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Microsoft Excel is an essential tool which is used widely on a day-to-day basis in most work environments. Alongside Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, it can often be a fundamental requirement of a job description. Your Microsoft Excel skills can form part of the key selection criteria in shortlisting you for a job interview or when you transfer from an internship role to a full-time role. Therefore, proficient Excel skills are an important pillar for your early career development, which you will build on during your professional life.

This two-day intensive training course will advance you to either an intermediate user or expert user in Excel.

• Day 1 will focus on the practical skills of Excel spreadsheets (embedded functions – filtering, sorting, formula and print formatting).
• Day 2 will focus on advanced functions for data analysis and visualisation. This is followed by a capstone project – you will be guided through a business scenario to help you practise the skills you have learned.After completing the course, you will be able to:

After completing the course, you will be able to:

• Use basic operations of Excel software, including layout, interface, worksheet/workbook structure
• Master the input management functions, including cell properties
• Further develop your understanding and skills of Excel advanced functions for data analysis and visualisation

On completion of the course, you will achieve the equivalent proficiency of 'spreadsheet creator level' (this covers all core skills on the Excel creator level).

In addition, successful completion of the independent capstone project will allow you to claim your certificate.

Please note: No prior knowledge or experience of programming is required. All programmes and code will be provided and you will be taught how to use these.

This course is sponsored by the World of Work Institute at Henley Business School. The £199 tuition fee is being waived and only a £25 registration fee will be charged. The maximum number to be admitted to this course is 25, on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you are interested, please register for the course [https://forms.office.com/e/vfvW13jxYH] and successful application will receive an confirmation.

Training Date: 23rd and 30th November 2024

Training Fee: ￡25

Venue: Whiteknights Campus, Henley Business School, LG15 (in-person)

Registration Deadline: 18:00 20 Nov 2024

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DTA offers executive and technical trainings for specialised certificates authorised by Huawei and accredited by Henley Business School and the University of Reading.

• Short-term Digital Skill Training Courses
• HCIA Certified Training Courses - accredited by Huawei ICT Academy
• ACA Certified Training Courses - accredited by Alibaba Cloud Academy

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For requesting further information or registering in our courses, please feel free to contact dta@reading.ac.uk or jin.jin@henley.ac.uk.