Power BI Courses Newcastle
Power BI Courses Newcastle
November 7, 2026 Comments Off on Power BI Courses NewcastlePower BI Courses Newcastle
Live 1-on-1 online Power BI training in English. Flexible scheduling, start anytime from Newcastle.
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Newcastle is a growing technology and professional services hub in the North East, with significant investment in digital infrastructure and a strong graduate talent pipeline from its leading universities. IT skills are in high demand across Newcastle’s commercial, healthcare, and public sector organisations.
School of IT offers live, 1-on-1 online Power BI training in English. All sessions are delivered by an experienced trainer via MS Teams or Google Meet, with flexible scheduling so you can build your skills around your existing commitments from Newcastle.
Power BI Fundamentals
Get started with Power BI — connecting to data, building your first dashboard, creating visualisations, and sharing reports across your organisation.
- ✓Power BI Desktop — interface, data sources, and report canvas
- ✓Connecting to Excel, CSV, SQL databases, and SharePoint
- ✓Basic visualisations — bar, line, map, card, and slicer
- ✓Publishing to Power BI Service and sharing reports
- ✓Basic DAX measures — SUM, COUNT, AVERAGE, and CALCULATE
Power Query & Data Transformation
Master Power Query for professional data preparation — cleaning messy data, merging sources, unpivoting, and automating data refresh for reliable dashboards.
- ✓Power Query Editor — interface, applied steps, and M formula language
- ✓Data cleaning — removing errors, filling blanks, and standardising formats
- ✓Merging and appending queries from multiple sources
- ✓Unpivoting, pivoting, and reshaping data for analysis
- ✓Parameterised queries and automating data refresh
DAX for Power BI
Master DAX — the formula language that powers advanced Power BI analytics. Calculated columns, measures, filter context, time intelligence, and advanced analytical patterns.
- ✓DAX fundamentals — calculated columns vs measures, and evaluation context
- ✓Filter context and CALCULATE — the most important DAX function
- ✓Time intelligence — YTD, QTD, MTD, same period last year, and rolling periods
- ✓Advanced DAX patterns — ranking, running totals, and dynamic segmentation
- ✓Optimising DAX performance and understanding query plans
Power BI Data Modelling
Design efficient Power BI data models — star schema, relationships, hierarchies, role-playing dimensions, and performance optimisation for large datasets.
- ✓Star schema design — fact tables, dimension tables, and relationships
- ✓Many-to-many relationships and bridge tables
- ✓Role-playing dimensions and inactive relationships
- ✓Hierarchies, groups, and bins for drill-down analysis
- ✓Incremental refresh and performance optimisation for large models
Advanced Power BI & Report Design
Create enterprise-grade Power BI solutions — advanced visualisations, row-level security, composite models, AI insights, and embedding Power BI in applications.
- ✓Advanced visualisations — custom visuals, decomposition tree, and key influencers
- ✓Row-level security — dynamic and static RLS implementation
- ✓Composite models and DirectQuery for large-scale data
- ✓AI features — Q&A, smart narratives, anomaly detection, and AI visuals
- ✓Embedding Power BI in SharePoint, Teams, and custom applications
Power BI Master Programme
The complete Power BI education — fundamentals, Power Query, DAX, data modelling, and advanced reporting in one comprehensive programme.
- ✓Power BI fundamentals — data connections, visuals, and sharing
- ✓Power Query — data cleaning, transformation, and automation
- ✓DAX — measures, time intelligence, and advanced analytical patterns
- ✓Data modelling — star schema, relationships, and performance
- ✓Advanced Power BI — RLS, composite models, AI visuals, and embedding
What You Will Learn
- ✓Connect Power BI to Excel, SQL, SharePoint, and cloud data sources
- ✓Clean and transform messy data using Power Query and M formulas
- ✓Write DAX measures for calculations, time intelligence, and advanced analytics
- ✓Design efficient star-schema data models with relationships and hierarchies
- ✓Build professional interactive dashboards with slicers, drill-through, and tooltips
- ✓Implement row-level security for secure report sharing
- ✓Use AI features — Q&A, smart narratives, and key influencers
- ✓Publish and share Power BI reports across your organisation
Compare Power BI Courses
| Course | Price | Duration | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power BI Fundamentals | £549 | 10h | Beginner |
| Power Query & Data Transformation | £599 | 10h | Intermediate |
| DAX for Power BI | £749 | 10h | Intermediate |
| Power BI Data Modelling | £749 | 10h | Intermediate |
| Advanced Power BI & Report Design | £849 | 20h | Advanced |
| Power BI Master Programme | £1,249 | 40h | Advanced |
Power BI Courses Newcastle — FAQs
Yes — all our Power BI courses are delivered 100% online via MS Teams or Google Meet. You study from Newcastle with an experienced Power BI trainer at a time that suits you.
Familiarity with Excel is helpful but not required. The Power BI Fundamentals course assumes basic data literacy — if you can work with spreadsheets and understand basic data concepts, you are ready to start. If you would like to build Excel skills first, we also offer Excel courses.
Start with Power BI Fundamentals (10 hours, £549) to build your first reports and dashboards. Then move to Power Query and DAX to handle complex data and calculations. The Master Programme (40 hours, £1,249) covers the complete Power BI skill set in one programme.
Beginner and intermediate courses are each 10 hours. Advanced Power BI is 20 hours. The Master Programme is 40 hours. All are 1-on-1 with flexible scheduling from Newcastle.
Power BI courses start at £549 for Fundamentals, ranging up to £1,249 for the Master Programme. All prices are in GBP.
Power BI Desktop (the authoring tool) is free to download and use. Power BI Pro (required to share and collaborate on reports) costs approximately £8.40/user/month. Some organisations already have Power BI Pro included in their Microsoft 365 licences. We will advise you on what you need when you enquire.
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