You can see it againUnder pressure people bring back shapes and positions long after the wording has gone.
Picture superiority · Shepard 1967, Standing 1973
GITLABGitLab Certified Fundamentals Associate
The GitLab Certified Git Associate certification validates your foundational knowledge of Git and GitLab, covering essential concepts like branches, commits, version control, and merge requests. It is designed for developers and DevOps professionals who want to demonstrate their ability to work effectively with Git in a GitLab environment. Earning this credential shows you have the core skills to collaborate on code and manage version control with confidence.
Exam formatKnowledge exam and hands-on exam
DeliveryGitLab Learn
Free questions391
Content last reviewed 30 July 2026 · Up to date
The certification
What GitLab Certified Fundamentals Associate proves, and what it asks of you
What this certification covers, who it is written for, and what the exam itself looks like on the day.
6domains
17objectives
110concepts
US $650exam fee
What it is
What this certification is
What it validates, who it is written for, and the experience it assumes.
About this certification
The GitLab Certified Git Associate certification is your entry point into the GitLab certification program, confirming that you understand the fundamentals of Git and how to apply them within the GitLab platform. This certification covers Git basics, including branches, commits, version control, and the core concepts of DevOps, GitLab issues, and merge requests. It is ideal for individuals who are new to Git or who want to formalize their foundational skills.
By earning this certification, you demonstrate that you can navigate GitLab confidently, manage repositories, and collaborate with your team using Git's core workflows. Whether you are a developer, a DevOps engineer, or a student, this credential provides a solid foundation for further growth in the GitLab ecosystem and prepares you for more advanced certifications.
Who it’s for
This certification is for developers, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals who are new to Git and GitLab, or who want to validate their understanding of version control fundamentals. It is also suitable for students and individuals transitioning into software development or DevOps roles. You should be comfortable with basic computer operations and have a desire to learn how to manage code with Git. No prior Git experience is required, but a basic understanding of software development concepts is helpful.
Recommended experience
No formal experience is required, but familiarity with basic software development concepts and the command line is beneficial. Basic understanding of software development workflows; Comfort with using a command line interface; Familiarity with version control concepts (optional)
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective GitLab measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official GitLab exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
GitLab Platform and Organization Structure
- Navigate groups, subgroups, and projects
- Work with issues, labels, milestones, and boards
- Understand epics and project participants
- Manage SSH keys for authentication
Git and Version Control Workflows
- Use core Git commands including checkout, commit, push, and merge
- Work with branches and tags
- Understand the GitLab workspace and repository model
Merge Requests and Issues
- Create and review merge requests
- Manage issues through their lifecycle
- Collaborate using comments and approvals
Basic CI/CD Pipelines
- Configure a basic .gitlab-ci.yml pipeline
- Understand the role of GitLab Runner
- Run and monitor pipeline jobs
Security Scanning Basics
- Set up basic security scanning
- Interpret security scan results
Agile Planning Tools
- Apply agile planning tools across the software development lifecycle
- Use boards and milestones to plan work
On the day
The exam itself
Everything GitLab publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites — this certification has no required predecessor exam or credential.
CertificationGitLab Certified Fundamentals Associate
Exam formatKnowledge exam and hands-on exam
DeliveryGitLab Learn
LanguagesEnglish
PricingUS $650
Certification levelAssociate
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path GitLab lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to GitLab Certified Fundamentals Associate
Credential earnedGitLab Certified Fundamentals Associate Associate level certification Renewal and maintenance
GitLab certifications do not require renewal. Stay current with the latest technologies and maintain your certification.
Learn more about renewal requirements Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. GitLab maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by GitLab
Exam registration
Register for the exam through GitLab Learn, GitLab’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official GitLab certification page for exam policies and requirements.
View the official pageYour coach
And when you are serious, your coach Pip takes over
Your coach in the app reads what you have answered with the book closed and tells you one thing to do tonight. It will not count an answer you gave with the page open, and it will tell you when you are not ready.
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Questions people ask
How is the GitLab Certified Git Associate exam structured?
The certification bundle includes a self-study eLearning preparation course, a knowledge exam, and a graded hands-on exam completed in a GitLab sandbox environment.
Do I need to complete the eLearning course before taking the exam?
The eLearning course is included in the bundle and is designed to prepare you for the exam, but it is not a formal prerequisite.
Can I take the exam on a mobile device?
