Power BI Essentials Course
Learn the fundamentals of Power BI and build clear, interactive reports and dashboards with confidence.
5 Star Rated
In-House Training
Public Courses
1 Day Course
Public course places from £300 per person. In-house team training from £1,000 remote or £1,200 in-person per day.
See detailed pricing information below
Trusted By Teams Across the UK
In the private and public sectors, from SMEs to publicly-listed companies, I've delivered training across a wide range of organisation sizes and sectors.
Why Power BI Skills Matter
Power BI, without the overwhelm. Power BI can look intimidating – data models, relationships, DAX, a hundred menus.
Most training either drowns beginners in jargon or assumes you're becoming a full-time data analyst.
This course is different: it's the practical essentials, taught in plain English, for people who need to build clear, useful reports – not become a data scientist.
Power BI is one of the most valuable data skills in modern business.
Organisations are collecting more data than ever - but without the ability to turn it into clear insights, it often sits unused in spreadsheets, reports, or disconnected systems.
Power BI helps you bring data together, clean it, analyse it, and present it through interactive dashboards and reports that make decision-making faster and clearer.
My course is practical, step-by-step training that shows you how Power BI works and how to build reports that are clean, usable and genuinely helpful in the real world.
You’ll learn how to:
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Import and transform data using Power Query
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Build a simple data model and understand relationships
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Create key visuals (charts, tables, cards and slicers)
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Build a clear, interactive report page layout
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Understand basic DAX measures (in plain English)
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Publish and share reports confidently (with best practice in mind)
Whether you’re working in finance, operations, HR, sales, project teams or leadership, Power BI skills help you work smarter and communicate insights more clearly.
How Your Organisation Benefits from Power BI
Most organisations are sitting on data they can't easily use – trapped in spreadsheets and disconnected systems.
Power BI turns that into clear, live dashboards that speed up decisions.
Training your team to build their own reports means less waiting on IT or analysts, and more people who can actually see what's going on.
Power BI Essentials Course Content
For in-house training the content is tailored to your team's real situations and working environment. Contact me to find out how I can help you.
Every participant receives:
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A comprehensive course workbook packed with notes, exercises, and templates.
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Example data files for building dashboards both during and after the course.
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Practical examples that can be applied to real workplace challenges straight away.
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Certificate of Completion after the course.
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Post-course email support - you can email me with questions for 3 months after the course, answered personally.
Getting to Know the Power BI Desktop Environment
An accessible introduction to Power BI and how it fits into the modern Microsoft data ecosystem. ✔ What Power BI is and where it fits within Microsoft 365. ✔ Exploring the typical Power BI workflow: Get Data → Transform → Model → Visualise → Publish. ✔ Identifying practical examples where Power BI is more suitable than Excel. ✔ Understanding the three core views: Report, Data and Model. ✔ Seeing where Power Query fits into the overall workflow. ✔ Using the Fields pane, Visualisations pane and Filters pane.
Phase 1: Getting and Connecting to Data
Learn how to connect Power BI to different data sources and make smart choices about what data to load. ✔ Understand why you need to import data into Power BI first, unlike other Office applications. ✔ Connecting to Excel files. ✔ Connecting to CSV and text files. ✔ Navigating the Navigator pane effectively. ✔ Choosing which tables, sheets and data to load.
Phase 2: Transforming & Shaping Data with Power Query
Once you have data in Power BI the next step is to clean and prepare it ready for analysis and reporting. ✔ Understanding what Power Query is and why clean data matters. ✔ Using the Applied Steps pane to track and manage changes. ✔ Changing data types correctly and understanding why this is critical. ✔ Removing, splitting and merging columns and renaming fields clearly. ✔ Filtering and sorting data efficiently. ✔ Replacing errors and handling messy data.
Phase 3: Building a Simple Data Model
To make your visuals work, you need to tell Power BI how your data is constructed. We look at how Power BI relationships work and why data modelling matters for accurate reporting. ✔ Understanding why relationships are essential in Power BI. ✔ Exploring one-to-many and many-to-one relationships. ✔ Understanding why many-to-many relationships can cause problems. ✔ Introducing primary keys. ✔ Understanding relationship direction and its impact. ✔ Checking, creating and editing relationships in Power BI.
Introduction to DAX & Measures
A beginner-friendly introduction to DAX to make your data truly come alive. ✔ Understanding what DAX is and how it differs from Power Query and Excel formulas. ✔ Learning the difference between calculated columns and measures. ✔ Creating your first measures using SUM. ✔ Counting rows using COUNTROWS. ✔ Creating a simple percentage measure using DIVIDE. ✔ Understanding why measures are dynamic and model-driven. ✔ Viewing measure results in visuals. ✔ Formatting measures as currency and percentages.
Phase 4: Visualisations in Power BI
Learn how to turn data into clear, meaningful visuals that answer real business questions. ✔ Choosing the right visual for the right message. ✔ Creating charts, tables and matrices. ✔ Using maps and avoiding common mapping mistakes. ✔ Adding slicers for numeric, categorical and date-based filtering. ✔ Using basic tooltips to add context. ✔ Sorting visuals correctly and avoiding misleading charts. ✔ Applying conditional formatting using colour scales and data bars.
Report Layout & Formatting
We explore how to make your reports look clean, professional and easy to use. ✔ Applying report styling using colour themes and consistent formatting. ✔ Aligning visuals for clarity and readability. ✔ Using shapes, text boxes and images effectively. ✔ Setting page size and backgrounds appropriately. ✔ Creating simple bookmarks (time permitting). ✔ Understanding page-level, visual-level and report-level filters. ✔ Hiding pages and creating basic navigation buttons.
