Johannesburg, 09 Nov 2010
Alchemex today announced the launch of Excel on Steroids 2010, an extension of its popular Excel on Steroids training programme, designed to focus on specialised Excel functionality to turn an intermediate Excel user into an accomplished report writer.
Bronwyn Dorrofield, Alchemex Marketing Manager, advised that the three-workshop training course, which focuses specifically on advanced Excel functionality appropriate for business reporting, is now available for Microsoft Excel 2010 users. She says “Microsoft has improved their business reporting offering with Excel 2010 by adding more visual tools, and we have included some of these powerful features into the course material.”
Some of the new Excel features covered in the Excel on Steroids 2010 course include:
* Creating your own ribbon/s
* Maximising the additional functionality of Conditional Formatting
* Optimising the PivotTable search function
* Using slicers in a PivotTable
* Creating and customising slicers
Excel on Steroids training courses have enhanced efficiencies for nearly 10 000 users over the last six years. Dorrofield attributes the popularity to “the in-depth coverage of specific Excel functionality for enhanced business reporting and decision-making. Delegates find the course content exceptionally powerful and it translates into direct time-savings for them back at the office. We are confident that Excel on Steroids training will improve Excel efficiencies by up to 25% - calculate your efficiencies at http://www.alchemex.com/ExcelEfficiencyCalculator.aspx.
“These comprehensive and practical training courses are available at training centres around South Africa as well as online for anytime learning. Says Dorrofield: “We offer individual and group bookings and have a number of corporates as key customers, with the result that Johannesburg and Durban training centres have two-month waiting lists for these workshops, further proof of their popularity. I would encourage individuals who do not want to wait to sign up for online training on our Alchemex Academy (http://www.alchemexacademy.com/). Although online training is a fairly new concept for South Africa, we have been providing our courses online for three years now and have a proven formula for success, giving users the flexibility to enhance their skills at a time and place suitable to them (and make a significant saving).”
As opposed to a generic advanced Excel course, which gives a general overview of the advanced functionality of Excel, Excel on Steroids focuses on specific topics relevant to business reporting, covering:
* Workshop 1: Business Reporting using Formulas and Functions
* Workshop 2: Managing Data lists and Macros
* Workshop 3: Data Analysis using PivotTables and Pivot Charts
“It is important that potential delegates understand that intermediate Excel skills are required in order for them to take full advantage of the power of this course,” Dorrofield says. “Our excellent Discovering Excel course is available to bring skills up to the required level.”
The clients' learning experience does not end with the workshops. Dorrofield adds: “In addition to the workshops themselves, weekly 'Excel on Steroids' tips and tricks are e-mailed to delegates for continued learning, while delegates can join the 'Excel on Steroids' group on the BI Community (http://www.community.alchemex.com/) to obtain free access to report-writing and Excel-related queries and solutions as well as value-adds such as free e-Books.”
With Alchemex being a SAICA Alliance Partner, SAICA members receive discounted rates on the course and obtain 12 CPD hours upon course completion.
Click here for more information on Excel on Steroids training or email eos@alchemex.com. The latest Excel on Steroids Tips & Tricks e-Book Volume III is available for download here. To view previous Excel on Steroids Tips & Tricks click here or subscribe to the free weekly e-newsletter here.
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