An Excel course you type, not one you watch

Try a free Excel lessonSee all three courses

The free lesson is a real question in the room the course teaches in. No sign-up.

What you learn

• Formulas, references and the habits that stop them breaking
• Logic: IF, nested conditions, AND and OR
• Lookups: XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH
• Text, date and financial functions
• Cleaning, validation and PivotTables
• AI with Excel — writing the prompt and checking the answer

The course, chapter by chapter

36 lessons, each ending in practice you do yourself — easy, medium, then hard.

• Basics17 lessons
• Lookup8 lessons
• Logic5 lessons
• Text4 lessons
• More2 lessons

How a lesson works

• The question comes first. Every lesson opens with something a manager would actually ask, not a formula to memorise.
• One slow demonstration. The answer built in front of you, step by step, with the reason for each step.
• Then you do it. On a real grid in your browser — nothing to install — with the answer checked as you work.
• Guidance at the mistake. A wrong answer is met with the reason it is wrong, never with the answer.

Exam and certificate

The course ends with a practical examination: 20 questions drawn from a larger bank, 15 to pass. Pass it and the certificate carries a QR code anybody can scan to verify it — an employer, a placement cell, a recruiter. Students who join through an institution can have the certificate issued in association with it.

What it costs

Taking more than one course together costs less, and educational institutions are quoted their own rate — ask us.

Questions people ask

Do I need Excel installed?

No. The practice runs in the browser, on a phone or a laptop, with nothing to download.

Who is it for?

Students heading into their first job, anybody whose CV says "proficient in Excel" and would rather it were true, and teams who want the work done without a spreadsheet becoming a mystery.

How long does it take?

It is self-paced and always open — most learners take an hour a lesson, and there is no batch to wait for.

Is the certificate verifiable?

Yes. Every certificate carries a number and a QR code that resolves to a page on this site showing who earned it, in which course, and when.