Computer & Office Skills

Excel VBA (Macros)

Excel VBA lets you automate the boring, repetitive parts of spreadsheet work with custom macros. This course teaches you to record and write macros, build simple tools, and automate reports and tasks. It's a genuinely powerful skill that sets you apart in any data or finance role.

Duration: 1 Month
Format: Live 1-on-1
Level: Professional
Certificate: Osian NSDC Microsoft

Overview

What this course is about

Learn to automate repetitive Excel work through practical VBA instruction with a personal teacher. You will start by recording macros, inspecting the generated code and understanding the Visual Basic Editor, modules, procedures, variables and basic debugging. The examples focus on real office routines such as formatting imported data, preparing recurring reports and creating consistent worksheets, rather than treating programming as abstract theory.

As your confidence grows, you will write procedures using conditions, loops, ranges, worksheets and workbooks. Practice tasks include combining files, validating entries, refreshing report layouts and exporting selected information. You will learn how to handle common errors, use meaningful code structure and protect users from avoidable mistakes, while understanding when a formula, Power Query or a macro is the better choice.

The course introduces buttons, simple user forms and controls for making an internal tool easier to use. Live one-on-one classes can be scheduled between 7 AM and 9 PM or on weekends, with code review on your own practice files. You receive a certificate.

By the end

What you’ll be able to do

Record, edit and run macros for repeatable Excel tasks
Navigate the Visual Basic Editor, modules and procedures
Use variables, conditions, loops and range objects in VBA
Automate report formatting, file consolidation and exports
Create simple user forms and buttons for controlled data entry
Debug common VBA errors and choose suitable automation methods

Syllabus

How the course flows

1
Computer FundamentalsModule 1
How computers and the OS work day to day.
2
Documents & PresentationsModule 2
Professional Word and PowerPoint work.
3
SpreadsheetsModule 3
Formulas, functions and clean data in Excel.
4
Internet & ProductivityModule 4
Email, cloud tools and staying organised.
5
Practice & CertificationModule 5
Real tasks and exam-style preparation.

Toolkit

Tools you’ll use

MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
Windows
Google Workspace

Audience

Who this course is for

Advanced Excel users repeating the same report steps
MIS professionals handling recurring monthly files
Accounts staff automating reconciliations and templates
Operations coordinators building internal Excel tools
Working professionals moving towards spreadsheet automation

Where it leads

Roles this opens up

Excel VBA Developer
Build and maintain macros that reduce repetitive spreadsheet operations.
MIS Automation Executive
Automate recurring reports, file consolidation and routine data preparation.
Reporting Operations Specialist
Improve team workflows with practical Excel tools, buttons and user forms.

Questions

Before you enrol

The course is intended for desktop Excel versions that support VBA, including many Microsoft 365 installations. Excel for the web and some Mac setups have limitations, so the trainer will check your environment and explain the practical differences.

Some VBA features work on Mac, but ActiveX controls, file paths and certain integrations differ from Windows. Windows Excel is common in Indian offices, so the teacher will explain compatibility before choosing user form and automation exercises.

Yes, exercises can include recurring report files, raw data folders, formatting templates and simple form examples. You may share a sanitised work scenario so the teacher can explain a safe automation approach.

VBA can reduce manual formatting, consolidation, report generation and controlled data-entry steps when the process is stable. It supports stronger work samples for automation roles, while placement support does not promise a job.

A working knowledge of tables, formulas, cell references and report layouts makes VBA easier and more useful. The teacher can explain missing Excel concepts, but this course is aimed at learners ready to automate spreadsheet tasks.

Yes, you will record a macro first, inspect its code and then write procedures using variables, loops, conditions and ranges. The course also covers basic debugging so you understand and maintain the automation you create.