In this course you learn the basic functions of Excel: formulas, charts, formatting and the IF function. You can also optionally work with Copilot in Excel and apply what you have learnt straight away.
Free cancellation up to four weeks before the start, so feel free to book now.
In brief. Excel Basics is a 2-day classroom course. You can take it in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam and The Hague, among other locations, or online, in a group of no more than 8 participants. The price is € 950,- excl. VAT per participant, including course materials, lunch on location and a certificate of attendance. For a team or department we also deliver this course in-company.




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With Excel you work faster, smarter and with a better overview. In this basic training you learn to apply formulas, functions and charts to real working situations. Optionally, you can also cover Excel with Copilot, so that you put AI to work directly in your spreadsheets.
In this course you will get to know the most important functions of Excel and apply them directly in practice. You will learn how to set up a spreadsheet with formulas and calculations, how to work with charts and how to apply a clear layout. The course optionally covers working with Copilot in Excel, the AI assistant that supports you in your work.
You work in an open learning format under the guidance of an experienced trainer. At the start of the day you discuss your starting level and what you want to get out of the course. That way the focus is on the topics that matter to you. You can bring your own practical examples, so that you can work purposefully on situations from your own job.
For teams and organisations. If you want to give a whole department the same grounding in Excel, we also run the course in-company, at your office or at ours. If you wish, we can work with examples from your own day-to-day practice.
After completing this course you will be able to work independently with Excel. You will create spreadsheets, carry out calculations using formulas and functions, and apply the IF function. You will produce clear charts, sort and filter data and give your worksheets a tidy layout. You will also know how to make smart use of cell references and how to manage workbooks. Have you opted for the optional Copilot module? Then you will also be able to use the AI assistant in Excel to get results more quickly.
This course is intended for anyone who wants to get started with Excel and get a good grasp of the basics. Whether you want to keep your accounts at home or create clear spreadsheets at work: no prior knowledge of Excel is required. A little experience with Windows and the basics of working on a computer is enough to join in.
The course is suitable for roles in which you keep lists and produce overviews on a daily basis, such as in administration, office support, HR, purchasing and logistics.
You follow this course in our open learning format: a full course day on which you work through the course material independently in a small group. An experienced trainer circulates, answers your questions and helps you further where needed. This way you set your own pace and focus on the topics that matter to you. You can also bring your own practical examples to apply what you learn straight away.
You do not need any specific prior knowledge for this course. Can you handle a computer and do you know how to open and save a file? Then you can get started right away. Experience with Excel is not required; we really do begin with the basics.
You take this course in our open learning format. You work independently on the material, while an experienced trainer is present in the room to answer your questions straight away. This way you set your own pace and focus.
This training is offered on the basis of our Open Learning teaching method. This means that you work independently, with active guidance from our trainer, to master the material. That way you can achieve your learning objectives at your own pace, without being held back by fellow participants working faster or slower. The trainer makes sure that you stay on schedule and meet your learning objectives. This form of learning leaves room for a tailored approach. You have the opportunity to bring in examples from your own practice and IT environment, so that your learning is even more specific. more...
The course is given in Dutch as standard. The trainer speaks English. English-language course materials can be used. If at least 3 participants register, the course can also be given entirely in English.
Would you like to organise this training for a whole group or several groups? This can be cost-effective. For example, we can tailor the content entirely to your organisation, and training a whole group is also cheaper.
Are you looking at large numbers of participants or a complete academy? That involves a great deal. Consider planning and communication, for example, or identifying and agreeing the objectives and content of the training. Or differences in level, feedback mechanisms and safeguarding. Fortunately, Learnit has extensive experience in this field (more than 25 years) and we are happy to help you through this process.
2 training days. Confirmed dates first, then in order of date.
No suitable start date? Send us a date request, and we'll look at the options together.
Plan your own group on a date that suits you, at your office, at our premises or online. We tailor the content to your day-to-day work, and training a whole group is cheaper than individual bookings.
Ratings from participants after completing their course, across all courses by this trainer.
“I took MS Excel 2010 Basics: a two-day course covering all the basic techniques you need to work well with Excel. Learned a great deal in 2 days and had good personal guidance. Everything is explained calmly and they really take the time for you.”
“If you want to take a tailor-made course where everything is well organised and well looked after, I would recommend Learnit to anyone. I have had a very good experience.”
“Practice-oriented, ties in seamlessly with your work.”
“I am extremely satisfied with this way of teaching. You get a lot of individual attention with good tips from the trainer. Also if you want to discuss work-related topics. In short, I would recommend this way of teaching to anyone who wants to master the material at their own pace.”
“Excellent course for people who want to achieve their own learning goals at their own pace.”
“Effective training based on clear course material.”
“Very good course! Everything is perfectly organised and I would certainly recommend taking a course at Learnit.”
“This training really is worth recommending: a small group of people, a serious teacher and I learned a lot.”
"This course ties in well with your individual objective and is applicable to your work."
“Excellent, you come to realise how necessary it is to take Excel courses.”
“This is a good course for delving into the basics of the Excel package without it becoming very complicated straight away. Without any prior knowledge, you can create attractive Excel sheets with appealing formatting and charts.”
"A.M. Rooyakkers-Smits, Makro Amsterdam - "The course is clear and well structured. Everyone can work at their own pace and level." Rating: 7.3."
“If I had known about these possibilities in Excel earlier, it would have saved me a lot of time and effort!”
