Question 1

What Git and version control training courses does JBI Training offer?

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JBI Training offers three courses in this group. Git for Beginners is a two-day programme for those new to version control. GitLab CI — Pipelines and CI/CD is a one-day course covering GitLab's continuous integration and delivery pipeline features. Agentic Coding with GitHub Copilot is a three-day course covering how to work professionally with GitHub Copilot's agentic coding capabilities. All courses are available as scheduled classroom sessions in London, as live online instructor-led training, or as customised onsite programmes for development teams.

Question 2

What does the Git for Beginners course cover?

Accepted Answer

The Git for Beginners course is a two-day practical programme for developers, testers, and technical professionals who are new to Git or version control. It covers the core concepts of distributed version control, initialising and cloning repositories, staging and committing changes, working with branches and merging, resolving merge conflicts, working with remote repositories on platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, and Azure DevOps, using pull requests for collaborative code review, and applying standard Git workflows used in Agile and DevOps teams. No prior Git experience is required and the course uses hands-on exercises throughout to build confidence with everyday Git operations.

Question 3

What is the difference between Git, GitHub, GitLab, and Azure DevOps?

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Git is a distributed version control system — a tool that runs locally and tracks changes to files and source code. GitHub, GitLab, and Azure DevOps are cloud-based platforms that host Git repositories and add collaboration, project management, and automation features on top. GitHub is the most widely used platform globally, particularly in open-source and technology company environments. GitLab is popular in organisations that want tighter integration between source control, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps tooling — and is available as both a cloud service and a self-hosted installation. Azure DevOps is Microsoft's platform and integrates closely with the broader Azure and Microsoft ecosystem including Azure Pipelines, Boards, and Artifacts. JBI's Git training covers Git itself alongside practical use of these platforms.

Question 4

What does the GitLab CI — Pipelines and CI/CD course cover?

Accepted Answer

The GitLab CI Pipelines and CI/CD course is a one-day programme covering GitLab's built-in continuous integration and delivery capabilities. It covers the structure and syntax of GitLab CI/CD pipeline configuration using the .gitlab-ci.yml file, defining jobs and stages, using runners, working with variables and secrets, building and testing code automatically on each commit, deploying to different environments, using GitLab's merge request pipelines, and applying best practices for reliable and maintainable CI/CD pipelines. It is suited to developers, DevOps engineers, and platform engineers who are using or adopting GitLab as their CI/CD platform.

Question 5

What branching strategies are covered in Git training and why do they matter?

Accepted Answer

Git branching strategies define how a development team uses branches to organise their work, manage releases, and collaborate without interfering with each other's changes. Common strategies include Git Flow (using long-lived feature, develop, release, and main branches), GitHub Flow (a simpler model based on short-lived feature branches and frequent merges to main), and trunk-based development (where all developers commit to a single main branch frequently, relying on feature flags to manage unfinished work). The right strategy depends on the team's size, release cadence, and deployment model. JBI's Git training covers branching strategies and helps teams understand the trade-offs between approaches so they can adopt a workflow that suits their development process.

Question 6

What is Agentic Coding with GitHub Copilot and who should attend?

Accepted Answer

Agentic Coding with GitHub Copilot is a three-day course covering how to work professionally with GitHub Copilot's agent mode — where Copilot can plan, write, execute, and test code across multiple files and steps to complete a development task, rather than simply completing a single line or function. The course covers how to specify tasks clearly for agentic workflows, how to evaluate and verify AI-generated code using test-driven development, how to steer agent behaviour when it goes off course, and how to integrate agentic coding tools into a professional development workflow responsibly. It is suited to software developers who are already using or planning to adopt GitHub Copilot and want to use its agentic capabilities effectively and safely.

Question 7

Can Git training be customised for a corporate development team?

Accepted Answer

Yes. All Git courses at JBI can be delivered as customised onsite or online programmes for corporate development teams. Content can be tailored to the team's preferred Git hosting platform — GitHub, GitLab, or Azure DevOps — their existing branching strategy and repository structure, and specific workflow challenges the team wants to address, such as improving pull request discipline, reducing merge conflicts, or adopting a consistent branching model across multiple teams. Training can also use the team's own repositories as the basis for practical exercises, making the learning immediately applicable to their real working environment. JBI has delivered Git and DevOps training for development teams at organisations including the BBC, NHS, RBS, Sky, EDF, and Cisco.

Question 8

Are Git and GitHub Copilot courses kept up to date with the latest platform releases?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Git itself is stable and mature, but the platforms built around it — particularly GitHub, GitLab, and Azure DevOps — evolve continuously with new features for CI/CD, security scanning, code review, and AI-assisted development. GitHub Copilot in particular is updated frequently with new capabilities including improved agentic features, workspace integrations, and expanded language support. JBI's training content is continuously reviewed to reflect the latest versions of these platforms and tools, ensuring delegates learn skills and workflows that are current and applicable to the environments they work in today.

Gitlab CI- Pipelines CI/CD training course

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Module 1: GitLab Overview and Flow

Module 2: Architecture and Runners

Module 3: Anatomy of a Pipeline

Module 4: Git - Variable Precedence & Scoping

Module 5: Artifacts and Dependencies

Module 6 - Registry & Deployments

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