Power BI Basics: Free Course

About this course

Begin working with Power BI through a practical three-part training route. This free Learn Skills Daily course preserves the beginner, intermediate and advanced classes in the Power BI Basics curriculum, introducing data import, preparation and report creation.

Course at a glance

What you’ll learn

• Navigate the Power BI Desktop environment and understand how source data enters a reporting workflow.
• Follow the Power Query demonstrations to prepare and transform information before reporting.
• Use the course’s visual-report examples to communicate a specific question about the data.
• Review a report’s source, transformations and interpretation before considering how it could be shared.

Skills you’ll gain

• Power BI Desktop
• Data import
• Power Query
• Data preparation
• Report visuals
• Reporting fundamentals

Course Overview

The training centres on Power BI Desktop and the path from source data to a useful visual report. The publisher describes importing information from different sources, transforming it with Power Query, combining data and creating report visuals. Follow the classes in order and keep a clear question in mind as you build. Inspect the fields and transformations before choosing a visual. The recorded interface may differ from a current release, and sharing through Power BI services can depend on separate licenses and organisational permissions.

How to study the course

• Start with the beginner class and inspect the source fields before making changes. Keep a small record of the transformations applied to your data.
• Continue with the intermediate and advanced sessions. Choose report elements for their explanatory purpose and check the underlying values before presenting the result.

Use the searchable classroom lesson list to revisit a specific explanation. Pause after a useful demonstration, reproduce a small example and explain the result in your own words. Keep a short note of what worked, what changed and what you still need to understand before moving on.

Who is this for?

This course suits business analysts, data analysts and office professionals new to Power BI. It is useful for learners who understand basic tabular data and want a guided introduction to preparation and reporting.

Before you start

Basic spreadsheet or data-table familiarity is helpful. A compatible Power BI Desktop environment is useful for practice. Public video viewing is free; service licenses, paid features and organisation access are separate.

Put the lessons into practice

Use a small invented dataset of workshop sessions and attendance. Import the data, inspect its types and correct one inconsistency through a documented transformation. Build a report answering a simple question, such as which session had the most participants. Check the total against the original table and explain any filter applied. Try adding a new record and consider how the report should update. Keep your conclusion tied to the data available rather than assuming that a visual proves a wider trend.

This optional activity is provided by WikiFree for independent practice. It is not a graded assignment from the instructor. Keep your working notes, check the result against the task you defined and return to the relevant lesson when an assumption or technique is unclear.

Certificate / Assessment

Watching the public videos and using WikiFree progress tracking does not award a certificate, exam voucher, academic credit or instructor assessment.

Use your practice output to review what you can now explain and repeat independently. Completion tracking records your study progress; it does not replace an assessed qualification or professional experience.

Frequently asked questions

Provider: Learn Skills Daily. Videos play from the Learn Skills Daily channel on YouTube.