Basic Excel & Outlook for Howden

Course Description

This SkillDynamo course develops practical, role-relevant capability in using basic Excel and Outlook for workplace data entry, formulas, charts, email organization, calendar management, meeting coordination, follow-up, and daily productivity. The learning path progresses from essential concepts and planning to implementation, validation, troubleshooting, and operational use.

Learners work through realistic scenarios, guided demonstrations, applied exercises, and evidence-based reviews. Every topic is connected to workplace responsibilities, common risks, quality controls, and measurable outcomes.

The course helps professionals make informed decisions, identify failure points, communicate results, and create an actionable improvement plan for future projects.

What You Will Learn

• Navigate Excel, create workbooks, enter and edit data, manage sheets, format cells, and use AutoFill
• Create basic formulas and common functions with clear references and useful error checks
• Use tables, sorting, filtering, validation, conditional formatting, charts, and print settings
• Build a simple workplace report and verify calculations, layout, labels, and source totals
• Manage Outlook email, folders, search, categories, flags, rules, signatures, attachments, and professional messages
• Schedule calendars and meetings, manage responses, availability, reminders, and meeting details
• Use tasks, follow-up, contacts, and integrated routines to track commitments and deadlines
• Apply privacy, recipient review, file naming, data quality, organization, and personal productivity standards

SkillDynamo Training Approach

SkillDynamo delivers this course through demonstrations, hands-on exercises, scenario analysis, validation checklists, structured troubleshooting, solution reviews, and a final improvement plan. Learners repeatedly practice planning, implementation, evidence collection, testing, correction, and communication so the skills transfer confidently into real workplace situations.