Excel-erate Your Skills with Microsoft Excel

Have you always wanted to increase your Microsoft Excel skills? Excel-erate is the perfect program to learn the fundamentals of Excel without having to go at it alone. Excel-erate was created to develop Microsoft Excel talent among those changing careers and re-entering the workforce. One study by Capital One and Burning Glass Technologies revealed that not only are such skills required for the vast majority (82%) of middle-skill positions, proficiency in using productivity software also provides a pathway to high-paying jobs for workers without a college degree.

Excel-erate will consist of seven sessions across eight weeks, held via Zoom. These meetings are required and will take place on Tuesday afternoons from 11:00am to 1:00pm. The first session begins on Tuesday, September 9th and the program wraps up on Tuesday, October 21st. Please note: there will be no class meeting on Tuesday, September 30th.

This bootcamp introduces the basic features of Microsoft Excel and spreadsheet concepts to design and create accurate, professional worksheets for use in business, industry, and academic environments. After completing the bootcamp, participants will have acquired Excel skills ranging from beginner to advanced levels. These skills include, but are not limited to: execution of common functions, maintaining large data sets in lists or tables, and an introduction to dynamic formulas and reports such as VLOOKUP and PivotTable.

Applications will open on Monday, August 11th and will close on Sunday, August 31st. Interested participants can apply here: Excel-erate Application Form.