Applied Skills

Microsoft Applied Skills: Accelerate app development by using GitHub Copilot

Validate your technical skills and open doors to new possibilities of advancement with Microsoft Applied Skills.

At a glance

Overview

To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to Accelerate app development by using GitHub Copilot.

Candidates for this credential should have familiarity with Visual Studio Code and GitHub, and should have experience developing apps by using C#.

Skills earned upon completion

Prepare for the assessment

Take the assessment

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This assessment will use an interactive lab to evaluate your performance. It will take a few minutes to load the lab, and you may do other activities while it loads. After you launch the lab, you will need to wait 72 hours to launch it again. Your mouse movements and text entered during the lab will be recorded for quality purposes. Learn more

Evaluated in this assessment

  • Explain code by using GitHub Copilot Chat
  • Document code by using GitHub Copilot tools
  • Develop features by using GitHub Copilot tools
  • Develop unit tests by using GitHub Copilot tools
  • Refactor, debug, and improve code sections by using GitHub Copilot tools

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Applied Skills Resources

Study guide for Applied Skills

This study guide provides a summary of the topics covered in the assessment lab, along with additional resources to help you prepare.

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