Dates and Venue

Date:

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Time:

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Toronto Time)

Location:

Toronto, Canada

Venue:

George Brown College- Residence & Conference Centre, Toronto Downtown, 80 Cooperage St, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 0J3

Format:

In-person and Online (Virtual)

Choose Your Participation:

Foreign / International Participant

  • Full access to all sessions and activities (in person)
  • Practical tools, templates, and checklists
  • Teaching materials and learning resources
  • Q&A and Interactive case discussions
  • Guided exercises and role-based activities
  • Personalized invitation letter
  • Professional Development Certificate

Domestic Participant

  • Full access to all sessions and activities (in person)
  • Practical tools, templates, and checklists
  • Teaching materials and learning resources
  • Guided exercises and role-based activities
  • Q&A and group discussion throughout the session
  • Professional Development Certificate

Virtual / Online Attendee

  • Live instructor-led training (virtual)
  • Practical tools, templates, and checklists
  • Teaching materials and learning resources
  • Guided exercises and role-based activities
  • Q&A and group discussion during the session
  • Professional Development Certificate (digital)

Discount Options

We’re providing early-bird and group discounts right now. Reach us through [email protected] to check the details and your eligibility.

Program Overview

Data analytics and AI using MS Excel for workplace corporate training program in Toronto, Canada, is built for teams who live in spreadsheets and want results they can use immediately. Instead of theory-heavy lessons, the focus is on the everyday work that usually eats time cleaning files, combining reports, validating numbers, and turning raw data into something leadership can actually read.

Across the session, participants learn a repeatable approach for working with data in Excel. The training introduces its newer AI-assisted capabilities to help speed up analysis and reduce repetitive work. It helps teams spend less time building reports and more time using them to plan, explain outcomes, and make better decisions.

Program Schedule

We’ve put together a simple schedule that shows what happens in each session, how the topics flow, and where the hands-on practice fits. It also makes it easy to choose a format that works with your team’s time and pace. Have a look below to see the full breakdown:

NB: We may change the schedule to keep the delivery smooth.

Welcome Briefing

Opening & Workshop Orientation | 1:00 – 1:15 PM

  • Welcome and introductions
  • Workshop objectives and expected outcomes
  • Why AI and data analytics skills are essential in modern workplaces

Module 1

Foundations of AI and Data Analytics in Excel | 1:15 – 2:00 PM

  • Overview of the Data Analytics Life Cycle
  • What is Data Analytics and Machine Learning
  • Supervised vs. Unsupervised learning (conceptual overview)
  • How AI is embedded in Microsoft Excel features
  • Mapping Excel tools to the Data Analytics Life Cycle

Activity: Short discussion: Where do participants use Excel in their jobs?

Module 2

Data Cleaning and Preparation with AI-Assisted Features | 2:00 – 2:30 PM

  • Importing and structuring data
  • Removing duplicates
  • Flash Fill for automated data transformation
  • Basic data quality checks

Hands-on Exercise: Clean a sample workplace dataset using Excel features

Refreshment

Coffee Break | 2:30 – 3:00 PM

Module 3

Data Analysis and Insight Generation | 3:00 – 3:45 PM

  • Using “Analyze Data” for automated insights
  • PivotTables and basic visualizations

Hands-on Exercise: Generate insights and charts from the cleaned dataset

Module 4

Predictive Analytics and Decision Support | 3:45 – 4:30 PM

  • Introduction to predictive analytics in Excel
  • Creating forecast sheets
  • Interpreting trends and future projections
  • Using Copilot (or AI-assisted suggestions) for insights, decision support, and summaries

Hands-on Exercise: Create a simple sales or demand forecast using Excel

Closing Remarks

Closing, Certificates, and Testimonials | 4:30 – 5:00 PM

  • Recap of key takeaways
  • Q&A session
  • Certificate distribution
  • Participant testimonials and networking

Who Should Join?

We made this training program in Toronto accessible to everyone. If your role involves regular reporting, tracking performance, or making decisions from spreadsheets, and you want faster, clearer analysis with modern Excel and AI features, you’re a great fit. These roles tend to get the most value from the program:

  • Managers who want to make data-backed decisions
  • Finance and accounting professionals
  • Marketing and sales professionals
  • Customer service and support teams
  • HR and operations staff
  • Business analysts and junior analysts
  • Project coordinators and managers
  • Healthcare professionals
  • Administrative and office professionals
  • Professionals transitioning into data-driven roles
  • Data analysts (for quick insight generation)
  • Small business owners and entrepreneurs
  • Anyone uses excel regularly at work
  • Students preparing for business or analytics roles

Why This Training Different?

Excel skills matter most when they reduce real workplace friction, slow reports, messy data, repeated cleanup, and dashboards that fall apart under pressure. This training program in Canada is built around that reality, with practical learning that translates directly into daily work. Below is what sets this training apart and why it tends to click fast for workplace teams:

In-Session Practical Work

Learning happens while you’re in the room, not later on your own. Each concept is followed by guided practice, so the workflow becomes familiar immediately. You leave having done the work, not just watched it.

Simplified AI in Excel

Excel’s AI-assisted features are introduced in plain language, with steps that make sense for everyday reporting. No coding and no complicated tools. Just practical ways to speed up analysis, summaries, and routine checks.

Real Reporting Scenarios

Exercises are based on the kind of spreadsheets teams actually deal with messy formats, missing values, multiple sources, and last-minute requests. This keeps the training realistic, relatable, and easier to apply back at work.

Faster Data Cleanup

Instead of spending hours fixing the same issues, you learn methods to clean, structure, and validate data more efficiently. That means less manual rework, fewer mistakes, and reports that stay consistent over time.

Built-In Forecasting and Trends

Forecasting and trend tools are covered in a practical, business-friendly way. You learn how to create simple projections, read them correctly, and use them in planning discussions without needing advanced analytics software.

End-to-End Analytics Workflow

Rather than learning scattered tricks, the training follows a repeatable flow: prepare data, analyze key metrics, build visuals, and present insights clearly. This structure helps you remember the process and reuse it confidently.

Human-Led, AI-Supported Decisions

AI is used as a support tool, not a replacement for judgment. You learn when to rely on AI for suggestions and summaries, and when to apply human checks to keep reporting accurately.

High-ROI Team Skill

Because Excel is used across departments, these improvements show up quickly. Faster reporting, clearer dashboards, and fewer errors help teams make better decisions without switching tools or rebuilding existing workflows.

Trainer Details

Training quality depends heavily on who delivers it. Below you’ll find the trainer’s background, areas of expertise, and the kind of practical experience they bring into the session so you know exactly who will be guiding your team.

Mirza Zaeem Baig
Sessional Faculty, University Canada West

Mirza Zaeem Baig is a Sessional Faculty member at University Canada West, teaching Business Analytics, Predictive Analytics, and Digital Transformation. He holds MS and BS degrees in Computer Science and has 10+ years of combined academic and industry experience. His expertise centers on AI and Data Science, and he contributed to launching Pakistan’s first NVIDIA Research Center.

mirza zaeem

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