It is recommended to create your account on a desktop system first, then you can use the Edcast mobile app for the best experience.
What job roles does the GitLab Certified Git Associate credential map to?
This certification is relevant for developers, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals who work with Git and GitLab in their daily workflows.
Is there a discount code available for the certification?
GitLab occasionally offers promotions and discount codes. Creating an account on GitLab Learn will keep you informed about future offerings.
Information freshness · Content last reviewed on 2026-07-30 Up to date
Practice free questions 391 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept GitLab measures — each one written out.
6domains
17objectives
110concepts
88free pages
The domains, and what sits inside them
Every objective below is a page you can open and practise now, without an account.
The official GitLab exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
1GitLab Platform and Organization Structure82 questions
2Git and Version Control Workflows61 questions
3Merge Requests and Issues80 questions
4Basic CI/CD Pipelines64 questions
5Security Scanning Basics50 questions
Not a table of contents
Every line on this map already opens
In front of every objective the practice pages are already there, free and without an account. This is one objective, opened.
Navigate groups, subgroups, and projects4 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
16 questions on this objective, five to a page. Every range above is a real page, open now, with no account.
Reading the map is not the same as knowing the ground
The curriculum tells you what is on the exam. Proving you know it is a different job — and it is the one the closed-book run does.
Free questions
391 questions. No account, no card.
The whole bank is open. 5 questions to a page, every answer explained, and a discussion thread on each one.
391questions
88pages
17objectives
Freealways
Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1GitLab Platform and Organization Structure82 questions
2Git and Version Control Workflows61 questions
3Merge Requests and Issues80 questions
4Basic CI/CD Pipelines64 questions
5Security Scanning Basics50 questions
What a practice page gives you
1Five to a page
Short enough to finish, long enough to matter.
2Every answer explained
Not only which one is right — why the others are wrong.
3A discussion on each
Ask, answer, and vote. Every question has its own thread.
A question, and the idea behind it
Every question comes from a concept
These are not trivia. Each one is written against a concept in the book, so when you get one wrong there is somewhere to go and find out why.
The visual book
See it once. Carry it into the exam.
The pages shown here come from our AI-900 book — an example of how each concept is written in plain language and, where the idea needs one, drawn as a full page you can take in at a glance.
110concepts
391free questions
Why a picture, and not another paragraph
Three reasons, and each one is a real finding rather than a slogan.
You can see it againThe whole idea at onceWhere it starts, what happens in the middle, what comes out, and the mistake to avoid.
Multimedia principle · MayerThe look-alikes sit togetherThe pairs the exam tests are drawn side by side, so the difference is seen, not told.
Dual coding · PaivioWhat one page is made of
You are never asked to read a poster here — only to see how one is built. After that, every other page is legible at a glance.
1A numbered strip on top
The idea as a sequence, followed with a finger before a word is read.
2Panels for the parts
What it is, how the machine learns it, when it is the right tool.
3The trap, framed
The distinction the exam tests, given its own box instead of buried in prose.
4One line at the bottom
The sentence to carry into the exam room.
Open book, on purpose
Answer it with the picture beside you
This is the part that teaches. The illustration and the written explanation stay where they are while you work, so a scenario stops being a memory test and becomes something you can simply look at.
It teaches · it does not count
A smartphone uses AI to unlock when the owner looks at the camera. Which AI capability is being used?
AImage classification
BFacial recognition
COptical character recognition
DObject detection
Look at the five steps. Detect finds a face, align straightens it, encode turns it into numbers, search compares it with a stored face, and decide answers one question: is this the same person? Classification would only say “a face”. Detection would only draw a box. Neither decides whose.
Then the page shuts, and it starts counting
The same questions come back with the book closed — that run is the one that counts. After it, your coach picks one thing for tonight, sized to the time you have, and brings pages back before you lose them.
Testing effect · Roediger & Karpicke 2006 · spacing effect · Cepeda et al. 2006
Official resources
Straight from GitLab
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
1official link
110concepts mapped
The source
GitLab’s own pages
We link to them rather than repeat them, so nothing here goes stale behind them.
Checked against the source
Every objective on the official GitLab outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 17 objectives, 110 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When GitLab changes the outline, this page changes with it.
17objectives on the outline→110concepts written→391free questions
An official page tells you what will be asked. It cannot tell you what you will get right.
That is the only question worth answering the night before, and no link answers it. You answer it by taking the questions with the book closed, and seeing what comes back.