Data Literacy & Dashboards
Turn business questions into clear dashboards that people actually use to make decisions.
Your Readiness Proof
A working dashboard in a common BI tool, built on a realistic dataset, with a written summary of three findings and recommendations, reviewed by your mentor.
Who this is for
- Office professionals who report numbers
- Excel users ready for the next step
- Team leads who need a clear view of performance
Better to start elsewhere
- People new to spreadsheets — start with Excel & Data Skills
What you will be able to do
- Frame the question before touching the data
- Clean and model data for analysis
- Choose the right chart for the message
- Build an interactive dashboard
- Present findings and recommendations
Modules and lessons
1Questions and metrics
3 lessons
- Defining KPIs
- Data sources
- Data quality
2Preparing data
3 lessons
- Cleaning
- Joining tables
- Simple data models
3Visual thinking
3 lessons
- Choosing charts
- Colour and layout
- Avoiding misleading charts
4Building dashboards
3 lessons
- Filters and interactivity
- Performance pages
- Sharing
5Telling the story
3 lessons
- Findings
- Recommendations
- Presenting to decision-makers
Your mentor
A data analyst who builds reporting for business teams.
A course mentor reviews your assignments within three business days, and you have 1 one-to-one call. Weekly group clinic. A coordinator keeps your plan on track, and messages are answered within one business day.
Your result tracker
Every week your tracker shows what is done, what is next and what your mentor said. Your coordinator checks in if a checkpoint slips.
- Week 2 · CheckpointQuestions and metrics
- Week 3 · CheckpointPreparing data
- Week 4 · CheckpointVisual thinking
- Week 6 · CheckpointBuilding dashboards
- Week 7 · CheckpointTelling the story
- Week 8Readiness Proof submitted and reviewed
- After the course+30 days: post-course follow-up
After the course
30 days of post-course mentor support: send one updated version of your result for review and ask follow-up questions. 12 months of access to materials and monthly alumni clinics for three months.
Format and time
Video lessons, practical assignments with written feedback, weekly live clinic and a final project. 4–5 hours a week.
Requirements
A laptop or desktop computer, a stable internet connection and about 4–5 hours a week.
Certificate
Certificate of Achievement, issued when your final project passes review.
This is a MAKE ME FIT certificate with a public verification link. It is not a state qualification or a professional licence.