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MicrosoftCERTIFICATION PREPARATIONMicrosoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
Turn data into clear, actionable Power BI insights.
Move beyond following a tutorial. Learn to make decisions about your data, explain your model and build a report you can confidently maintain.
Guided learning Practical exercises Feedback and questions
A clear set of skills to work towards.
Build your understanding step by step, then apply it to work you can explain.
- 01
Prepare and model data
Work through the structure behind a solution. Practise organising data, choosing relationships and checking how your design behaves.
- 02
Visualise and analyse data
Connect a business question to a clear result. Practise explaining the analysis and choosing a presentation that helps someone act on it.
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Manage and secure Power BI
Work through realistic access, security and responsibility scenarios. Explain the safeguards you choose and the risks they address.
Less guessing. More deliberate practice.
Learn, then put it to work
Work through the topics with guided explanations, demonstrations and hands-on exercises. Ask questions as you apply each idea.
Build and get feedback
Bring the skills together in a practical scenario. Review the result, explain your choices and revisit the parts that need more practice.
Review your readiness
Use the official objectives and available provider practice resources to identify gaps. Review mistakes and plan your next round of practice.
Something to build. Something to explain.
Build a reporting page from an anonymised dataset, explain your model and measures, and present the decisions behind your analysis.
Practical work, review notes and clear next steps.
Technical knowledge. Teaching that makes sense.
TRAINER MATCHING STANDARD
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
Our Microsoft trainer matching standard combines active MCT status, relevant technical credentials and practical teaching ability.
- Relevant credentials checked before matching
- Practical experience with the technology
- Teaching clarity, feedback and space for questions
Your trainer’s profile and credential details are confirmed before scheduling.
About this credential standardWHO IT’S FOR
A sensible next step for you?
Data analysts working with stakeholders and business data.
BEFORE YOU START
Bring a foundation to build on.
Practical Power Query and DAX proficiency.
Your place in the power bi roadmap.
- BeginnerExcel to Power BI
- IntermediatePL-300You are here