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Advanced MS Excel Training

Course Overview

How well can you useΒ Microsoft ExcelΒ to analyze data for decision-making? Give yourself the gift of knowledge and master spreadsheets. Register today for a 4 weeks highly practical and vibrant Advanced Excel Training.
In this Live training, you will learn concepts such as Using Lookup Formulas and Formula Auditing, Sharing and Protecting Workbooks, Automating Workbook Functionality, Creating Spark lines and Mapping Data, Forecasting Data among many others

Who is this course for? (Target Audience)

The Advanced MS Excel training courses is for anyone who:
Wants to learn practical tools and techniques to assist in reducing the time spent in Excel. We can train from beginner to intermediate to advanced, and cover topics like Data Visualization, Financial Modelling, Pivot Tables and Excel fundamentals.

What can you achieve by taking this course?
  • Apply advanced formulas to lay data in readiness for analysis

  • Use advanced techniques for report visualizations

  • Leverage on various methodologies of summarizing data

  • Understand and apply basic principles of laying out Excel models for decision making

    Objectives of the course
    • To teach participants the advanced formulas as well as how to use which formula for which occasion.

    • To equip participants with the knowledge on how to debug and audit the advanced formulas.

    • To explore the magic of analyzing data using Advanced Excel.


      Certification of the Advance Excel Course

      Wants to learn practical tools and techniques to assist in reducing the time spent in Excel. We can train from beginner to intermediate to advanced, and cover topics like Data Visualization, Financial Modelling, Pivot Tables and Excel fundamentals.

      Course Requirement

      Interested organizations/institutions/individuals are expected to have laptop(s) while attending the classes and should at least have some background in using Excel.

      Duration and Venue

      4 Weeks, 3 days each week (Mon-Wed)
      Live ZOOM/KENET/Google Meet classes from 8:00pm to 9.30pm EAT.

      Course Outline

      The course will cover:

      • Working with multiple Worksheets and Workbooks

      • Using Lookup Formulas and Formula Auditing

      • Sharing and Protecting Workbooks

      • Automating Workbook Functionality

      • Creating Spark lines and Mapping Data

      • Forecasting Data


What You'll Gain

Professional Certification
Practical Skills Application
Expert Instruction
Networking Opportunities
Lifetime Access to Materials
Career Advancement Support

Student Success Stories

"This course completely transformed my approach to professional development. The practical tools are incredibly valuable."

Previous Student

Course Investment

$ 195 USD

One-time payment includes all materials and certification

Course Fee $195 USD
Total $195 USD

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What Our Clients Say About Us

Hear from professionals who have experienced our training programs

"I am Michael Ofori from Ghana. The Advanced MS Excel course gave me practical skills that I immediately applied in my job. The facilitators were patient, detailed, and made powerful analytics feel easy. This is not just another Excel course it is a full transformation into data-driven decision-making"

Michael Ofori

Ghana

"I am Hamisi Hatibu from Tanzania. The Advanced MS Excel course was incredibly practical and transformative. I learned how to automate reports, analyze data using PivotTables, and build professional dashboards. The facilitators were very supportive and taught step by step, making Excel feel enjoyable and powerful"

Hamisi Hatibu

Tanzania

"My name is Alice Uwase from Rwanda. Vantage Africa’s Advanced Excel training helped me move from basic spreadsheets to real business analytics. I can now clean data, create dynamic dashboards, and generate insights that support management decisions. The training delivery was professional, interactive, and perfectly structures"

Alice Uwase

Rwanda

Our Background and Expertise

Vantage Africa School of Leadership is a professional training and consultancy firm based at Astrol Business Centre, Thika Road, Nairobi. The institution delivers practical, results-oriented courses designed to build leadership, management, and technical competence across Africa.Practical Learning Focus: Every course emphasizes application, ensuring participants can translate Excel knowledge into real workplace performance.1.Blended Learning:Training combines live Zoom sessions with self-paced e-learning, featuring videos, notes, and quizzes for maximum engagement. 2.Assessment and Certification: Participants are certified only after completing assignments, attending at least 70% of sessions, and demonstrating mastery through projects. 3.Expert Trainers:Facilitators are experienced professionals skilled in analytics, automation, and reporting, ensuring lessons are grounded in real-world practice. 4.Regional Reach

