This Essentials course gives learners a practical grounding in Microsoft Excel over two afternoons. Delegates learn by doing, with real workplace examples and a tutor on hand to help. By the end learners will be able to set up clear, accurate spreadsheets, use essential formulas and present information professionally. Get your team confident in Excel in two afternoons – without losing a full working day.
Office, admin and support staff in SMEs, councils, schools, charities, housing associations and NHS/care admin teams who use Excel but were never properly shown how.
- Staff build spreadsheets by trial and error, so errors creep into figures you rely on
- Simple jobs take far longer than they should — retyping, manual adding up, copying and pasting
- Knowledge sits with one person, and the team stalls when they are off
- Reports look inconsistent and are hard for others to read or check
- Build clean, well-laid-out spreadsheets that others can follow
- Use core formulas (SUM, AVERAGE, simple calculations) correctly
- Sort, filter and format data so it is easy to read
- Turn figures into clear charts
- Set up sheets to print and share properly
- Starts from the basics, so mixed-confidence groups are fine
- Practice files can use your own (anonymised) spreadsheets
- Two afternoons (Wed and Fri, 1–5pm) — no full day out of the business
- Small groups — up to 12
- At our Richmond campus, at your workplace, or live online
- Practical and hands-on, led by an experienced tutor
- Fewer spreadsheet errors in day-to-day work
- Time saved on routine admin tasks
- Less reliance on one ‘Excel person’
- A common baseline across the team you can build on
- Book individual places on a scheduled course, or book the whole course for your team
- Team bookings: at our Parkshot campus in Richmond or at your premises, on dates by arrangement
- Free pre-course check: skills check (online form) to confirm beginner/rusty level
- Parkshot campus is a short walk from Richmond station (train, tube and Overground); parking is limited
- Contact [employer enquiries contact] for group rates