prerequisites
- None
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Skills it covers
- Git and GitHub basics
- Collaboration workflows
- Repository management
Where GitHub Foundations takes you
- Software Engineer
- Frontend Developer
- DevOps Engineer
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