Level 1
Power BI Beginner
Connecting to data, shaping it, and building your first report and dashboard.
$395ex GSTLearn more
Level 7
Microsoft
1 day
Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop Course
Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop at a glance.
- Duration
- 1 day, 9:00am – 4:00pm
- Price
- $622 per person, ex GST — purchase orders welcome
- Delivery
- In person, or live online with a facilitator
- Where
- Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney — or online
- Prerequisite
- Power BI Beginner
- Class size
- Small — everyone practises out loud more than once
- You take away
- A printed workbook, exercise files, and your own notes
- In-house
- Available for teams of four or more, at your office or ours
What you'll learn.
- Importing and shaping data for a report
- Relationships and a workable data model
- Choosing visuals that answer a question
- Filters, drill-through and custom visuals
Course overview.
End to end in a single day — import, model, and build a report that answers the question asked.
The 1 day works through 11 modules and 23 individual topics, from Getting started with Power BI reporting to Custom visuals. Each module is taught then practised — you do the thing rather than watch it done — on our exercise files, and on your own where you are able to bring them.
Groups are kept small enough that everyone gets hands on the keyboard, and the facilitator is in the room the whole time rather than dropping in. You leave with the workbook, the exercise files and notes in your own words.
Full course outline.
Every module we cover, and the topics inside each one. This is the same outline as the downloadable PDF — expand a module to see what sits under it.
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1Getting started with Power BI reporting1 topic
- How the day runs: connect → transform → model → calculate → visualise → publish
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2Getting data in2 topics
- Connecting to an Excel workbook and picking tables or sheets
- Connecting to a folder to append files, ready for refresh
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3Shaping data in Power Query4 topics
- Renaming queries and columns; dropping fields you don't need
- Splitting columns; changing text case
- Merging queries; filling or replacing values; switching load on and off
- Setting the right data type on each column
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4Modelling table relationships2 topics
- Telling fact tables from dimension tables
- Building relationships and checking cross-filtering behaves
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5DAX measures2 topics
- Setting up a dedicated measures table
- Writing the core measures and formatting them for reporting
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6DAX calculated columns2 topics
- Adding columns for segmentation, such as customer type
- Adding place and region columns ready for mapping
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7Visualisations and interactivity3 topics
- Building a matrix, bar chart, slicers and cards
- Azure Maps, with bubble and filled map examples
- Setting how visuals interact
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8The Filter pane2 topics
- Filters at visual, page and report level
- Where Top N filtering helps
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9Drilling through to detail1 topic
- Creating drill-through pages and using them to dig into detail
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10Parameters, bookmarks and buttons2 topics
- Field parameters for swapping axes and measures
- Bookmarks and action buttons to guide the viewer
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11Custom visuals2 topics
- Adding visuals from AppSource
- Worked examples: a flag slicer and a scroller visual
Who it is for.
Anyone asked to turn a dataset into a report people will actually read.
How it runs.
One day, roughly 9am to 4pm, with a facilitator in the room the whole time. You get a workstation each with the software installed, in a CBD training room in any of the six capitals, or live online on your own computer.
Dates
Upcoming Dates
The next scheduled Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop dates, soonest first. If none of these work, tell us the city and we will let you know when the next block is released.
| Level | Date | Location | Delivery | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Thu 17 Sep 26 | Sydney | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Thu 17 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Tue 6 Oct 26 | Remote East | Online | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Tue 6 Oct 26 | Adelaide | In person | $622 | Sold out |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Tue 13 Oct 26 | Canberra | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Tue 13 Oct 26 | Remote East | Online | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Wed 14 Oct 26 | Remote East | Online | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Wed 14 Oct 26 | Melbourne | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Thu 15 Oct 26 | Remote East | Online | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Thu 15 Oct 26 | Sydney | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Wed 28 Oct 26 | Sydney | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Wed 28 Oct 26 | Melbourne | In person | $622 | Sold out |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Wed 28 Oct 26 | Remote East | Online | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Thu 12 Nov 26 | Melbourne | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Fri 13 Nov 26 | Remote East | Online | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Fri 13 Nov 26 | Canberra | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Tue 17 Nov 26 | Brisbane | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Tue 17 Nov 26 | Remote East | Online | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Wed 18 Nov 26 | Sydney | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Wed 18 Nov 26 | Remote East | Online | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Thu 19 Nov 26 | Remote East | Online | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Thu 19 Nov 26 | Adelaide | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Mon 23 Nov 26 | Brisbane | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Mon 23 Nov 26 | Perth | In person | $622 | Sold out |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Mon 23 Nov 26 | Remote West | Online | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Mon 30 Nov 26 | Melbourne | In person | $622 | Sold out |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Wed 9 Dec 26 | Sydney | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Thu 10 Dec 26 | Melbourne | In person | $622 | Sold out |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Thu 10 Dec 26 | Adelaide | In person | $622 | Book |
| Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop | Mon 21 Dec 26 | Sydney | In person | $622 | Book |
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Reviews
What people said about Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop
Wizard courses run on the shared Nexacu schedule, so these are reviews of this course from people who sat it. Collected by Nexacu after the course and published as written.
I had the pleasure of attending Ken’s Power BI training, and I can confidently say he is an outstanding teacher. Ken is highly knowledgeable and always eager to share practical tips and tricks, making complex concepts accessible to everyone. He is patient, answers all questions thoroughly, and ensures that every participant feels supported. The course content was extremely useful and presented with clarity and eloquence. Ken’s light-hearted and engaging approach created a positive learning environment that truly enhanced the experience. I highly recommend Ken to anyone looking to deepen their Power BI skills.
Sean
22 September 2025
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Declan
16 March 2026
Interaction and working hands-on with the instructor on Power BI visualisation
Navneel
16 March 2026
Well structured, responded well to student enquires while still trying to stick to schedule, engaging and well informed.
Shane
15 April 2026
Setting up data query, bookmark and alternative measures
Sylvia
15 April 2026
The course was exactly as expected and that was to go through clearly the visual options of power BI and linking data.
Jessica
17 April 2026
Source: nexacu.com.au, read 27 August 2026. How feedback is collected.
Questions
Questions People Ask About This Course
Anything not answered here, call 1300 886 190 and ask a person.
How long is the Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop course?
It runs for 1 day, 9:00am – 4:00pm, with a facilitator in the room the whole time. Nothing is pre-recorded and there is no platform to log into afterwards.
How much does Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop cost?
$622 per person, excluding GST. That covers the course, the workbook and exercise files and the room. If four or more people from one organisation need it, an in-house day usually works out cheaper — tell us the numbers and we will price both.
Do I need any experience before this course?
Yes — this level assumes Power BI Beginner, or equivalent experience picked up on the job. If you are not sure, tell us what you already do and we will place you honestly, including telling you to book the level below.
Can I do Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop online instead of in a classroom?
Yes. Every date marked “Live online” runs over video with the same facilitator and the same practice, in breakout groups rather than a room. You use the software on your own machine, so you leave with it set up the way you actually work.
Which cities do you run Data Visualisation with Power BI Desktop in?
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, plus live online. Every venue is a CBD training room with a workstation for each person. If your city and date are not paired on the schedule above, ask — dates are released in blocks.
Which Power BI level should I book?
Work from what people already do rather than how long they have used it. The full course outline above shows exactly what this course covers, and the Power BI page lists every level in order. Still unsure? Call 1300 886 190 and describe a normal Tuesday.
Whole team on the same level? Run it in-house.
Your files, your templates, your workflow — the same course, taught against your own material.