The world runs on data more than ever before. Regardless of your profession, and whether you are looking to accelerate your career, earn a degree, or learn for personal reasons, data management, data analysis and data visualization have become critical skills. Whether you need to make business projections, store inventory, conduct research or gather market intelligence, the ability to make sense of data is increasingly essential, and Microsoft's Excel can be your ally.

Developed by professionals at The University of British Columbia, Excel for Everyone is a self-paced program for edX.org (UBCx) designed specifically to help you master Excel and work your way up to extracting actionable intelligence from raw data, using Excel’s powerful tools for data manipulation.

Excel for Everyone includes three courses that can be taken individually (based on your current level of Excel), or as a cohesive Professional Certificate.

Starting with the fundamentals, and progressing to advanced data management and analysis, this hands-on professional program will equip you with the tools and methodology to carry out regular tasks faster than ever before, create models and templates with multiple scenarios, and design professional visualizations and build reports and analysis from raw data extraction.

As result, developing a data-centric mindset and skills will give you a truly competitive edge that is valued across industries.