Improving Your Skills in MS Excel

<p><span style="font-size:16px">Ready to take your Excel skills to the next level? This intermediate course is designed to help you build confidence, work more efficiently, and unlock powerful tools within Microsoft Excel.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">Over five weeks, you’ll develop practical skills that you can immediately apply to real-life tasks—whether at work, at home, or in further study.</span></p>

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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">1. Freeze/unfreeze rows and columns. Split a worksheet. </span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">2. Filter data. Apply multiple filters. Filter data with search. Apply advanced text/number/data filter. Use find and replace.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">3. Create a conditional formatting. Sorting data. Custom sorting. Add multiple levels to any sort. </span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">4. Group and ungroup worksheets. Make a drop downs. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">Modify tables.  Functions and formulas.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">5. Create more complex formulas. Relative and absolute cell references.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:14px">This course is perfect for you if you already understand the basics of Excel and want to build on your skills.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:14px">If you’re looking to improve your efficiency, boost your confidence, or prepare for work or further study—this course is for you.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">A basic level of conversational and written English is needed to complete this course. You must also have a basic level of Excel and computer skills</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">Learners must have access to Microsoft Excel and a laptop or desktop with good wifi and a webcam (if online).</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">If the course is face to face the laptop will need to be  brought to the venue. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">Question & Answer, Discussions, and observations. You will also be asked to complete Learner reflections.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:14px">To build your confidence, you’ll be encouraged to practise your new skills between sessions.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&#34;Source Sans Pro&#34;,sans-serif">During this course we will talk to you about your next steps which could include attending other courses/workshops such as</span></span></span></span></p>

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