Power BI Training

Unlock the power of data with our 7-session online Power BI training course, designed specifically for professionals looking to transform raw data into actionable insights.

Power BI

Whether you’re new to Power BI or looking to enhance your skills, this hands-on course will guide you through the fundamentals of data visualisation, reporting, and interactive dashboards. Each one-hour session includes live demonstrations, practical exercises, and real-world datasets, ensuring you gain practical, job-ready skills. You’ll receive session recordings, a data pack for each module, and a completion certificate to showcase your new expertise. Join us and take your data analysis skills to the next level!

  • Remote/Online
  • 7 one hour sessions
  • Video recording of the sessions
  • Certificate of completion
  • Data packs for practice
  • Hands on learning
  • Groups of up to 6 per session

Price: £595* per person

*Single Session pricing available – contact for details. Group discounts available.

Pre-requisites: Basic Microsoft 365/Office skills (e.g. using OneDrive, Outlook, Teams). Power BI Desktop installed on computer. For sessions 6 and 7 you will also need a Power BI Pro license.

  • Overview of Power BI: What it is and why it’s useful
  • Key terminology (datasets, reports, dashboards, measures, visuals)
  • Installing Power BI Desktop
  • Connecting to Excel and simple CSV files
  • Hands-on: Importing a basic dataset and exploring table view
  • Hands-on: Building an interactive report with basic charts and tables
  • Overview of visualisation types and best practices
  • Using filters and slicers
  • Conditional formatting and tooltips
  • Introduction to Power Query and the ETL process
  • Cleaning and shaping data
  • Appending and merging queries
  • Hands-on: Transforming a raw dataset into a usable format
  • Importance of data modelling in Power BI
  • Creating relationships between tables
  • Understanding cardinality and cross-filtering
  • Introduction to the star schema for effective modelling
  • Hands-on: Building a simple relational model
  • What is DAX and why is it useful?
  • Understanding calculated columns vs. measures
  • Common DAX functions: SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, DISTINCTCOUNT
  • Hands-on: Writing basic DAX measures and applying them to reports
  • Saving specific reports states using bookmarks
  • Managing visibility of objects to create more interactive reports
  • Using buttons and for navigation and actions
  • Drill-through functionality
  • Colour schemes and formatting
  • Tips for optimising user experience with good design
  • Hands-on: Creating an interactive dashboard
  • Publishing reports to the Power BI Service
  • Understanding workspaces and permissions
  • Creating dashboards from reports
  • Exporting and embedding reports
  • Hands-on: Publishing and sharing reports securely
  • Scheduling data refresh in Power BI Service
  • Introduction to dataflows and cloud-based data sources
  • Creating paginated reports
  • Connecting Power BI with other Microsoft services (Excel, SharePoint, Power Automate)
  • Hands-on: Automating refresh and sharing insights via Teams/SharePoint
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  • 2025

I really enjoyed the Power BI Training course.

Sessions were both informative and engaging, I have developed the knowledge to be able to build dashboards to present data and this will be helpful going forward in my current role. Thank you, Martha.

Claire Swaddling

Royal Veterinary College

  • 2025

I’d highly recommend the Data Goddess for getting your team set up to start using Power BI. 

The sessions were friendly, well-paced, informative and relevant. In each session we had the opportunity to work along with Martha, ask any questions and receive support. The content of the course was perfect for getting started with Power BI and I now feel confident using this software independently. Thank you so much!

Heather

Royal Veterinary College

  • 2025

I have thoroughly enjoyed undertaking this training with Martha. It has been a brilliant CPD experience.

Martha is super knowledgeable, she’s made the sessions really interactive and interesting, and her background in Student Data has really helped cement my understanding of how I can use Power BI in my role going forward.

Laura Cochrane

Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology