Excel with Numbers - Advanced

L2 Level 2
Part Time
17 January 2025 — 17 July 2025
Barry Campus
This course is available at other locations or at different start dates/levels.

About this course

Advanced Excel Training is planned to build upon an intermediate level knowledge and experience with Microsoft Excel. You will develop a range of advanced skills to manage more complex and unusual tasks to elevate your overall confidence in using and exploring Excel on a deeper level.

Interested? Look below to see what topics we can cover!

What you will study

Every session is designed to mould to the level of experience of those attending each session. 

Here are the topics we can cover in this course:

Enter and Organise Data

- Insert, copy, delete and hide tabs
- Change tab colour
- Cell styles
- Linking Worksheets and Workbooks
- Cell Protection and restricting data entry
- Protecting Worksheets
- Protecting Workbooks
- Named Ranges
- Naming Tables
- Page Setup and Repeating rows and columns

Managing Data

- Data Validation
- Group and Ungroup
- Sub-totals
- What if – Goal seek
- Sparklines

Functions and Formulas

- IF and nested IF statements
- SWITCH
- SUMIFS
- COUNTIFS
- COUNTA and COUNTBLANK
- RANK

Charts, Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts

- Managing Charts
- Creating Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts
- Managing Fields
- Filtering and sorting
- Drill Down
- Slicers

Teaching and assessment

This 1-day course is delivered onsite from 9.30am – 4:00pm. 

Entry requirements

This programme is funded through Multiply. To be eligible to enrol, you must: - Be aged 19 or over - Be able to provide evidence that you currently work and/live in Cardiff and the Vale e.g. ID, Utility Bill, Employment Contract with full address clearly stated. - Be dedicated to attending the entire session/s Please upload your evidence when applying as applications will not be processed without this evidence. This course will cover topics such as:

  • Basic formulas and functions
  • IF and SUMIF
  • Relative and absolute cell references
  • Created simple charts tables
  • Filtered & sorted data. (Please note that this point is a self-assessment and therefore we will take this at face value upon receipt of your application).

If you are not already familiar with these topics, we would recommend attending our Basic or Intermediate Excel with Numbers courses before applying.

Important points

  • The College welcomes contact with parents/guardians of students who are under 18.
  • Additional support is available for students with learning difficulties and disabilities.
  • Cardiff and Vale College is committed to inclusion and values diversity. We are determined to promote equality of opportunity and to treat everyone fairly and with respect.
  • Cardiff and Vale College reserves the right to make changes to this course without prior notice.
  • Course fees are subject to change. Your fee will be confirmed prior to enrolment.
  • All courses are accurate at the time of upload or print.
  • Courses can only run if there are sufficient numbers.
  • Please note, if you choose three or more course choices, then you may be referred for a careers appointment first. This does not apply to A Level or GCSE choices.
Key information

Start date

17 January 2025

End date

17 July 2025

Time of day

Day Time

Part Time

7 hours per week

Location

Barry Campus
Maps & directions

Course code

CSXEA
L2

Qualification

Excel with Numbers - Advanced

Locations

Barry Campus
Barry Campus

Cardiff and Vale College,

Barry Campus,

Vale of Glamorgan,

CF62 8YJ