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Git workflow and version control standards for engineering teams

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At onboarding
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Pull requests, reviews and draft PRs
What would you do?

A 2,000-line PR is opened for review

Try it: this is one of 16 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Sorting activity, scenario, timeline, flashcards and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, ranking, word cloud slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 351.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 351.1Write clear commits and keep branches short-livedBest practiceWhole course
SO 351.2Open, review and update a pull request, including a draft oneBest practiceWhole course
SO 351.3Resolve a merge conflict without losing workBest practiceWhole course
SO 351.4Explain how hooks, checks and branch protection guard the main branch + your infoISO/IEC 27002:2022 control 8.32 [check before build]; SOC 2 change-management criteria [check before build]Whole course
SO 351.5Follow your team's agreed Git workflow + your infoOrganisation's engineering standardsWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

A broken main branch on a Friday

3 pages

8 min
Before you beginNoteList
The incidentTextImage
What went wrongTimelineQuiz
2

Commits, branches and clear messages

3 pages

8 min
Good commit messageTable
Rank messagesSorting activity
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

Pull requests, reviews and draft PRs

3 pages

7 min
Order the flowSorting activity
The big PRScenarioQuiz
CheckMulti-select quiz
4

Resolving merge conflicts safely

2 pages

5 min
StepsProcess
Which lines stay?ScenarioQuiz
5

Protecting main: hooks, checks and permissions

3 pages

7 min
GuardsAccordionYour info
Which guard?Sorting activity
CheckQuiz
6

Your team's Git workflow and final assessment

2 pages

5 min
Team workflowChecklistYour infoKey fact
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "bring a recent pull request
PollHow long do your branches live?
QuizBest protection for main? (Required reviews and checks ✔ · Trust · No tests · Delete branch)
Content · customiseConflict steps; guards {{CHANGE_MANAGEMENT_POLICY_LINK}}
RankingRank by clarity: "fix", "Fix rounding in invoice total", "wip", "Add retry limit to export
QuizA 2,000-line PR arrives. Best action? (Split it ✔)
Word cloudYour worst merge conflict
ScaleHow confident are you resolving conflicts?
Q&AAsk the trainer anything
Content · customiseClosing {{HELP_CONTACT}}, {{COURSE_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Confidence in commits · branches · pull requests · conflicts · protection rules grid
  6. Is main protected? multiple choice
  7. Which Git problem costs you most time? short text
  8. I can ask for a review or help with a conflict without feeling judged. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the team Git workflow and policy? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

8 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Link to the change management policy{{CHANGE_MANAGEMENT_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Link to the engineering standards or style guide{{ENGINEERING_STANDARDS_LINK}}
  • Where completion is recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Link to the post-course and 30-day survey{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Who to ask for help or to report a concern{{HELP_CONTACT}}
  • Link to the self-paced course{{COURSE_URL}}
Show all 8 fields
  • List of approved tools and versions{{APPROVED_TOOLS}}
  • Link to the baseline survey{{SURVEY_1_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run git workflow and version control standards for engineering teams training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding, and when a team agrees or changes its branching and review rules.

Who needs this training?

Developers, QA engineers and engineering leads in teams that share a repository; run by engineering managers with L&D.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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