Phase 5: Output, Sharing & Publishing
The final module shows how to share and distribute reports realistically and responsibly. ✔ Exporting data from tables and visuals. ✔ Exporting report pages to PDF. Publishing reports to the Power BI Service. ✔ Understanding workspaces at a high level. ✔ Exploring basic sharing options and understanding Pro licence requirements.
Meet Your Trainer
Mark Baglow
Hi, I'm Mark. When you book this course, you get me – not an associate, not a script read off a slide.
I've spent fifteen years in the world of education, training and development. During my career I learned the thing that still shapes every course I run: people don't remember what you tell them, they remember what they do.
My training is practical, hands-on and refreshingly jargon-free – real tools you'll use on Monday morning, not dry theory you'll have forgotten by lunch.
I'm a certified DISC analyst, and I've designed and delivered leadership, management and communication training across sectors including education, software and financial services.
I'm based in Birmingham – right in the middle of the country – so I can reach you easily for in-person training anywhere in the UK, or even internationally! I also provide live online training if that suits you better.
I keep my business deliberately personal: you deal with me directly, from first enquiry to post-course follow-up, and every session is built around your people and your real-world challenges.
Pricing & Learning Options
Live Online Public Course
Live interactive online training with Mark Baglow via Microsoft Teams.
Small groups with a maximum of 8 participants.
Detailed course notes and resources included.
Questions and comments are welcomed at any time.
3 months of email support for follow-up questions.
£300
per person
Best suited for individuals or if you have 1 - 3 participants
In-House Group Course Live Online
Private group training with Mark Baglow for your organisation live online via Teams.
Tailored to your requirements.
Detailed course notes and resources included.
Recommended group size of up to 10 participants.
Pricing is a day rate for the group - not per person
from £1,000
per day
Works out at £100 per person for a group of 10
In-House Group Course In-Person
Private group training with Mark Baglow in-person at your workplace.
Tailored to your requirements.
Detailed course notes and resources included.
Recommended group size up to 12 participants.
Pricing is a day rate for the group - not per person
from £1,200
per day
Works out at £100 per person for a group of 12
Best Value for Teams
Half-day courses for in-house training are available on request.
Your satisfaction, guaranteed. I'm confident you'll find this genuinely valuable. If you attend a public course and don't feel it was worth your time, I'll refund your place. For in-house training, if it doesn't deliver what we agreed, I'll put it right.
The final cost of in-house training depends on delivery format, location (including London), group size and any specialist tailoring; travel and accommodation may apply for in-person sessions. No VAT is currently charged.
How In-House Training Works
Bringing training in-house for your team - whether in-person or online - is simpler than you might think.
Here's the whole journey:
Get in touch: Tell me a bit about your team and what you'd like to achieve.
Fill in the form or book a free 30-minute call.
Free scoping call: We talk through your goals, your team and any specific challenges. No charge, no obligation.
Tailored proposal: I send a clear proposal with tailored content and a price. Tailoring and prep are included as standard - no hidden extras. No VAT is currently charged on top of my prices.
Delivery: I deliver the session at your site or live online, fully tailored to your organisation.
Follow-up: Everyone leaves with a workbook and post-course resources to embed what they've learned.
Want to Learn More?
No VAT currently charged · Free discovery call · Tailoring & prep included
Public Course Dates
Book instantly onto one of my regular public courses below. Online Microsoft Power BI courses are delivered as live instructor-led training via Microsoft Teams.
Looking for Microsoft Power BI in-person or remote training for your team?
I can deliver Power BI training across the UK at your workplace. I regularly travel to deliver training in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and many other locations in the UK and internationally.
Please contact me to discuss in-house training options.
- Microsoft Power BI Essentials 04/12/2604 Dec 2026, 09:30 – 16:30 GMTLive Online Training
Who Is This Course For?
This Power BI Essentials course is designed for professionals who want to analyse data more effectively and present insights clearly using interactive dashboards and reports.
You don’t need any prior Power BI experience, but you should be comfortable working with data in Excel, such as using formulas, tables, filters, and basic analysis.
New to Excel, or not confident with formulas, tables and filters yet? Start with my Excel courses first – they're the ideal foundation for Power BI.
This course is especially valuable for:
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Professionals working with data – who want to move beyond spreadsheets and create clearer, more visual insights
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Managers and team leaders – who need dashboards and reports to support better decision-making
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Finance, HR and operations teams – who regularly analyse and report on performance data
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Analysts and aspiring analysts – who want a strong foundation in Power BI and data modelling
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Confident Excel users – who want to take the next step into modern BI tools
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Business owners and project teams – who want visibility and insight without relying on complex systems
Whether you’re exploring Power BI for the first time or want to understand how it really works under the hood, this course gives you a clear, practical starting point.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Why Choose Mark Baglow Training
Practical & Interactive
Every course is full of real examples, and designed so you can immediately apply what you learn on Monday morning.
Expect discussion, group work and hands-on exercises, not death by PowerPoint.
Delivered By A Real Expert
You learn directly from me - an experienced trainer and certified DISC analyst.
You deal with me every step of the wat. No associates, no random person delivering the training. You get a 100% personal service.
Tailored to You
Every in-house course is built around your organisation: your challenges, your sector, your team's real situations.
Tailoring and preparation are included as standard.
Proven Track Record
Trusted by organisations nationwide
Consistent 5-star feedback and repeat clients across a wide variety of sectors and types of organisation who value practical, impactful learning.
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My Power BI Essentials course gives you practical, hands-on experience with the tools and techniques you can use immediately in the real world.
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