GitLab Certified Git Associate Exam
Thinking about becoming a GitLab Certified Professional? To become certified, you must pass an online hands-on certification exam offered worldwide. Review the exam details below.
Estimated Effort: 60 minutes
Exam Format: Multiple choice questions and hands on project submission
Pricing: $150 USD per exam registration
Overview
Individuals who earn GitLab Certified Git Associate certification are able to perform the following tasks.
- Explain what GitLab is and why teams use it
- Perform basic Git commands for branching and merging locally and remotely
- Apply fundamental concepts and skills using GitLab within the DevOps lifecycle
Target Candidate Description
The target candidate is anyone new to GitLab and/or Git and wants to gain the basic concepts and skills needed to get started with GitLab in their daily work.
Recommended Prerequisite Knowledge
The target candidate should have the following knowledge:
- High-level knowledge of the software development lifecycle
- Experience with any version control system is helpful but not required
Self-Paced Course
We recommend you complete the GitLab with Git Essentials self-paced course prior to taking the exam.
Topics Covered
The below is a list of GitLab features, tools, technologies, and concepts that could appear on the exam. This list is non-exhaustive and is subject to change but meant to give you the general scope of topics on the exam. These features appear in no particular order.
- GitLab Organization Structure
- Epics
- Groups
- Sub Groups
- Projects
- Issues
- Participants
- Labels
- Milestones
- Boards
- GitLab Terms
- Branch
- Tag
- Checkout
- Merge
- Commit
- Push
- Workspace
- Git Commands
- CI/CD
- .gitlab-ci.yml file
- GitLab Runner
- SSH Keys
- Additional Tools Used for Code Review & Collaboration
- Snippets
- Wikis
- Web IDE
- Docker
- GitLab Security Scanning
- GitLab SAST Scanning
Written Assessment
To earn a technical certification, candidates must pass a written assessment made up of two types of questions:
- Multiple choice: Has one correct answer, chosen from a list.
- Multiple response: Has two or more correct answers
Hands-on Lab Assessment
To complete their technical certification, candidates must also submit a hands-on lab through a dedicated GitLab Demo Cloud to demonstrate their ability to create a project and build on it.
Scoring
The written exam consists of 15 questions and a score of 80% is required to pass. Candidates will be notified of their score immediately after completing the exam and are allowed to retake the exam an infinite number of times.
Once the candidate has completed the Hands-on-Exam, a GitLab team member will review and grade the project in the Demo Cloud using the project link that the candidate provided. The candidate will receive their certification results within 7 business days.
FAQ
If you have questions about the exam registration, logistics, or policies, see the GitLab Certifications section of our FAQ page or reach out to us at levelup@gitlab.com.
Purchasing Policies
The following policies apply to individual exam purchases:
- All GitLab certification exam purchases are final. Purchases may not be refunded or exchanged.
- The cost is $150 USD per exam registration.
The following policies apply to bulk exam purchases, or the purchase of certification exam vouchers:
- All GitLab certification exam voucher purchases are final. Exam voucher purchases may not be refunded or exchanged.
- All exam vouchers expire 12 months from the date of purchase. You must register for the exam prior to the voucher expiration date. Exam voucher expiration dates cannot be extended.
During the Exam
Test takers must abide by the following exam rules:
- Test takers must be alone in a quiet environment with a clear desk for the duration of the exam.
- Once started, exams must be completed in one session. Progress will not be saved if the test taker closes the browser window and incomplete exams will not be reviewed for certification.
- Use of any reference materials, resources, and/or other software is not allowed for the duration of the exam.