Excel for Advanced Users

If you use Excel for budgets, timesheets, reports or other data that needs calculating, this CPD certified one-day course will improve your ability to organise and analyse data.

Learners must be confident creating formulas that use Absolute Cell References ($ to fix cells when copied) and more complex functions like IF. You will take functions further and be able to make them more powerful by nesting them.

Course overview

Take your Excel skills to the next level. This practical one-day course is designed for confident users who want to unlock advanced tools to save time, build more powerful spreadsheets, and work smarter.

 

Why take this course?

  • Master powerful Excel tools like pivot tables, advanced formulas, and data validation
  • Speed up your work with automation techniques like macros and custom lists
  • Learn how to structure your spreadsheets more efficiently and reduce errors

Who is it for?

This course is ideal for confident Excel users who already work with formulas and functions and want to take their knowledge further for reporting, data analysis, or managing complex spreadsheets.

 

Which Excel course is right for you?

Making sure you’ve booked the right course isn’t always easy, luckily we have a handy survey to help you decide.

 

And if you’re still unsure, call our friendly team on 020 7375 7300 and we’ll help you work out what you need.

 

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Duration

1 day

Classroom size

8 approx.

Location

Online|Classroom

Certificate

CPD Certified Certification

Experience

Advance

What you will learn

  • Create Partial Absolute Cell References to lock just the Column or just the Row reference in a formula.
  • Move around a spreadsheet speedily using Range Names and use them in formula to improve accuracy and readability.
  • Input accurate data entry by using Data Validation. e.g., enter a number within a certain range, enter a date within a certain period, choose from a given list to avoid errors.
  • Use IF and Nested IF statements to check whether one or more conditions are met.
  • Use the OR function to check whether any of the specified conditions are met and if so, return a value of TRUE.
  • Use the AND function to check whether ALL of the specified conditions are met and if so, return a value of TRUE.
  • Create calculations based on single or multiple conditions. For example, calculate a discount for those over a specific age or ordering a high volume (IF with AND and OR).
  • Use the SWITCH function to swap a value for something else.
  • Use the MINIFS function to return the lowest value amongst multiple criteria.
  • Use the MAXIFS function to return the highest value amongst multiple criteria.
  • Use some functions to clean up your data so it can be analysed accurately.
  • Cross reference data using a Lookup function. For example, look up an age and place it in a category e.g., 16 to 25.
  • Use IFERROR to tidy up your results.

How much does it cost?

Option 1

Standard

Standard course rate

£460

per person (+VAT)

Option 2

Public Sector

Discounted rate for public sector organisations, eg. councils

£345

per person (+VAT)

Option 3

Charity

Charities with 31+ staff

£260

per person (+VAT)

Group Training

If you have three or more learners, We can tailor the content to your team, and host the training remotely, at your workplace or here at Happy’s HQ in Aldgate, Central London.

Course timetable

This course will be taught in the latest version of the software. We can train this in older versions if needed – please get in touch for more information and availability.

Module 1 - Range Names, Logical and Statistical Functions

  • Range Names
  • Partial Absolute Cell References
  • Data Validation
  • Logical and Statistical Function: IF, AND, OR, IFs, SWITCH, MINIFS, MAXIFS

Module 2 - Cleaning up Data (Text Functions and Features)

  • The Difference between CONCAT and TEXTJOIN
  • TEXT BEFORE
  • TEXT AFTER
  • TEXT SPLIT
  • Flash Fill

Module 3 - Lookups

  • The difference between VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
  • The IFERROR Function
  • XLOOKUP

Book now

Date Availability Number of places
15 Jul 2025 10:00 AM - 4:45 PM 6 spaces left
07 Oct 2025 10:00 AM - 4:45 PM 8 spaces left
19 Nov 2025 10:00 AM - 4:45 PM 8 spaces left
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24 Jul 2025 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM 5 spaces left
14 Oct 2025 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM 8 spaces left

Please note that your booking is not secured until you checkout. All prices listed in the shopping cart are excluding VAT.

If you are booking at a discounted rate (for example, if you are from a charity), you will see this on the final stage of the shopping cart after you have set up your account or logged in. Discount codes can also be added on this final page.

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Looking for private group training

If you have three or more learners, a private group training could be cheaper.

We can tailor the content to your team, and host the training remotely, at your workplace or here at Happy’s HQ in Aldgate, Central London.

The Happy guarantee

We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course.

We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

Why choose Happy?

Because Happiness Works

Joy leads to success, every time,

Expert-Led & Hands-On

Our award-winning training isn’t just theoretical. It’s packed with practical tools you can use straight away.

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We don’t just talk about impact — we live it. As a B Corp, we’re committed to making workplaces better for everyone.

Classroom or live online learning available

Both available for public and private dates.

The small print

For Live Online Interactive Learning sessions (webinars)

The course will run remotely for a full day consisting of three 90-minute live online sessions with independent work in between. 

All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven’t received this email then please contact our team.

Learners should log into the session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. Unfortunately you will be asked to leave and attend a different day if you arrive more than 15 minutes late for online sessions, and more than 30 minutes late for classroom sessions.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

All public classroom sessions take place at Happy’s HQ in London at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. Please see our Contact Us page for full directions and a PDF map.

The course will run from 10am to 4:45pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9:45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

FAQs

What if I have a Mac?

If you are a Mac user, please let us know when booking. If the course is held in the classroom at Happy, the training is held on PCs so we recommend that you bring your Macbook with you (we are not able to provide an additional monitor).

 

For online training, please let us know when booking and you can use your Mac as normal. 

We provide a PDF with shortcuts for Mac users and your trainer will refer to this throughout the training.

I work in the public sector or for a charity. How do I claim my discounted rate?

If you are eligible for a discounted rate you will see this on the final stage of the shopping cart after you have either logged in or set up your account (if you are a new user). Discount codes can also be added on this final page.

 

If you have any issues, get in touch with our friendly team for help.

I can’t attend my course. Can I rebook or cancel my place?

For our public dates, if you give us at least 14 days’ notice, you can rebook on another date or cancel your place at no extra cost. For less than 14 days, there is a charge – please see our Terms and Conditions for full details. If a colleague can take your place, no extra fee applies (even if it’s at the last minute).


For private group bookings, there is no charge if you give us at least 28 days’ notice. Cancellations after this time will incur 100% of the cost of the course. Please speak to your Account Manager or email speak to our friendly team.

What do I need to bring? Do I need my laptop?

For our digital skills courses, we provide one PC per learner, so you do not need your laptop.

 

For all courses, we provide all supporting materials, such as manuals, pens, sticky notes and refreshments, so you don’t need to bring anything with you.

 

Lunch is provided on full-day courses, but not on half-day courses.

Where are your classroom courses held?

We are based at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. We are just 5 minutes’ walk from Aldgate and Aldgate East.