Gain the skills needed to tackle the Microsoft Excel Specialist Exam and earn a professional certification in this comprehensive program. With a focus on practical application and exam readiness, you’ll learn Excel basics before moving on to more advanced functions. This course is designed to help you pass the Excel Specialist Exam and includes:
Registration: To sign up for the Excel Specialist Certification Package, choose from a preset track of dates or customize your schedule. After you take the group classes, you can schedule the two hours of private training and the Excel Specialist Exam.
This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order.
Unit 1 6 Hours
In this beginner Excel course, you will learn the essentials of Microsoft Excel, including calculations, basic functions, graphs, formatting, and printing. This comprehensive course is perfect for those with limited experience looking to expand their proficiency.
Unit 2 6 Hours
Learn intermediate Excel functions like VLOOKUP and SUMIFs, and how to summarize data with Pivot Tables, Sort & Filter databases, and split and join text. Gain the skills needed to utilize complex Excel functions and prepare for more advanced training.
Unit 3 6 Hours
Learn all of the most complex features of Microsoft Excel in this advanced training course - Excel functions, macros, and data analysis to improve efficiency and manage complex data in any job setting. This advanced course is ideal for Excel power-users.
Unit 4 2 hours
Unit 5 2 hours
This package also includes two hours of private training, the Microsoft Excel Specialist Exam (with a free retake), and proctoring for the exam. Schedule the private training and exam after you complete the group classes.
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Attend this certificate program in-person in NYC or Live Online via Zoom. Engage with expert instructors, ask questions, and get feedback on your exercises and projects.
Unlike other providers, these are not mass open-enrollment classes. At Noble Desktop, you’ll learn in small groups (typically 8-15 students) and receive personalized attention.
Get face-to-face interaction with an instructor and other students when you learn at our NYC campus. Courses are hands-on with a computer and software provided.
Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.
Our instructors are veterans of their field and experienced educators, driven to help you succeed.
Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!
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We offer a single free retake of any module or the whole program within a year.
You can also access recordings of each session in your student portal within one business day of the session’s end. Recordings are available for one month after the session.
Yes, this course is open to beginners. Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required.
This course does not qualify for payments plans or student financing. See our Payment Plan FAQ to find related programs that qualify.
You may attend this training virtually (online) at the scheduled time the course is offered (New York, Eastern Time).
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There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us.
However, if you plan to take the course live online, you may need to obtain required software. We’ll help you get set up with a free trial of paid software prior to the class. Most of our coding classes utilize freely-available open-source software. For most of our design and motion graphics courses, we will help you get set up with a free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you attend the course in-person, we will have a computer already set up for you with all of the required software for no additional cost.
This program is a discounted package of classes that is 15–25% off the individual class prices, so additional discounts do not apply.
