Excel Spreadsheets (in a day) - Arnold Library - Adult Learning

Whether you're managing a household budget, organising work information, or creating charts and graphs, Excel can be a powerful and practical tool. Excel in a Day is a focused, one-day course designed to help adults build confidence and competence with spreadsheets in just a day!

Ideal for those with some basic experience of Excel, this course takes you through how to organise data into clear tables, use simple formulas, and create charts and graphs that bring your information to life. You’ll also learn how to format your spreadsheets for better readability and impact, with plenty of hands-on support and step-by-step guidance throughout the day.

This course focuses on real-life uses of Excel—at home, at work, or in study—and is a great way to build on your existing skills in a relaxed and supportive environment.

Laptops and mice will be provided for use during the session.

This course, for adults, is funded by the UK Government through the Shared Prosperity Fund.

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.