Advanced Certificate · Microsoft Excel

Make Excel Do The Work.

If you already get by in Excel and want the tools that save real hours, this course was built for that. Pivot tables, lookups and dynamic tables, worked on the kind of data you deal with.

From $29per week, flexible plan
~30 hoursof self paced study
6 monthsof course access
No examsever
Anytimestart today, fully online
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaBusiness & Management
Course TypeAdvanced Certificate
Study Time~30 hours
Access6 months
Study ModeFully online, start anytime
AssessmentNo exams, ever
PaymentsFrom $29 a week
Comes with
  • 10-day money back guarantee
  • No deposit, no credit check
  • Unlimited tutor support
  • Career coaching and CV help
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Upskill For Your Current Role

You already live in spreadsheets. Pivot tables and lookups turn the reports you build by hand into something that updates itself, which gives you your afternoons back.

Be The One Who Handles The Data

Every team has someone they take the messy file to. Cross-referencing, dynamic tables and pivot charts are how you become that person.

Short Enough To Finish

Around 30 hours, self paced, with 6 months of access. You can fit this around a full week of work and still be done soon.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Advanced Excel is one of those skills that quietly opens doors, because almost every team runs on spreadsheets. The work is easy to picture: taking a messy export and turning it into a report someone can make a decision from.

Excel Analyst

Building and maintaining the reports a team runs on. Pivot tables and lookups are the daily tools.

Data Modelling Assistant

Getting data into shape before it is used. Importing, cross-referencing and preparing data are covered directly.

Operations Analyst

Watching the numbers behind how a business runs. The dynamic table and pivot chart work is how those views get built.

Dashboard Developer

Pivot charts are the starting point for the summary views managers ask for every month.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. Analyst titles usually ask for broader data or finance background alongside the spreadsheet skills.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Six topics, worked through at your own pace.

01
Getting Data In And Ready
The tidy-up work that comes before any good report.
Importing and Saving Plain Text Files
Preparing Data for Reporting
Lookup and Cross-Reference
02
Tables, Pivots And Charts
Where the hours come back to you.
Introduction to Dynamic Tables
Pivot Tables
Pivot Charts
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Six advanced topics, stage three of the Excel line
  • Pivot tables and charts, the reporting workhorses
  • Lookup and cross-reference, matching data across sheets
  • Preparing data for reporting, including plain text imports

As a Student

  • Unlimited tutor support, phone and email in business hours
  • No exams, ever, practical spreadsheet work instead
  • 6 months of access, study at your own pace
  • Career coaching, CV help and interview preparation
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Here is what stands out in this course.

01
Straight To The Advanced Tools

No time spent on formatting cells. This is stage three: lookups, dynamic tables, pivot tables and pivot charts.

02
Built Around Reporting

Preparing data for reporting is its own topic, alongside importing plain text files. The unglamorous parts that make everything else work.

03
Tutor Support While You Learn

Unlimited tutor support by phone and email in business hours, for when a formula will not behave.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

ADVANCED CERTIFICATE

Advanced Certificate in Microsoft Excel

Certificate of Achievement · The Career Academy

A Certificate of Achievement

Finish the course and you receive the college's Certificate of Achievement.

Career Coaching And CV Help

Support for the job search, including interview preparation.

A LinkedIn Profile Review

A professional look over your profile, so what employers find matches what you can do.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Ask About the Course

Send an enquiry and a course advisor gets back to you with the course guide and straight answers on whether it fits.

Step two

Enrol When You're Ready

Start anytime. Pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly with no deposit and no credit check, or pay upfront in one payment.

Step three

Study At Your Own Pace

Work through the six topics online, with unlimited tutor support by phone and email in business hours.

Step four

Finish With Your Certificate

Complete the course and receive your Certificate of Achievement, then put the new tools to work on Monday.

The Investment

How to Get Started

$29 / week
Flexible payment plan, weekly, fortnightly or monthly, or pay upfront in one payment.
Pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly
No deposit, no credit check
10-day money back guarantee
Start anytime, fully online
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Good to Know

Common Questions

How much Excel do I need to know first?

Enough to move around a sheet and write a basic formula. This is stage three, so it picks up where the earlier levels leave off. If you are starting cold, ask the advisor about the earlier stages.

What does it cost each week?

The payment plan is $29 a week, with no deposit and no credit check. You can pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly, or pay upfront. Enquire for the full options.

How long does the course take?

Around 30 hours at your own pace, with 6 months of access. Most people fit it around a working week.

Are there exams?

There are none, ever. You are assessed through practical spreadsheet work, with tutor support behind you.

Will it help me at my current job?

That is what it is built for. Pivot tables, lookups and prepared data are the difference between rebuilding a report every month and refreshing one.

Is this course accredited?

It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office, which is accreditation for professional development. It is not NZQA accredited, so it is not a national qualification. That is a different thing. For spreadsheet skills it is no barrier: what employers care about is whether you can build the report.

Can I get my money back if it is not for me?

Yes. There is a 10-day money back guarantee. If it is not right, you get your money back.

Delivered By

About the College

This course is delivered by The Career Academy, an online course provider in New Zealand.

Courses run fully online and self paced, with unlimited tutor support by phone and email in business hours. The Excel line runs from beginner through to this advanced stage. Career coaching comes with your enrolment, including CV help, interview preparation and a LinkedIn profile review.

Career coaching includedUnlimited course accessUnlimited tutor supportNo exams, ever
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Picture the month end where the report builds itself and you are the one who set it up. Start the conversation and see if this is the piece you have been missing.

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