Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL300) - Qualification
Telephone: 01792 284400 Email: training@gcs.ac.uk
Overview
This qualification covers the various methods and best practices that are in line with business and technical requirements for modelling, visualising and analysing data with Power BI. The course will demonstrate how to access and process data from a range of data sources including both relational and non-relational sources, as well as discuss how to manage and deploy reports and dashboards for sharing and content distribution.
Learners will be provided with the means and post delivery support to undertake the Microsoft PL300 exam and achieve PL300 certified status.
Sitting the PL300 exam is a requirement of funding and all participants will be expected to share the exam outcome with Gower College Swansea.
Key information
Candidates should be a data professional or business intelligence professional looking to learn how to accurately perform data analysis using Power BI. The qualification is also targeted toward individuals who develop reports that visualise data from the data platform technologies that exist in the cloud and on-premises. Candidates should be broadly familiar with Power Query and DAX.
Learning path 1: Get started with Microsoft data analytics
- Discover data analytics
- Get started building with Power BI
Learning path 2: Prepare data for analysis with Power BI
- Get data in Power BI
- Clean, transform and load data in Power BI
Learning path 3: Model data with Power BI
- Describe Power BI Desktop models
- Choose a Power BI model framework
- Design a semantic model in Power BI
- Write DAX formulas for Power BI Desktop models
- Add measures to Power BI Desktop models
- Add calculated tables and columns to Power BI Desktop models
- Use DAX time intelligence functions in Power BI Desktop models
- Optimise a model for performance in Power BI
- Enforce Power BI model security
Learning path 4: Build Power BI visuals and reports
- Scope report design requirements
- Design Power BI reports
- Configure Power BI report filters
- Enhance Power BI report designs for the user experience
- Perform analytics in Power BI
- Create paginated reports
Learning path 5: Manage workspaces and datasets in Power BI
- Create and manage workspaces in Power BI
- Manage semantic models in Power BI
- Create dashboards in Power BI
- Implement row-level security
Microsoft Certified Learning Pathways related to Data and Power Platform.
The qualification will be delivered by Gower College Swansea partners, Stable, who are leaders in Microsoft Certified Education.