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Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300)

Kick off your Power BI journey and prepare for the PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst certification. This entry-level PL-300 training walks you through connecting, cleaning, and shaping data before turning it into simple, powerful charts and dashboards using Power Query and DAX. You’ll build skills in data modeling, report design, and workspace management with clear, practical examples. Reinforce your learning with unlimited PL-300 practice exams to make sure you have the best shot at acing the exam. If you’re ready to work smarter with data and earn your first Power BI cert, this expert-led course is the perfect place to start.

Updated July 2024

11Skills
68Videos
8h 39mTotal
68 videos8h 39m

Who This Course Is For

This PL-300 training is considered associate-level BI training, which means it was designed for BI professionals. This Power BI skills course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with data analytics and experienced BI professionals looking to validate their BI skills.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Prepare and clean data using Power Query and parameters
  • Build efficient data models and DAX measures for insights
  • Create clear, interactive visualizations and themes
  • Use AI‑enabled visuals, storytelling, and mobile design
  • Manage workspaces, deploy assets, and secure content
  • Optimize models and refresh strategies with performance tuning

Course Curriculum

  • Premium skill.Data Sources44m
  • Premium skill.Create and Manage Workspaces46m
  • Premium skill.Creating Reports48m
  • Premium skill.Manipulating Data With DAX Formulas43m
  • Premium skill.Enhancing Reports for Usability52m
  • Premium skill.Writing DAX Formulas for Power BI44m
  • Premium skill.Patterns And Trends50m
  • Premium skill.Clean And Transform Data44m
  • Premium skill.Manage Semantic Models48m
  • Premium skill.Secure Workspaces54m
  • Premium skill.Data Analysis Expressions45m

Certification

Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300)

The Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate validates the skills to design and build scalable data models, clean and transform data, and create reports and dashboards using Power BI. This certification is ideal for data analysts, busines...

Exam PL-300Level AssociateDifficulty Intermediate
Data preparationData modelingData visualizationPower BIDAX (Data Analysis Expressions)Data analysis
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A short placement assessment on the CBT Nuggets assessments platform measures whether a learner already has the foundation this course assumes. IT Directors use it to put the right people in the right training — and any learner can take it right now to make sure they'll get full value from day one.

  • Questions generated from this course's own lesson transcripts — what gets measured is exactly what gets taught
  • Instant, per-learner results that show whether the prerequisite foundation is in place
  • Results roll up into team readiness reporting, so training hours go where they change outcomes

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