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Excel Intermediate for Government

Enhancing data management to improve efficiencies and enable better decision making in government.

1 & 2 July 2024

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM AEST

Next intake: 1 & 2 July 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM AEST

Overview

For those already confident with Excel but eager to boost their data management, analysis, and visualisation skills, this course is tailored just for you. In today’s fast-paced world, data is a vital asset for organisations. Excel is a powerful tool for efficiently managing and analysing large datasets, saving time and minimizing errors. Our course dives into advanced Excel features like data cleansing, conditional formatting, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, pivot tables, and pivot charts with slicers.

By the course’s conclusion, you’ll be automating tasks, performing accurate calculations, and crafting clear reports – essential for decision-making in government settings. Whether you’re an analyst, finance manager, or procurement specialist, our course will empower you to excel in your role.

Let’s kickstart your journey to Excel mastery!

Learning Outcomes

Build upon your base knowledge of Excel and dive deeper into some of the more advanced functionality in Microsoft Exce
Use VLOOKUP to link and categorise dat
Discover the most efficient and effective ways to clean and transform your data
Analyse data and create dashboards using pivot tables, pivot charts and slicers.

Online Training

Excel Intermediate for Government


Session details

  • Effectively manage and analyse large amounts of data by leveraging advanced Excel features
  • Understand how to automate routine tasks and perform complex calculations quickly and accurately.
  • Learn how to use Excel’s powerful tools for data analysis, visualisation, and reporting
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Level: Intermediate

Some familiarity with topic is recommended

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This course requires 1 credit.

Key Sessions

  • Calculations for joining and splitting text
  • Changing case and removing unwanted characters
  • Performing calculations with dates

  • Identifying trends, thresholds, anomalies, and specificranges with conditional formatting
  • Managing and modifying conditional formats
  • Interactive conditional formats using formulas

  • Using the IF function to perform conditional logic
  • Nested IFs
  • AND and OR functions

  • Creating and customising tables
  • Sorting and Filtering table data
  • Automating processes with tables

  • VLOOKUP range lookup
  • VLOOKUP exact match
  • XLOOKUP (version permitting)

  • Creating and modifying pivot tables
  • Adjusting the calculation methods
  • Sorting, filtering, and grouping in pivots
  • Formatting Pivots
  • Creating and customising pivot charts
  • Dashboards and slicers

Meet Your Facilitator

Nicky Bull

Corporate Consultant | Blue Chameleon

Nicky Bull is an energetic corporate trainer and consultant with a diverse background. With 15 years of commercial experience as both a computer programmer and analyst, Nicky brings a wealth of knowledge to her role. She has spent over a decade designing and delivering educational programs, catering to various learning needs.

Currently, Nicky holds a position as a lecturer for accounting students at Macquarie University. She is also recognized for her significant contribution as the lead content designer of the highly acclaimed Excel Skills for Business course. This course earned the prestigious Coursera Outstanding Educator Award for Student Transformation in 2018.

Driven by a passion for learning, Nicky is dedicated to empowering individuals to utilize technology with confidence and effectiveness in their professional environments. Her academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computer Science from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the same institution, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.

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