Excel for Beginners – 9th October 2024.  09:30 to 12:00

With Learning and Development Centre Trainer, Victoria Tucker

Suitable for: Any staff member that needs an introduction to using spreadsheets in the workplace.

Course Content:

– Anatomy of a spreadsheet

– How a spreadsheet is used

– Keyboard shortcuts

– Entering data and different data types

– Formatting your spreadsheet

– Sorting and filtering data

– An introduction to formulas and functions

– Presenting data using pivot tables and charts

Course Delivery: 

The course will be presented virtually in Zoom.  All delegates will be provided with an e-handbook and as a group we will work through a mini-project on an excel spreadsheet that will enable all the new spreadsheet skills to be put into practice.

Course Aims and Outcomes:

For all delegates to increase their knowledge and confidence when working with spreadsheets, and to be able to apply the skills learnt on this course to undertake basic analysis and presentation of spreadsheet data.

About your Trainer:

Vix is a self-confessed Excel nerd!  She has used spreadsheets extensively throughout her working life, including analysing passenger and revenue data for a regional airline, organising and presenting data for Children’s Social Services and organising the training programme and training statistics for the Learning and Development Centre.

Vix gained her Train the Trainer qualification in 2020 and is looking forward to sharing her enthusiasm for well-organised data with a new group of delegates.

If you no longer require your place on this course place cancel it so that there is availability for other delegates.  To cancel a booking please log into your Learning and Development Centre account, go to the Centre course list and click on the orange box next to the course name.

It is expected that you will attend the session virtually from a quiet location at which you will not be disturbed, and you will have access to a microphone and camera on your device.  Every delegate must have their own device to use throughout this session.  This is a requirement for attending this interactive course. 

If you have any questions please contact the team at ldc.sentinel@nhs.net