“Excellent guidance, with room for your own learning objectives too.”
“It was an instructive course and you could learn everything calmly at your own pace.”
"I learned a great deal from the Excel Basics course. You can follow it in a quiet setting, at an easily accessible location and with a professional trainer, at your own pace. Course material consisting of a clear book alongside appealing examples in Excel to practise with. In short: highly recommended!"
“'Excellent training for mastering Excel from the basics, step by step.'”
“Very pleasant to discover that there are often alternative and easier ways to do something you were already doing.”
"F. Van den Berg - "Good training. Good course material. Recommended!" - Rating: 8.0"
"Even if you think you already know a lot about Excel, you always learn something new. The possibilities are enormous."
“Over the past 2 days I followed the Excel Basics course and it has made me a good deal more skilled with Excel.”
"The course made a good impression on me. The material provided is excellent. Because I had not indicated in advance what knowledge I already had and what purposes I wanted to use the course for, the material offered was quite a lot for 2 days. So follow Learnit's advice and state this beforehand."
“Excellently organised and very professional training, and highly applicable in practice.”
“It was a lively, clear training course given by a young but experienced teacher who could explain everything clearly and simply to someone starting from scratch. In short, a good training course at a good location with a good teacher.”
“Professional training, given by a highly knowledgeable trainer who was very well able to pass on his knowledge in a pleasant and clear way. The content of the training was very sound. The course material really did start from the basics. I found it very pleasant that I could set the pace myself. The course material and the set-up were professional and there was plenty of variety in the assignments/exercises.”
“Quality of the course materials, exercises and professionalism of the trainer: a solid pass!!”
“I have done a lot with Excel at work but never taken a course in it. I found starting from the beginning with all the functional meanings very instructive, and I also found the learning system pleasant.”
“The location of the course is perfect. The course material is clearly presented, which makes it easy to work through the subject matter.”
“Excellent training - nice to be able to set my own pace - good support - clear course material - directly applicable in practice.”
“The course is very clear, you work at your own pace and get support straight away when you have questions. I think it is very accessible for everyone, including people with exam nerves, because there is no set amount of material you have to get through. Of course the idea is that you cover as much of the material as possible, but there is no pressure while you still take everything in.”
"Good course. The trainer has extensive knowledge of Excel and explains things calmly and clearly."
"I thought everything was very well organised. Good location and a good trainer. The lessons are easy to follow and if you have questions you can always turn to them. Even after the course."
“As a steel construction estimator I had worked with Excel a great deal — layout, colours and lines — but I lacked the basics of creating formulas and functions. For my work (specifications, drawings and quotations) I am constantly calculating hours, prices and surcharges. The additional work schedules (the adding up) now happen automatically, so faster and without errors. So this course taught me a great deal.”
“This training is excellent and very comprehensive, you can learn an enormous amount from it”
“The first impression/introduction was and is good.”
“Very clear explanations. Definitely recommended for anyone who works with Excel and has never started with the basics. You learn a great deal about how Excel can be applied as a program and what it can do.”
“Excel 2007 was a refresher course for me. Just to get to grips again with how everything works. I got a lot out of it and can now make full use of Excel in my current role again.”
“On the course I took, I could set my own pace. That also made it possible to spend more time on certain chapters than on other parts of the course material that were less relevant to me. I found this way of following a course very pleasant.”
“Excellent self-study course, so you really work at it yourself....that is still the best way to learn !!”
“I had a course that was both instructive and relaxed at the same time. The trainer explains things well when you have a question and makes sure you feel at ease. He joins in during the breaks to chat about other things or to go for a walk. Learnit provides good training and makes sure you do not go home with a splitting headache. Excellent!”
“The Excel 2010 Basics course gives you a good picture of what the new Excel has to offer. You'll be amazed by the new possibilities with charts. 180 pages won't make you a guru, but you will become a good deal more capable.”
“I thought it was a good training course offered by Learnit. You work nicely on your own with your own course material. The trainer gave us useful tips and was also very helpful with questions.”
“Anyone who works with a computer will really benefit from this.”
“The course material was very clear, and it was explained step by step how to carry out a particular action. The exercises were related to everyday situations. With an open learning format you can of course set your own pace, which suits me fine.”
“Good teaching method. Plenty of material. Very satisfied with Learnit.”
“Excel is a fine program, but it is even better to discover what else you can do once you have completed the course.”
"Bart was very passionate and driven; we could not have wished for a better trainer over those two days. It felt good and approachable, and you could tell he genuinely enjoys Excel. Got some good practical tips. Brilliant!! Bart got me completely enthusiastic even though I had really been dreading it."
"This training is approachable and effective."
“Even for participants with little or no experience of the subject, it is surprising how much you can learn in two days.”
“This is a very good course for the beginning Excel user. The course material is sufficient to master all the basics, explained in a straightforward way. Certainly in combination with the trainer, who is clearly enthusiastic and knowledgeable and knows how to get that across.”
Yes. Up to four weeks before the first day of the course you can cancel free of charge, without giving a reason. You then receive a credit note or, if you have already paid, a refund. If you cancel later, you pay part of the course fee: 25% between four and two weeks before the start, 75% in the two weeks before it and 100% in the final week. Moving to another start date is free of charge up to two weeks before the start, after that 50%. Sending a colleague in your place is always possible. Read the cancellation terms.
This date already has enough participants. Free cancellation up to four weeks before the start, so you can secure a place now.