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Data and spreadsheets

From Excel basics to analysing real data — skills NGOs and companies need.

If you like numbers, order and finding patterns

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Excel basics

  1. Excel basics

    Cells, formulas, sorting and charts — free lessons from LearnFree (GCFGlobal).

    4–6 hoursLearnFree (GCFGlobal)

  2. Short data courses

    Kaggle Learn's free micro-courses: Python, data cleaning and charts.

    A few hours eachKaggle

  3. Google Data Analytics certificate

    A full beginner program on Coursera — ask for financial aid if you can't pay.

    About 6 months part-timeCoursera

  4. Analyse something real

    Track prices, a class's results or survey answers — and make a one-page report.

    1–2 weeks

  5. Show it on your CV

    Add the project and the certificate.

    15 minutesOpen the tool

External courses are run by their own organisations and are mostly in English.