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Course Description

This 5-day training course equips participants with advanced Microsoft Excel skills essential for business analytics, reporting, and data-driven decision-making. The program covers advanced formulas, data analysis techniques, pivot tables, Power Query, Power Pivot, and data visualization using charts and dashboards. Participants will gain hands-on experience applying Excel to solve real-world business problems and perform insightful data analysis.

Course Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this course, each participant will be able to:

  • Use advanced Excel formulas and functions for complex calculations.
  • Analyze large datasets efficiently using PivotTables, Power Query, and Power Pivot.
  • Create dynamic reports, dashboards, and interactive visualizations.
  • Automate repetitive tasks using macros and Excel tools.
  • Apply Excel to real-world business scenarios and data-driven decision-making.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for business analysts, finance professionals, managers, and anyone who uses Excel for reporting and data analysis.

Course Agenda

Registration

Welcome & Introduction

Pre-Test

Day 1 – Advanced Formulas & Functions

  • Review of essential Excel functions
  • Advanced formulas: INDEX-MATCH, IF, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, and nested formulas
  • Lookup, reference, and conditional calculations
  • Hands-on exercises: Solving real business problems using advanced formulas

Day 2 – Data Analysis with PivotTables & PivotCharts

  • Creating, formatting, and analyzing data with PivotTables
  • Using PivotCharts for data visualization
  • Grouping, filtering, and slicing data for insights
  • Hands-on exercises: Business reporting scenarios with PivotTables

Day 3 – Power Query & Data Cleaning

  • Importing and transforming data from multiple sources
  • Data cleaning, merging, and appending tables
  • Automating data preparation for analysis
  • Hands-on exercises: Preparing datasets for reporting

Day 4 – Power Pivot & Advanced Analytics

  • Introduction to Data Model and DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)
  • Creating relationships between tables for complex analysis
  • Advanced calculations and KPIs
  • Hands-on exercises: Building analytical models for business decisions

Day 5 – Dashboards, Visualization & Automation

  • Designing interactive dashboards using charts, slicers, and conditional formatting
  • Automating tasks with macros and templates
  • Scenario analysis, forecasting, and decision support
  • Q&A, wrap-up, and best practices

Post Test

End of the Course

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.