Microsoft Excel – Advanced

Take your Excel skills to the next level with advanced techniques for analysing, transforming and managing complex data. This hands-on course will help you build more efficient spreadsheets, automate repetitive tasks and create reliable, dynamic reports that support better decision-making.

Is this course right for you?

This course is designed for experienced Excel users who regularly work with large or complex datasets and want to improve the efficiency and accuracy of their reporting.

This course may be right for you if you:

• already have a solid understanding of Excel and want to advance your skills
• work with large or complex datasets
• regularly create reports or dashboards
• want to automate repetitive tasks and formulas
• need to clean, combine or transform data from multiple sources
• are responsible for data analysis, forecasting or business reporting

What you’ll explore

Participants will develop advanced Excel techniques to improve data analysis, reporting and productivity.

Topics include:

• advanced lookup functions including VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP and INDEX & MATCH
• error handling and formula troubleshooting
• structured references and dynamic spreadsheets
• using FILTER, SORT and UNIQUE to create dynamic datasets
• extracting, cleaning and transforming data
• preparing data for reporting and analysis
• introduction to DAX concepts
• creating calculated columns and measures
• building more efficient and maintainable Excel models

Benefits to You and Your Organisation

By attending this course, participants and organisations will benefit from:

• increased efficiency when working with complex spreadsheets
• reduced manual processing and data errors
• improved reporting accuracy and consistency
• greater confidence analysing and interpreting data
• stronger data modelling and reporting capability
• more reliable information to support business decisions
• improved productivity through automation and advanced formulas

Who Should Attend

This course is suitable for:

• business analysts
• data analysts and BI professionals
• finance professionals
• project officers
• operations and reporting staff
• professionals responsible for analysing, cleaning or reporting on complex datasets

Participants should already have an intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Group Bookings

**For groups of five or more, IPAA SA can tailor the training to suit your organisation. Group bookings may also be eligible for a preferential rate. Complete the form, and our team will be in touch to discuss options. **