This document provides information about a 2-day course on proficiency in Microsoft Excel offered by Petronomics Training from July 10-11, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria. The course aims to teach basic to intermediate Excel users how to optimize spreadsheets for tasks like data analysis, decision making, forecasting and risk management. It will cover essential tools, functions and formulas as well as tips for effective navigation, calculation, formatting and presentation. The target audience includes analysts, accountants, managers and directors. Participants will receive course materials and a certificate upon completion. The course fee is N85,000 per participant and in-house training can also be arranged.

1. Proficiency in MS Excel
Tips, Tools & Techniques for optimizing Spreadsheet
10 – 11 July, 2014 | The Resource Space, Lagos, Nigeria.
This course is available for IN-HOUSE; For Further information, please contact: Tel: +234 8037202432, Email: petronomics@yahoo.com. Web: www.thepetronomics.com

2. OVERVIEW
The business environment of day exerts enormous pressure
on personnel to provide insightful information for critical
strategic decision making. This could be quite challenging
and arduous when the critical expertise of analyzing data
using the basic tools is lacking. This is carefully designed to
provide invaluable know-how, techniques and
methodologies to significantly improve your ability to
manage and analyse large amounts of data and decision
points though a robust spreadsheet proficiency with
minimum risk and error. This course will teach basic
Microsoft® Excel users features, techniques and tools that
can be applied to build practical and flexible business
models as an aid to decision-making, forecasting, planning
and risk management.
PERFORMANCE FOCUS
Petronomics training are significant investment for your
workforce. Our programme is designed to fill identified
industry knowledge gap and provide applicable knowledge
that will provide participants with a deeper insight in the
areas to be covered. The course assumes no prior expertise
and will explain the necessary concept and terminology in
energy and power. The aim is for participants to appreciate
the basics of the technologies, applications and impacts so
as to develop business and enterprise.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Review essential excel tools and functions
 Learn and apply some of the most common and
useful functions and formulas to save time and
maximize the usefulness of outputs
 Build dynamic worksheets from scratch
 Analyse and present information for maximum
usefulness and effective decision making
 Best practice techniques to improve presentation,
professionalism and reliability
 Reduce errors and risks in using spreadsheet and
analysing data
 Understand which tools, functions and formulas to
use for different tasks and objectives
 Learn how to use formulas and functions without
having to remember everything by memory
COURSE CONTENT
Introduction
 Managing data for better decision making
information
 Being organised in logic and approach upfront
 Clarity of purpose and objective
Spreadsheets
 Overview and understanding spreadsheets
 Uses and applications – determining your needs
 Overview of Microsoft Excel, help functions and
wizards
Navigation and orientation
 Working with worksheets and workbooks for an
efficient and effective structure
 Working with data – entering data, using formulas
 Finding your way around Excel: menus, overview
of functions and toolbars
 Typical spreadsheet design, basic shortcuts and
some very useful functions and techniques
Data entry and manipulation
 Basic data entry and manipulation
 Linking cells (within worksheet, between
worksheets, between workbooks)
 Creating new worksheets and workbooks
 Editing data, finding and replacing, copying and
filling and forms (for data entry)
Calculations and formulas
 Formulas and calculations overview
 Cell referencing (relative, absolute, mixed)
 Sorting and filtering data, including the auto-filter
function, subtotal function, auto-sum,
 Calculation functions (such as Sum, Average,
Count, Minimum, Maximum) and basic If
statements
Formatting and presentation
 Formatting cells (width, height, wrapping, shrink to
fit, merge, alignment, dates, text, percentages,
numbers etc)
 Working with rows and columns (adjusting height,
adding and deleting)
 Useful formatting and presentation functions
(including auto-format, comments, auto-fill,
format painter, pasting special, grouping and
hiding etc)
 Viewing and printing
Charting
 Understanding and choosing and appropriate chart
type
 Creating a charts efficiently and effectively
 Editing and changing charts
Practical advice
 General spreadsheet structure (inputs, calculations
and outputs), time saving techniques, shortcuts,
things to be careful of, developing your own style,
basic best practices and habits, avoiding bad
habits, key things to be aware of, basic Shortcuts,
more advanced shortcuts

3. WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Junior analysts
• Accountants and support staff
• Financial analysts
• Commercial and operational managers
 Finance managers and directors
DELIVERABLES
Our training programmes are exciting learning events. All
participants during the programme entitled to all course
materials and a certificate of participation. On a written
request, we shall furnish you with a detailed report
summarising our perception of participants’ strengths,
areas for improvement and proposed action plans within
four weeks of concluding the course. Our feedback process
ensures your objectives are achieved by the conclusion of
our training process.
PROGRAMME FEE
The programme fee covers tuition, course materials.
Payment is due upon receipt of the invoice. Our
cancellation policy applies.
N85,000.00 per participant
IN-HOUSE TRAINING
Petronomics Training can work with your organization to
provide the course to meet your budget at your
convenience (time and location) in the comfort of your
working environment. This collaborative effort, emphasize
actionable learning, the application of theory in practice
and combine core business skills/technical knowledge with
dynamic leadership training.
If you would like to discuss possible collaboration in
developing in-house training, please contact on the details
below.
REGISTRATION
To nominate a participant for this training, kindly forward
the details of your nominated participants, (i.e. name,
email address, telephone nos.) and stating the course your
participant are registered.
To nominate a participant for this training, kindly forward
the details of your nominated participants, (i.e. name,
email address, telephone nos.) and stating the course your
participant are registered.
Business Development Desk
Petronomics Training
Telephone: 234 1 8426905-6
0803 720 2432
+971556985290
Email: ayantola.victoria@thepetronomics.com
petronomics@yahoo.com
www.thepetronomics.com
ABOUT US
At Petronomics, energy expertise is our resource and inspiring
competence is what we enjoy. The application of knowledge in
driving innovation and ultimately possibilities is the catalyst
that steer a distinctive value proposition. Braced with
visionary advisory board, inspired/cultured workforce and
experience faculty, we provide superior intellectual resource
pool that bridge competency gap for industry operators. The
benefits of our expertise are accessible through learning
programmes, research and conference services; a blend that
sets us as the preferred pool, professionals approach to
upgrade business skills
THE LEARNING APPROACH
In resourcing industry workforce competency, we develop
skills and experience that employer’s value by offering a
comprehensive range of flexible learning options to meet their
learning and development needs through a broad range of
learning approach that offers intensive and enjoyable
experience to participants. Participants benefit from lectures,
case study analysis, group discussion, workshop, and are also
encouraged to learn from other managers and professionals
on their programme by sharing ideas and experiences. We
place a particular emphasis on group work where participants’
real life situations are used as vehicles for learning.
FACULTY
Key to our approach is the quality to the faculty members.
Every faculty member on our 20 member team is rigorously
assessed and contracted in line with our Standard Operating
Procedure. Each of them understands that they have to
deliver training and supporting documentation to the highest
standard. They comprise of professionals with outstanding
track records in their area of specialty. Whilst they bring to
bear several years of hands-on experience in the industry, they
are committed to knowledge growth and have an
understanding of the link between strategy and knowledge
capital.
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Our programmes are conducted in a decent and cozy
environment globally. We ensure that our participants are
relaxed to refresh in an ambience well conducive for inspiring
and creative brainstorming that accelerate the learning curve
of individual participants. In consolidation of our value chain,
locations are carefully considered using our five star QC
indicator like security, banquet facilities, accessibility and
customer services. Our programme team works with the
facility staff to ensure a personal and warm welcome to
participants.