Excel Express
Get noticeably better at Excel, in the time it takes to watch a film.
A fast, focused course for busy professionals, from a former PwC modelling trainer. No advanced Excel knowledge assumed.
- Around 90 minutes of video and seven practical exercises
- Learn the functions, shortcuts and PivotTables you’ll actually use
- Set in a realistic cinema-business project, not abstract examples
- Built for any role or industry, not just finance
12 months’ access · Single payment · CPD certificate included
Enrol Now: ÂŁ95 + VAT
Who this is for
Is Excel Express right for you?
Who it’s for
Anyone who uses Excel at work and wants to get noticeably faster and more capable, without committing to a long course. Popular with people in finance, but just as useful in any role, department or industry.
Your starting point
Whether you’re just starting out in Excel, or you already use it but don’t feel fully confident, this course is built for you. Already know the basics? You’ll move even faster.
What you’ll gain
Faster ways of working, five essential functions you’ll use constantly, PivotTables to summarise data in seconds, and formatting that makes your work look professional.
Already confident with Excel? If lookups, PivotTables and building your own formulas are second nature, you’ll likely find Excel Express too light. Excel Analyst is the better starting point for you.
Why “express”
Fast and focused, not stripped down
Express doesn’t mean simplified or incomplete. It means the ten most useful things an Excel user needs, taught properly, without the padding that stretches most Excel courses out to eight or ten hours. You’ll cover fewer topics than a full course like Excel Analyst, chosen deliberately because they’re the ones you’ll use constantly.
“This was a fun step up in my Excel skills! And it didn’t take up much of my busy time. Now my colleagues consider me the office Excel guru!”
Edward Worthington
Head of Affiliates, Racecourse Media Group
What you will be able to do
By the end of Excel Express, you’ll be able to:
âś“Â Navigate and edit spreadsheets noticeably faster using keyboard shortcuts and proven habits
âś“Â Use SUM, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, IF and SUMIFS confidently in your own work
âś“Â Summarise and analyse data in seconds using PivotTables
âś“Â Format your spreadsheets so they look clear and professional
âś“Â Apply all of this using files and exercises you can keep and reuse
âś“Â Work through everything in a single, realistic cinema-business project
Course content
What the course covers
4 topic groups · ~90 minutes of video · 7 exercises · 3 quizzes
Each group moves quickly from theory to hands-on practice.
Quick wins
Essential functions
PivotTables and formatting
Learning context
Where you’ll use this
Where you’ll use this
- Pull together a management report in a fraction of the time
- Tidy up a messy spreadsheet you’ve inherited from someone else
- Answer a colleague’s “can you just check…” question in seconds with a PivotTable
- Send round a spreadsheet that looks like you know what you’re doing
- Stop relying on the same clunky lookup formula you’ve been copying from an old file for years
What is included
Everything you need to learn, practise, and apply
~90 mins of 4K video
Short lectures and demos, 6–8 minutes each
7 sets of exercises
Set in realistic business scenarios, with a solution file for each
3 quizzes
Test your understanding at each stage of the course
Instructor Q&A
Ask a question in any module and get an answer from Dan
Completion certificate
Personalised PDF certificate for CPD records on completion
12-month access
Learn at your own pace, no subscription
Certificate & CPD
Earn a certificate. Support your CPD.
On completion you’ll receive a personalised PDF certificate showing your name, the course title, completion date and your recorded study time, designed to support CPD record-keeping.
Whether you are working towards a CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW, or CIPFA CPD commitment, this course provides verifiable evidence of structured learning. A VAT receipt is available following purchase, making it straightforward to expense through your employer’s training budget.
If you're outside the UK, particularly in the US, please check your professional body's specific requirements before relying on this certificate for CPD/CPE purposes. Claritix courses are not currently certified by NASBA.
See the detail
See the full course outline
Want the detail before you decide? The course overview covers every topic, in order.
Download the Course Overview (PDF)About the course creator
Meet the instructor
Dan Stockdale
CIMA-qualified  · 15 years in commercial analysis and modelling  · Former PwC consultant
"I’m a former PwC financial modelling consultant and trainer, CIMA-qualified, with over 15 years’ experience as a financial modeller and commercial analyst across industries including education, media, retail and leisure.
Excel Express isn’t a stripped-down version of my advanced work. It’s a deliberately chosen shortlist of the things I see make the biggest difference to someone’s day-to-day Excel, taught the same way I’d teach a colleague who didn’t have much time."
Pricing
Invest in yourself
One payment. No subscription, no auto-renewal.
Free content is scattered across dozens of videos of uneven quality. This is one structured course, built around what actually matters, that most people finish in an afternoon.
Want to go further?
Want to go further afterwards?
Excel Express is a complete course in its own right, and plenty of people stop there. If you want to keep building afterwards, Excel Analyst is the natural next step: a deeper course covering functions, lookups, formulas and formatting in far more depth.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do I need any Excel experience to start?
I already use Excel a fair bit. Will this be too basic for me?
Is it worth paying for this when there’s free Excel content online?
Will I really finish it in one sitting?
Do I need to work in finance for this to be useful?
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Ready to get started?
One payment covers 12 months’ access to the course, the exercises, the solution files and your certificate. Enrol now and you could be working faster in Excel by this time tomorrow.
12-month access  · No subscription  · CPD certificate included  · Immediate access on purchase
