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Master Excel Fundamentals for Business Insights

Build confidence in data analysis with Excel and develop practical data skills to support better business decisions.

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Master Excel Fundamentals for Business Insights

  • 4 weeks

  • 2 hours per week

  • Digital certificate when eligible

  • Introductory level

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  • Duration

    4 weeks
  • Weekly study

    2 hours
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Master the essentials of business data analysis

In today’s data-driven world, businesses rely on data insights to drive success. But, many professionals working with data have never received formal training. This beginner-friendly four-week course will equip you with the core skills to clean, analyse, and visualise business data confidently.

With practical, hands-on learning, you’ll build data literacy, explore Excel for business, and get an introduction to key tools in Microsoft Excel, such as data cleansing and visualisation l to prepare for future data analysis and automation training.

Build data confidence with real-world skills

You’ll start by learning how data supports business decision-making across industries. Explore how to work with structured and unstructured data, improve your data literacy, and apply these skills to solve real-world challenges in marketing, finance, HR, and operations.

Through guided activities, you’ll learn to collect, clean, and organise business data in ways that support insight and clarity.

Clean, analyse, and visualise data using Excel

Excel is a powerful tool for business. You’ll develop practical skills in cleaning datasets, using basic calculations, and applying analysis techniques.

Discover how to create clear, engaging visualisations that communicate insights and support strategic decisions in your role.

Develop your Excel skills to prepare for future data training

As you build your confidence with business data, you’ll gain essential Excel skills to support your growth into more advanced data analysis and automation.

Learn how to work with formulas, functions, and formatting to streamline your data workflow.

By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to take the next step in your data journey.

Syllabus

  • Week 1

    Getting familiar with (Basic) Excel and data

    • Welcome and Learning objectives

      Welcome and Learning objectives

    • Introduction to spreadsheets and Excel

      Video walkthrough of Excel as a Blank canvas

    • Summary, takeaway and Active reflections

      Summary, takeaway and Active reflections

  • Week 2

    Why data is collected and how data analysis can benefit organisations

    • Welcome back, what's next

      Welcome and Learning Objectives

    • The Purpose of Data

      Outlining what’s the purpose of businesses/organisations collecting data?

    • Summary, takeaway and Active reflections

      Summary, takeaway and Active reflections

  • Week 3

    The role of data in the digital world and how it impacts all digital interactions.

    • Welcome back, what's next

      Welcome and Learning Objectives

    • Digital interactions - Business

      The Role of Data in the Digital World

    • Digital interactions - Personal

      How we interact with data outside of our working lives, although the lines become more blurred.

    • Summary, takeaway and Active reflections

      Summary, takeaway and Active reflections

  • Week 4

    Basic Data Cleansing and Exploratory Data Analysis

    • Welcome back, what's next

      Welcome and Learning Objectives

    • Cleaning real-world data

      Working with Excel to consider the best tools to ensure data integrity and validity

    • Data Visualisation

      How to start turning your clean data into some reportable or applicable

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Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Describe and explain the role of data in the context of the digital world.
  • Practice basic Excel navigation, formatting and arithmetic skills.
  • Describe and explain how data is valuable to businesses.
  • Practice basic Excel formulas and calculations.
  • Describe and explain different types of data and common sources.
  • Describe different data types and how they can be used in analysis.
  • Explain what data architecture is and relate it to their organisation.
  • Explain how data is accessed and extracted in their organisation.

Who is the course for?

This course is for beginners and entry-level professionals who want to improve their data analysis skills. It’s ideal for those working with business data in non-technical roles, small business owners, or anyone exploring business analysis and data literacy.

What software or tools do you need?

Microsoft Excel

Who will you learn with?

Who developed the course?

TIRO

Tiro is a leading training provider for science and technology apprenticeships.

We’ve been helping hungry apprentices to join ambitious businesses since 2005.

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