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Power Query Training for Teams in Sydney, Brisbane and Online

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  • Choose onsite in your office or virtual
  • Use your sample business data during the course
  • Please note, we do not cater to individuals
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How Teams Use Power Query in Excel

Our Power Query training is designed for teams who need to work faster, cleaner and more reliably with Excel data. Power Query is widely used across organisations to automate data preparation and reduce reporting effort. Common use cases include:

 

  • Automate messy data cleaning across multiple files
  • Eliminate manual reporting in Excel
  • Build refreshable datasets from raw exports
  • Replace VLOOKUP-heavy workflows with Power Query
  • Combine multiple data sources without formulas
Duration 1 Day

1 Day

Prerequisites

Participants should have as a minimum basic Excel knowledge including familiarity with formulas, cell referencing, and basic data manipulation.

Quick Glance

Participants will learn how to import, clean, transform, and normalise data using PowerQuery, enabling efficient data analysis and reporting workflows.

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Power Query for Excel Training

Master Power Query to clean and transform data for faster, smarter reporting. No more copying and pasting data between files, no more manual monthly report cleaning, no more broken formulas across spreadsheets.

Tables & Structured References
  • Purpose and creation of Excel Tables
  • Benefits of structured references
  • Structured reference formulas in Tables
  • Linking Tables between sheets
Get Data – Sources & Connections
  • Importing from Excel Tables, CSV files, SharePoint Lists
  • Connecting to Folder and SharePoint Folder
  • Understanding dynamic growth with folder connections
Data Types & Column Tools
  • Importance of correct data types
  • Troubleshooting errors and inconsistencies
  • Column Quality, Distribution, Profiling
  • Replace Values, Replace Errors
Transform (Sanitise)
  • Split by delimiter
  • Format:
  • Clean wrapping
  • Trim spaces
  • Lower, Upper, Capitalise each word
    Extract text
  • Columns from example
  • Pivot, Unpivot, Transpose
  • Creating workable headers
  • Working with Applied Steps
  • Understanding the Applied Steps pane
  • Renaming, reordering, and deleting steps
  • Best practices for step management
Combine and Append
  • Append tables for unified datasets
  • Combine files from folders
  • Practical walkthrough using SharePoint folder
Calculations, Formulas and Functions in PowerQuery Columns
  • Basic arithmetic formulas
  • Conditional formulas (If, Then, Else)
  • Duplicate vs Reference Tables
  • GroupBy Aggregate tables
Normalising Flat Files
  • What is a flat file?
  • Normalising into related tables
  • Creating surrogate keys (indexing)
  • Merging tables
  • Loading and Refreshing
  • Relationship modelling (Fact and Dimension tables)

Course Inclusions

What’s Included

Free Skills Assessment

Identify your current skill level before training begins.

Course Materials

Digital handouts, labs and exercises.

Expert-Led Training

Delivered by experienced qualified trainers with real-world corporate expertise.

Contextualised Content

Training can be tailored to your organisation’s needs and skill levels.

Hands-On

Practical activities to reinforce learning and build confidence.

Certificate of Completion

Recognising your achievement and new skills.

Our Clients

Our Clients

Power Query Training FAQS

What is Power Query training?

Power Query training teaches you how to import, clean, and transform data in Excel, helping automate reporting and improve accuracy.

What will I learn in a Power Query course?

You’ll learn how to connect data sources, clean and reshape data, combine datasets, and automate workflows for reporting.

Is Power Query Training suitable for beginners?

Yes, it’s suitable for beginners with basic Excel skills, and progresses into more advanced data transformation techniques.

Can the training be customised?

Yes, the training can be contextualised to your organisation’s data, and skill levels for practical, real-world use.

How long is a Power Query course?

Our Power Query for Excel training courses are delivered as a 1-day workshop focused on practical, job-ready skills.

Is Power Query training available online or onsite?

Training can be delivered onsite in Sydney or Brisbane or live online, depending on your team’s needs.

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