Microsoft Copilot Training Courses

Choose from four hands-on courses focused on Copilot in Excel, Word, Outlook or PowerPoint. Each course is listed as two hours and has its own booking page.

The application matters: Excel training deals with data, formulas, charts and PivotTables; Word training develops drafting and editing; Outlook training covers email and follow-ups; PowerPoint training develops and refines presentations.

You must already have Copilot access for hands-on participation. Before booking, check the application, work account, licence and available features with your organisation. Plan to review AI output for accuracy, suitability and permission to use the underlying information.

The Copilot courses

Compare 4 Copilot course options
Course	Level	Next dates	Price	Register
Copilot for ExcelAnalyse and summarise worksheet data · Draft formulas with natural-language prompts · Generate and modify charts	Intermediate	Live schedule	On schedule	Dates & fees
Copilot for OutlookSummarise email conversations · Draft emails and concise replies · Extract action items and commitments	Intermediate	Live schedule	On schedule	Dates & fees
Copilot for PowerPointRecognise Copilot capabilities and limitations · Write detailed prompts · Generate presentations and speaker notes	Intermediate	Live schedule	On schedule	Dates & fees
Copilot in WordCreate drafts from prompts · Summarise and rewrite content · Research using available organisational and online sources	Intermediate	Live schedule	On schedule	Dates & fees

Where each course sits

Use these links to compare the course outlines. Check the starting skills on each course before booking.

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If you are not sure which of these you are ready for, the skill assessment asks eight questions about what you already do and recommends one. It takes about five minutes and asks for nothing in return.

Who teaches this

David Poitras — PowerConcepts Instructor

Teaches Microsoft Office, Custom solutions. Read the full bio and meet the other instructors, including how the CAFE method structures a class.

What comes with the course

90 days of video-library access, with the exercise files from class.
A free retake for one year — the same course again, at no charge.
No more than 10 people in a public class.
In person or live online, with the same hands-on format either way.

Training several people at once? Corporate training is scoped to your team's skill mix and built around your own files, which for a group is almost always the better format.

Copilot training questions

How do I choose a suitable course?

Compare the tasks in each outline with the work you need to do. Check starting skills and software versions, then contact us if you need help choosing a level.

Where can I see current dates and fees?

Each course links to its booking page. Choose a session there and review the time zone, delivery details, currency and final fee before registering.

Can our team arrange private training?

Yes. Contact us with your team size, current skills, software and the work you want to improve so we can discuss an appropriate training scope.

Free guides on this

Course
Copilot for Excel Course
Use Copilot in Excel to explore data, draft formulas and develop charts or PivotTables. This hands-on course is for experienced Excel users who already have access to Copilot and can check the results it produces.
Course
Copilot for Outlook Course
Use Copilot in Outlook to work through email conversations, drafts and follow-up tasks. Practise summarising threads, finding action items and preparing for meetings while keeping control of the messages you send.
Free guide
Copilot in Excel — what it does well, and where it is wrong
Copilot is genuinely useful and confidently wrong in ways that are hard to spot. This is both halves — what to hand it, what to keep, and the verification habits that make it safe on work that matters.
Courses
Introductory courses
Start with the computer and application skills you need for office work. Introduction to Windows covers Windows 11, file management and everyday computer confidence.

Choose Copilot training by the application you use

The verified public options focus on Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint. Choose the application where you have an approved task and the access needed to practise it.

Before booking, confirm the relevant Copilot experience with your IT owner and prepare safe example material. The course fee should not be assumed to include a software licence. Plan to review generated output against its sources; application assistance does not remove responsibility for the final spreadsheet, document, email or presentation.

Related options: Corporate training; Excel skills assessment.

Plan Copilot training around the work account

For a Canadian team, collect the application, sign-in type and Copilot access available to each learner. Confirm that the same capabilities can be used in the practice environment before choosing a session. The country of attendance does not establish the licence or data-access permissions.

Use the booking page’s stated time zone and fee details. For shared team examples, prepare non-sensitive material that the organisation permits learners to use and make the person responsible for reviewing generated output explicit.

Related options: Corporate training; Excel skills assessment.

Prepare a familiar task and approved source material

Copilot training is easier to evaluate when you already understand the task you are asking it to help with. Choose a short document, a small worksheet or a fictional email thread whose facts you can check. Make sure your account has the required access before the session.

The public Copilot products require Copilot access. If you are uncertain about the underlying application, compare its foundational training first; a generated answer is difficult to assess when the original calculation or document structure is unfamiliar.

Related options: Corporate training; Excel skills assessment.

Use examples with answers you can verify

A hands-on Copilot exercise should include a source that the learner can inspect independently. For a worksheet, keep the control total; for a document, keep the original brief; for email, keep the complete practice thread. The result should be checked against those materials.

Change one input or prompt at a time and note what changes in the output. This makes the exercise a lesson in judgment and verification rather than a demonstration that depends on accepting whatever the tool produces.

Related options: Corporate training; Excel skills assessment.

Choose a focused two-hour Copilot session

Each of the four published Copilot products lists two hours. Select the application that matches the immediate task rather than assuming one two-hour course covers every Microsoft 365 workflow. Check the actual session date and stated time zone on the booking page.

Reserve time before class to confirm access and afterwards to repeat a safe task. If a team needs several applications or a broader adoption process, describe that as a separate training enquiry so the scope and schedule can be agreed.

Related options: Corporate training; Excel skills assessment.

Distinguish completion from vendor certification

The public-course package includes a Power Concepts certificate of completion. It does not establish a Microsoft certification, a separate examination result or approval to use sensitive information with an AI service.

If an employer needs evidence of attendance, save the course outline and certificate. If it requires a particular vendor credential, confirm that requirement before booking and compare it with the exact qualification awarded by the relevant programme.

Related options: Corporate training; Excel skills assessment.