Excel Spreadsheets For Work - Advanced - Online Courses - Adult Learning

This course is designed for adults who already use Excel confidently and want to develop more advanced skills for workplace tasks. It provides a practical and supportive environment to help you work more efficiently, analyse data, and produce professional spreadsheets.

You will build on your existing knowledge by exploring more advanced Excel features and techniques. This includes working with complex formulas, using functions, organising large sets of data, and creating charts to present information clearly. The course also introduces tools that help you check accuracy, automate tasks, and improve productivity.

Sessions are delivered with clear explanations and opportunities to practise, while encouraging you to solve problems and work more independently. You will apply your skills to realistic scenarios that reflect everyday workplace tasks or your personal spreadsheets.

By the end of the course, you will feel confident using Excel for more complex tasks and be able to create, manage, and analyse spreadsheets more effectively.

Learning outcomes

• Use advanced formulas and functions

• Organise, analyse, and present data using charts and tools

• Work with larger datasets more efficiently

• Improve accuracy and productivity using Excel features

Entry requirements:
You should have a good working knowledge of Excel, including using basic formulas, formatting, and creating basic spreadsheets. This course is suitable for learners who have completed an intermediate course or have equivalent experience.

What to bring:
You may wish to bring a notebook and pen to take notes. Live sessions will be delivered over Teams, so you will need a PC or laptop with a working internet connection, as well as access to the Excel programme.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below, or

Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire).

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• North East Combined Authority

• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West of England Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

• York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Hull and East Yorkshire

• Greater Lincolnshire

• Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

• Cornwall Council

• Lancashire Combined County Authority

• Buckinghamshire Council

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.