Unlock the power of pivot tables in Excel to efficiently analyse large data sets from multiple angles. This focused course teaches you how to create, edit, and customise pivot tables using drag-and-drop functionality, calculated fields, and dynamic views. Designed for learners with a solid understanding of Excel, it’s perfect for professionals who want to gain deeper insights and present data clearly and effectively. Enrol
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Start Date:14 Feb 2026
End Date:14 Feb 2026
Sat (Daytime):10:00 - 17:00
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Location: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
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The course will be split into a mix of revising some intermediate/advanced Excel skills that data analysts would need to demonstrate, before applying these to different data sets. There will be a mixture between learning and then directly applying these skills with a range of exercises.
The last part of the final session will be a chance to bring in your own problem or a chance to work through a scenario and data commentary and presentation to add meaning and insight. Skills directly relevant to many different jobs.
Participants who will attend the full course will receive a City Lit certificate of attendance electronically for their CV or CPD records. The certificate will show your name, course title and dates of the course you have attended.
What will we cover?
Shortcuts • Review of a list of shortcuts to use and apply to work quickly and efficiently Pivot tables • Revision, review of basics • Refresh and change for new data sources with new and updated datasets • Calculated Fields (Add your own field to a pivot table) • Pivot Charts • Working with more complicated scenarios and datasets
Look Ups • vlookups • h look ups • Index and Match
Formulas • IF statements • SUM IF/ Count IF/ Average IF
Scenarios and application • Revision: audience, impact, delivering information effectively • Utilise the skills for scenarios.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Take a random set of data, process the information using more advanced Excel skills, and find some key points to create conclusions, recommendations and next steps relevant for a range of stakeholders.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
A basic knowledge of Excel at intermediate level. The course will be split into a mix of revising some intermediate/advanced Excel skills that you would need to demonstrate, before applying these to different data sets and inferring conclusions and next steps.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Step by step instruction, with demonstrations where appropriate, will help you grasp the concepts. Course notes will be provided.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
There are no other costs.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
City Lit offers a variety of progression courses in this subject area. Please click here to view our Microsoft 365 courses.
Disclaimer: Use of Third-Party Software This course might require you to either use your own personal account or create an account for the purposes of this course. City Lit cannot accept any responsibility for any failings of the third party or provide technical support. Whilst using the software you will be responsible for abiding by the providers terms and conditions and maintaining your own work.
Abbott Katz has instructed Excel at numerous corporate and university venues, on both sides of the Atlantic - and both sides of the Channel. A native New Yorker with a doctorate in sociology, Abbott has written two books on Excel (Apress), authored the www.spreadsheetjournalism.com blog, and designs spreadsheets in a consultative capacity. He offered a 5-session, Excel-driven Data Stories workshop last year at the Sciences Po University in Paris (in English!), and his work with the application has been cited by the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the Freakonomics blog, and the spreadsheet expert Chandoo.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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