Excel for Business: Data Analysis
As data becomes central to decision-making, professionals in all roles are realising the value of using Excel to uncover insights, identify patterns, and drive smarter outcomes.
This one-day short course equips professionals with the skills and mindset to confidently analyse, clean, and interpret data using Microsoft Excel.
You will learn how to frame business questions, navigate the analytics pipeline, and apply practical Excel tools to uncover meaningful patterns and trends. Whether you are reviewing performance, solving operational challenges, or informing strategic decisions, this course will help you
transform raw data into relevant, actionable insights with confidence.
Is this course right for you?
Designed for professionals with a foundational understanding of data analysis, this course is ideal for those who regularly use Excel and want to take their skills further.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify business questions that can be answered using data analysis
- Translate business challenges into structured, data-driven inquiries
- Clean and prepare datasets using Excel tools
- Use basic Power Query transformations to automate data cleaning and consolidation
- Apply intermediate Excel functions to summarise and analyse data
- Create and interpret PivotTables to identify patterns and trends
- Detect and correct issues related to data bias, quality and structure
- Utilise Excel’s AI tools to generate insights more efficiently
- Communicate data insights using structured storytelling techniques that support decision-making
Upcoming Courses
Upcoming Virtual Courses
Team Training
The Excel for Business: Data Analysis Short Course can be delivered as a Closed Cohort to ensure consistency, alignment, and immediate application in your workplace.
Bring your team together for a shared learning experience that delivers stronger engagement and a cost-effective, scalable solution for upskilling your workforce.
Delivery Modes
On-Campus Workshops – 1-day face-to-face workshops
The benefits of studying in a classroom setting include being able to share first-hand experiences, ideas and questions with peers and our expert facilitators. You’ll study alongside like-minded people and strengthen your network.
Unless otherwise noted, AIM's On-Campus Short Courses begin promptly at 9:00 am and finish no later than 5:00 pm (Local Time).
Virtual Classroom - 1-day virtual sessions
Utilising highly accessible digital capabilities, virtual classrooms provides the benefits of live learning — working with peers, asking questions with immediate answers from facilitators, and stimulating deeper discussions — with the flexibility of online learning.
AIM's Virtual Short Courses begin at 9:00 am and finish no later than 5:00 pm (AEDT/AEST).
Contextualising training engagements for your industry or organisation maximises relevance and increases the transfer of learning into the workplace. Develop team cohesion and achieve your specific business objectives through a shared, in-house learning solution.
AIM’s experienced learning designers develop both accredited and unaccredited learning engagements to build the critical competencies you need for success. Join over 500 organisations creating compelling and engaging AIM tailored learning solutions for industries including Government, Health, Financial Services, Mining, Manufacturing, Construction and more.
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By completing AIM’s Excel for Business: Data Analysis course, you will receive a certificate to recognise the high standard of learning and skill development you have attained. Print your industry-recognised certificate of attainment or share electronically to demonstrate your ever-growing value to employers and peers.
Course Video Overview
This overview video provides a clear introduction to Excel for Business: Data Analysis, outlining the key learning outcomes, structure, and practical benefits.
It’s designed to help you understand how the program will support your professional development and contribute to your success.
Other Information
Payment Options
We require full payment to be made upfront prior to attending the training. Payment options we offer include:
- Credit Card (Visa/MasterCard/Amex)
- Direct Deposit (EFT)
- Purchase Order
- Payment Plan - zipMoney
All students receive:
- Comprehensive course notes
On-campus students receive:
- Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
- Internet access
- Please advise AIM when booking if you have any dietary or accessibility requests.
Requirements:
- Students must bring their own:
- Working version of Excel (2016 or later). If your version of Excel doesn’t have a feature, you can use the free web version of Excel Online
- Access to a personal or workplace Microsoft account (an email address and password that you use with Outlook.com, Hotmail, Office, OneDrive, Skype, Xbox, and Windows)
- On-Campus Students require the following:
- A laptop and a power supply
- A mobile device and a charging cable
- Virtual Students require the following:
- A computer and a mobile device
- An internet connection (broadband/4G+ recommended)
- Speakers and a microphone
- A webcam
Prerequisites
- Participants should have a foundational understanding of Excel, including basic formulas, data entry and formatting. Some prior exposure to data analysis concepts such as filtering, sorting, and summarising data is recommended to get the most out of this course.
Our Facilitators
AIM facilitators are experienced practitioners with a robust mix of academic and practical expertise. We believe the education of the future managers of Australia to be a highly important task.
Who is better placed to teach the art and science of management than those with current, daily real-world experience?
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