Master the essentials of business data analysis

In today’s data-driven world, businesses rely on data insights to drive success. But, many professionals working with data have never received formal training. This beginner-friendly four-week course will equip you with the core skills to clean, analyse, and visualise business data confidently.

With practical, hands-on learning, you’ll build data literacy, explore Excel for business, and get an introduction to key tools in Microsoft Excel, such as data cleansing and visualisation l to prepare for future data analysis and automation training.

Build data confidence with real-world skills

You’ll start by learning how data supports business decision-making across industries. Explore how to work with structured and unstructured data, improve your data literacy, and apply these skills to solve real-world challenges in marketing, finance, HR, and operations.

Through guided activities, you’ll learn to collect, clean, and organise business data in ways that support insight and clarity.

Clean, analyse, and visualise data using Excel

Excel is a powerful tool for business. You’ll develop practical skills in cleaning datasets, using basic calculations, and applying analysis techniques.

Discover how to create clear, engaging visualisations that communicate insights and support strategic decisions in your role.

Develop your Excel skills to prepare for future data training

As you build your confidence with business data, you’ll gain essential Excel skills to support your growth into more advanced data analysis and automation.

Learn how to work with formulas, functions, and formatting to streamline your data workflow.

By the end of the course, you’ll be ready to take the next step in your data journey.

This course is for beginners and entry-level professionals who want to improve their data analysis skills. It’s ideal for those working with business data in non-technical roles, small business owners, or anyone exploring business analysis and data literacy.

Microsoft Excel

This course is for beginners and entry-level professionals who want to improve their data analysis skills. It’s ideal for those working with business data in non-technical roles, small business owners, or anyone exploring business analysis and data literacy.

• Describe and explain the role of data in the context of the digital world.
• Practice basic Excel navigation, formatting and arithmetic skills.
• Describe and explain how data is valuable to businesses.
• Practice basic Excel formulas and calculations.
• Describe and explain different types of data and common sources.
• Describe different data types and how they can be used in analysis.
• Explain what data architecture is and relate it to their organisation.
• Explain how data is accessed and extracted in their organisation.