Basic & Intermediate Excel Skills for Business Professionals

Introduction:

This 3-day course is designed for business professionals who aim to enhance their skills in using Excel for various business applications. The course will cover both basic and intermediate Excel techniques, equipping participants with the tools to efficiently analyze data, create reports, and improve productivity in their daily tasks.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will:

• Understand the basic and intermediate functionalities of Excel.
• Learn techniques for data analysis and manipulation.
• Gain insights into creating and formatting reports and charts.
• Identify strategies to optimize workflow using Excel.
• Develop skills to implement Excel functions and tools for business applications.

Target Audience:

This course is ideal for:

• Business professionals and managers.
• Financial analysts and accountants.
• Administrative and support staff.
• Anyone looking to improve their Excel skills for business use.
• Individuals seeking to gain proficiency in Excel for career advancement.

Personal and Organizational Impact:

Personal Impact: This Course will provide :

• Enhanced ability to use Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Improved skills in creating and formatting professional spreadsheets.
• Mastery of Excel functions and tools for business applications.
• Better understanding of how to leverage Excel for improved productivity.

Organizational Impact: This Course leads to :

• Increased efficiency in data management and reporting.
• Enhanced decision-making through accurate data analysis.
• More effective communication of data insights through well-designed reports and charts.
• Improved productivity and workflow optimization using Excel.

Course Outline:

Day 1: Basic Excel Skills

• Introduction to Excel interface and basic features.
• Creating, saving, and managing Excel workbooks and worksheets.
• Basic data entry and formatting techniques.
• Introduction to formulas and functions (SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX).
• Practical exercise: Creating a basic spreadsheet for data entry and analysis.

Day 2: Intermediate Excel Techniques

• Advanced formatting techniques (conditional formatting, cell styles).
• Data validation and protection.
• Using Excel tables and named ranges for data management.
• Intermediate functions (IF, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, COUNTIF, SUMIF).
• Creating and customizing charts for data visualization.
• Case study: Developing a sales report using intermediate Excel functions and charts.

Day 3: Data Analysis and Reporting

• Introduction to PivotTables and PivotCharts for data analysis.
• Using Excel’s built-in data analysis tools (Goal Seek, Solver, Scenario Manager).
• Techniques for data consolidation and summarization.
• Advanced data visualization techniques (sparklines, slicers, timelines).
• Automating tasks with macros (basic introduction).
• Final project: Creating a comprehensive business report using Excel.

 

Course Fee: ₦220,000

Duration: 3 Days

Mode: Hybrid

Requirement : This is a quantitative course that requires the use of a personal computer. Therefore, all participants are required to bring a laptop.