Our Philosophy

The Advanced MS Excel program is a competency-based, practice-driven course designed to transform participants into proficient Excel professionals. Learning combines live sessions and self-paced e-learning to build mastery through consistent application.1.Hands-On Learning: Every skill is practiced data cleaning, formulas, automation, dashboards until demonstrated through real tasks. 2.Blended Delivery: Live Zoom classes encourage interaction; e-learning modules reinforce concepts through notes, videos, and quizzes. 3.Continuous Assessment: Each module ends with a quiz, and learning culminates in a capstone project demonstrating full mastery. 4.Performance-Based Completion: Certification requires at least 70% attendance, completed assignments, and passed assessments. 5.Outcome-Oriented Focus: Graduates emerge able to automate workflows, analyze data, and design decision-ready dashboards.

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Real-world impact of our training programs

Our Advanced MS Excel training transforms you from a basic user into a data-driven professional capable of automating analysis, building dashboards, and delivering real business intelligence.
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How We Conduct Our Trainings

Our Unique Approach

We don’t teach Excel as software we teach it as a business intelligence and automation tool. Every session is fully practical, project-based, and focused on real organizational problems, enabling participants to build automated dashboards and decision-ready reports from day one.

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Excel Foundations & Data Cleaning

Topics: Excel basics, data organization, cleaning, and validation.Skills: Navigation, relative/absolute references, CLEAN, TRIM, ISERROR, validation tools.

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Logical & Lookup Functions

Topics: Logical formulas and basic lookups. Skills: IF, IFS, AND, OR, IFERROR, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP for structured data analysis

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Advanced Lookup & Reference Functions

Topics: INDEX-MATCH, XLOOKUP, and function integration. Skills: Build dynamic references, combine formulas.

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Dynamic Arrays and Advanced Formulas

Topics:FILTER,UNIQUE, SORT,SEQUENCE,and date/time functions. Skills:NETWORKDAYS, EDATE, DATEDIF, TEXT for automated, scalable calculations

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5

PivotTables & Dashboards

Topics: PivotTables, PivotCharts Skills: Building visual summaries, slicers, timelines, interactive dashboards.

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Advanced Visualization & Conditional Formatting

Topics: Waterfall, Funnel, Sparklines, Combo Charts Skills: Data bars, color scales, icon sets for highlighting insights.

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Automation with Macros & VBA

Topics: Recording and running Macros, Basic VBA Skills: Workflow automation and process customization.

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8

Power Query & Power Pivot

Topics: ETL operations and data modeling. Skills:Merge,append,unpivot datasets, build data models, and apply DAX formulas.

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What-If & Statistical Analysis

Topics: Goal Seek, Scenario Manager, Solver, FORECAST, and ANOVA. Skills: Perform forecasting, optimization, and hypothesis testing.

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Sample Certificate

Upon successful completion of our training programs, you will receive a professional certificate recognizing your achievement and new skills.

Our certificates are:

  • Internationally recognized
  • Digitally verifiable
  • Industry-standard certified
  • Proof of your expertise

Meet Your Lead Trainer

Mr. Nyagemi Abel is a highly accomplished educator, data trainer, and capacity-building expert with proven mastery in Advanced Microsoft Excel and SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). With over ten years of experience in higher education and professional training, he is widely recognized as a trusted instructor across Africa for empowering professionals with critical data analysis and reporting skills. Mr. Nyagemi specializes in delivering advanced Excel training, enabling learners to master complex functions, pivot tables, macros, and data visualization techniques. His expertise in SPSS equips learners with statistical analysis and interpretation skills, helping them analyze large datasets with accuracy.He is also experienced in strategic management and decision-support models, enabling him to guide professionals to apply data insights for real-world solutions. His training style is practical, hands-on, and results-driven, ensuring participants can solve actual organizational challenges using Excel and analytics.
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