Overview

In this session, GitHub experts guide participants through the core concepts, benefits, and practical implementation of an Expert Hub.

Participants will learn how to:

• Understand the purpose and structure of an internal Expert Hub
• Identify and empower Copilot Champions within their organization
• Utilize GitHub Discussions to promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and problem solving
• Maintain security and privacy when handling proprietary information

This session blends education, discussion, and demonstration to help teams confidently launch and sustain their own Expert Hub.

Topics

• Introduction to the Expert Hub
• Champion Roles and Responsibilities
• Building a Knowledge Base with GitHub Discussions
• Promoting Collaboration and Engagement
• Privacy and Proprietary Information guidelines
• Scaling the Expert Hub Across Teams

Customer benefits

This offering will help customers:

• Centralize internal Copilot knowledge—eliminating the need to search multiple systems for documentation or policies
• Empower internal advocates to provide accurate, timely answers to their peers’ questions
• Encourage knowledge-sharing while protecting internal or proprietary information
• Sustain Copilot adoption through community-driven enablement and InnerSource principles

Learning objectives

By the end of this training, learners will be able to:

• Explain the purpose and value of the GitHub Expert Hub
• Identify and develop effective Expert Hub Champions
• Use GitHub Discussions to manage collaboration and community interactions
• Establish guidelines for internal communication and data protection
• Plan for ongoing community engagement and growth beyond the training

Audience

Required:

• Engineering Managers
• GitHub Copilot Champions
• Team leads
• Development leaders
• Project managers

Optional:

• Copilot Power Users
• Internal Communications Leads

Delivery details

• Level: Fundamentals [100]
• Offering type: Training
• Format: Remote
• Customer pre-work: Confirmation audience has ALL prerequisites completed.

Customer prerequisites

Before this training, the customer needs to have in place:

• A GitHub Enterprise Cloud or Enterprise Managed User (EMU) environment
• GitHub Copilot licenses deployed to users
• Access to a GitHub repository for internal collaboration and discussions