Microsoft Office Courses & Diplomas
Microsoft Excel
Experience the satisfaction of confidently turning complex calculations into clear, actionable insights. Master Microsoft Excel from foundational features through advanced analysis techniques, developing skills that span basic formulas to sophisticated PivotTables and data visualisation. Whether you're managing budgets, analysing performance data, or creating reports for stakeholders, this comprehensive training takes you from Excel novice to proficient user ready to handle any spreadsheet challenge in your professional role.
Start Date
Flexible
Study Type
Online, Hybrid or In-centre
Duration
68 Hours
Training Type
Course
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Microsoft Excel remains the cornerstone of business analysis and data management across virtually every industry. This two-part training program builds your expertise systematically, starting with core spreadsheet creation and advancing through intermediate and expert-level features, including charts, PivotTables, and complex formulas.
Part One establishes your foundation with workbook creation, basic formulas, formatting, and printing. At the same time, Part Two develops your analytical capabilities through data sorting, filtering, advanced formulas with IF statements, and lookup functions. You’ll master creating visual representations of data through charts and sparklines, then progress to PivotTables for powerful data analysis.
The skills gained through this training directly translate to increased efficiency and value in your current role. Excel proficiency opens opportunities across departments and industries, from financial modelling to project tracking, inventory management to sales analysis. Professionals who can manipulate data effectively, create meaningful visualisations, and automate calculations find themselves indispensable in data-dependent organisations of all sizes.
is this right for you?
The specialised course suits several situations:
- Office workers who need to organise data, create reports and manage complex calculations daily
- New graduates seeking marketable skills that apply across multiple industries and roles
- Administrative staff looking to advance into analytical or finance-related positions
- Excel users wanting to move beyond basic functions to advanced analysis techniques
- CV builders seeking to add in-demand technical qualifications
award & associatedQualifications
Upon successful completion, you'll earn 68 CPD points, a professional credential that validates your skills to employers and demonstrates your commitment to ongoing learning.
Aims and Objectives Microsoft Excel is one of the most commonly used spreadsheet program, whether used in businesses for customer data and accounting purposes or at home for household budgets. Having proven skills in this software will demonstrate to employers that you have had practical, hands-on experience and give you full confidence in your ability to navigate your way around the software with ease.
If you are looking to gain a qualification, this course is designed to prepare you for the City & Guilds Spreadsheet Processing Techniques Intermediate Exam, MCAS test and ECDL Advanced Spreadsheet exam.
Pre-Requisites There are no pre-requisites required for this course.
Finance Options Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: –
Self-Funded:
- Flexible payment plans to help you spread the cost* available at many of our centres;
- You could opt to pay upfront.
Company Funded:
Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.
What we can help with:
- Providing a comprehensive training programme outlining learning outcomes
- Tailored personnel letters
- Communication with finance departments to arrange payment options (upfront or payment plan*).
Funding & Grants:
There may be the opportunity to apply for funded grants that can help towards the cost of training. These include the Skills Development Scotland ITAs and the ReAct programme in Wales. All schemes will have different terms and conditions that will need to be met in order to qualify for a grant and these are managed by each individual centre.
We’d recommend you speak to a Course Advisor in your local centre to find out whether they are registered to offer any such schemes and discuss your requirements further.
* Terms and Conditions apply. Speak to a Course Advisor for full information on the options available to you.
Career Path Microsoft Excel is used across a wide range of job roles; learning this spreadsheet program will demonstrate your commitment to continuing professional development and help towards your career progression opportunities. Your new skills with the software will make your work more efficient and more valuable to employers.
Your career Breakthrough Starts Here
Seeking skills that open doors across industries? Excel mastery remains one of the most valuable and transferable competencies in today’s job market. From finance to retail, manufacturing to non-profit organisations, virtually every business requires staff who can manage, analyse, and present data effectively, creating opportunities wherever you work.
Discover how 68 hours of flexible training can transform your professional trajectory.
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