Power BI Course: Essentials

Duration :1 DayCost: £295 + VAT
Venues :Manchester | Online

1 Day Power BI Training

Learn how to get the most out of your data with Power Bi on this intensive, practical 1 day training course. Designed to help you get to grips with the essential skills needed to create powerful reports and dashboards that will drive informed business decisions.

Power BI Course Introduction

This 1-day Power BI training is tailored for professionals who want to leverage the power of their data to create impactful, visually stunning reports and dashboards.

Whether you're a business analyst, manager, or decision-maker, this course covers all the essential elements of Power BI, from connecting to data sources to designing and sharing dynamic, insightful visualizations.

Our practical, instructor-led training ensures that you gain the skills you need to work confidently with Power BI for your reporting and data analysis needs.


Learn Power BI

Through a series of practical exercises and guided instruction, you will:

  • Connect & Integrate Data: Learn how to connect Power BI to a wide range of data sources and seamlessly integrate them into your reports.
  • Create Stunning Visualizations: Master the art of creating visually engaging bar charts, line graphs, maps, and other dynamic visuals that bring your data to life.
  • Build Interactive Dashboards: Discover how to create dashboards that not only summarize your data but also allow for detailed interaction and exploration.
  • Share & Collaborate: Learn how to publish and share your reports and dashboards, ensuring that key stakeholders can easily access and understand your insights.

By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and confidence to build your own Power BI reports and dashboards that clearly communicate complex data in a way that’s easily understood.

If you're looking to explore advanced techniques, or want to dive deeper into the finer details of Power BI, we recommend checking out our 2 Day Power BI Course for a more comprehensive learning experience.


1 Day Power BI Course Topics

Our course covers the following key topics:

  • Introduction to Power BI: An overview of Power BI’s capabilities and its place in the data analytics ecosystem.
  • Creating a Data Set: How to import and organize data effectively within Power BI.
  • Visualizing Your Data: Techniques for creating different types of visualizations, from basic charts to more advanced options.
  • Multiple Page Reports: Learn how to create multi-page reports that are both insightful and easy to navigate.
  • Publishing & Sharing: Best practices for publishing your reports to the Power BI service and sharing with colleagues.
  • Dashboards: How to create dynamic dashboards that provide a comprehensive view of your data at a glance.

For more details, download the full course outline.


Who is this course for?

This training course is perfect for business professionals, analysts, and managers who want to make data-driven decisions.

No previous experience of creating Power BI reports is required, but you should be familiar with using Excel and have access to Power BI. 


Power BI 1 Day Course Day Details

Our 5 star rated Power BI training courses are practical courses with small class sizes, a maximum of 6 delegates, which allows for plenty of time to interact with the trainer and ask any questions!

These are held as in-person classroom courses or as live, online courses (over Zoom). All courses, run from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, with plenty of breaks.

Scheduled 1 Day Power BI Courses

Our scheduled public Power BI training courses are run in Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Online. Dates for these can be found below.

Private / Bespoke Power BI Courses

We run private one to one and group Power BI Courses at our training centres, or at a location to suit you, anywhere in the UK. These can also be held Online.

See the Private Course tab further down the page for more information.


Why Choose M Training
  • Run by an experienced trainer
  • This course is limited to 6 delegates so you are guaranteed personal support throughout the course
  • Convenient location in central Manchester or Online.
  • Course notes and support material
  • 3 months online support
  • Certificate of completion
  • Course rating (By delegates): 5 Star (see our Google Ratings)
  • 5 star rated courses
  • 6 Small Class Sizes
  • Practice led learning
  • Lunch & refreshments provided
  • 3 month online support
  • Classroom & Online

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Power BI Course: The Essentials Course Dates

Browse all public 1 Day Power BI course dates below or use the filter to show only dates in specific locations.

For other dates or for private courses please contact us on 0161 226 6032 or info@mtraining.co.uk

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Private Course Enquiries

We are happy to run private Power Bi courses at your offices, at our Manchester office, Online, or at a venue to suit you.

The course content can be adapted to suit your requirements.  Our trainer will contact you to discuss what you are looking to achieve and the level of prior knowledge the delegates have.

Private Power BI courses are ideal if you have a number of people to train, or you want a different course outline; or simply can't make the dates of the public scheduled courses.

Private classroom-based courses are available from £590 plus VAT for a full day

Online courses, live with a trainer, start at £550 for a full day.

To get a quote please complete the form below or call us on 0161 226 6032.

Private Power BI Training Courses

1 Day Power BI Course Outline

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  • Introduction to Power BI

    • What is Power BI?
    • Power BI Programs
    • Power BI Terminology
    • Planning your Report
    • Compatible Data Sources
  • Creating a Data Set

    • The difference between a Data Set and a Data Source
    • Connecting to Data Sources
    • Using Multiple Data Sources
    • Editing the Data Queries
  • Visualising your Data

    • Customising the Visualisations
    • Stacked Bar Charts / Stacked Column Charts
    • 100% Stacked Bar / Column Charts
    • Clustered Bar Charts / Clustered Column Charts
    • Line Charts / Area Charts  
    • Scatter charts
    • Pie Charts & Donut Charts
    • Treemap chart
    • Maps 
    • Cards 
    • Tables and Matrices
    • Q & A Visualisation
    • Slicers 
  • Multiple Page Reports

    • Creating Multiple Pages for your Power BI Reports
    • How to use Filtering
    • When would you use a Filter
  • Publishing & Sharing

    • Publishing Reports
    • Sharing the Reports
  • Power BI Dashboards

    • Creating a Dashboard
    • Adding Tiles to a Dashboard
    • Sharing a Dashboard

Power Bi Courses in Manchester

Our Manchester Venue:

All our Manchester Power BI courses are run from 9.30am to 4.30pm at our head office:

Rutherford House
Manchester Science Park
Pencroft Way
Manchester
M15 6SZ

Public Transport/Parking:

The closest public park is Cecil Street Car Park - 5 min walk

Manchester Oxford Road Train Station - 15 min walk

Manchester Piccadilly Train Station - 30 min walk

Access

Please let us know in advance if you have any mobility issues and will need any assistance. Disabled parking is provided.

More Information about our Manchester training courses, along with a map, can be found on our Manchester Training Page

Online Power Bi Courses

The Online Power BI courses are run on Zoom.

You will be sent a link to join the training session the day before the course along with any course materials needed.

The courses run from 9:30 am to 4/4:30 pm. 

Because we limit the number of delegates to a maximum of 6 on our public courses specific timings are flexible, but generally, the day will run as follows:

9.20 am | Sign in

9.30 am | Start - First session

11.00 am | 15 min break

11.15 am |  Second session

12.30 pm  | 30 min break

1.00 pm  | Third session

2.15 pm | 15 min break

2.30 pm | Fourth session

3.50 pm | Finish & Q&A

4.30pm | End

Find out more about how our online courses work on the Online Courses Page

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