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Certificate in Data Analysis and Business Reporting Techniques Using Excel

Program Overview

Excel remains the daily analysis tool in most finance, HR and operations teams, yet many users rely on manual steps that introduce errors. This programme builds reliable analysis and reporting practice in Excel: structured tables, lookup and logical functions, data cleaning, PivotTables and PivotCharts, descriptive statistics, what-if analysis with Goal Seek, Data Tables and Scenario Manager, and formatting reports for management. Participants leave with reusable templates for recurring business reports.

Learning Outcomes

✓Convert raw data into structured Excel tables and clean it using text, date and logical functions.
✓Combine data from multiple sheets using XLOOKUP or INDEX and MATCH with error handling.
✓Summarise data with PivotTables, calculated fields, grouping and slicers.
✓Calculate descriptive statistics and correlations using functions and the Analysis ToolPak.
✓Model alternatives with Goal Seek, Data Tables and Scenario Manager for a business decision.
✓Produce a formatted monthly report with charts, conditional formatting and print-ready layout.

Target Audience

Administrative and reporting officers
Finance, HR and procurement analysts
Sales and operations coordinators
Team leaders who prepare recurring reports

Detailed Program Modules

01Organising Data for Analysis

Excel tables and structured references
Data validation and consistent entry
Removing duplicates and fixing formats

02Essential Functions

Logical functions and nested conditions
XLOOKUP, INDEX and MATCH
Text and date functions for cleaning

03Summarising with PivotTables

Building and grouping PivotTables
Calculated fields and value display options
Slicers, timelines and PivotCharts

04Statistical Analysis in Excel

Descriptive statistics and distributions
Correlation and simple regression
Analysis ToolPak outputs

05What-If Analysis

Goal Seek
One- and two-variable Data Tables
Scenario Manager summaries

06Business Report Production

Chart selection and formatting
Conditional formatting for exceptions
Report templates and protection

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants build a reusable monthly report template for a department using supplied transaction data: cleaned table, lookup-based enrichment, PivotTable summaries, a scenario analysis and a formatted one-page management summary.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by Twintech International University College of Technology in Certificate in Data Analysis and Business Reporting Techniques Using Excel

International accreditation: American Association of Innovation (AAI)