Automate and ship dbt with GitHub Actions | Practical AI training | Applied Academy

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NOK 3,900Intermediate · GitHub Actions · GitLab CI · Docker · dbt

Automate and ship dbt with GitHub Actions

Move pipelines from GitLab CI to GitHub Actions, ship dbt projects in containers and split large work into stacked pull requests.

How do you want to learn?

Duration: 4 hours, live
Where: Classroom in Oslo
Certificate: On completion

After this course you can

01Design reusable GitHub Actions workflows with jobs, runners and triggers.
02Migrate GitLab CI pipelines and check that they give the same result.
03Build a dbt project into a Docker image and push it to GHCR.
04Split large work into stacked pull requests and rebase the stack safely.

Steps

Four modules. Move the pipeline of the shared dbt project from GitLab CI to GitHub Actions, and deliver the migration as a stack of pull requests.

Workflow architectureLearn how workflows, jobs, runners and triggers connect, and write workflows that other teams can reuse.Lab · Write one reusable workflow and call it from two other workflows.

Are you ready?

Made forDevelopers who own CI/CD pipelines, platform and data engineers moving pipelines from GitLab, and developers who work on large features.

You'll needComplete “Git and GitHub from the command line”, or pass the baseline assessment.Basic YAML and Docker knowledge.

Setup checklistInstructor-ledAccess to GitHub Actions and GHCR in the training organization.

Questions

Instructors

Rukhmah Aamir

AI and ML Engineer with experience in content creation and in end-to-end solution design and implementation.

I am an AI engineer who loves solving real data problems. I use AI to find patterns, automate repetitive work and turn messy data into insights teams can trust. I work with data cleaning, data preparation and tech products. In my courses, I focus on practical, hands-on learning.

Saleem Pothiwala

Data engineering, AI engineering, strategy

28+ years in data. Built Kermit Tech to help Nordic and Middle East enterprises turn data into competitive advantage. He helps teams build and use data and AI solutions, with hands-on experience across finance, research, and nonprofit organizations. An IBM StreamSets Black Belt, Saleem teaches through practical examples and guided exercises. His courses help learners turn technical concepts into skills they can use at work.

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