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1 day
Power BI DAX Course
Power BI DAX at a glance.
- Duration
- 1 day, 9:00am – 4:00pm
- Price
- $595 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 Intermediate
- 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.
- Row context versus filter context
- Calculated columns, and when not to use them
- CALCULATE, FILTER and table functions
- Ranking and time-based measures
Course overview.
The language behind the numbers — row and filter context, CALCULATE, table functions and ranking.
The 1 day works through 8 modules and 35 individual topics, from Course introduction to Ranking results. 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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1Course introduction6 topics
- What DAX is
- An overview of DAX functions
- The idea of context in DAX
- Writing efficient DAX
- Where to find DAX reference material
- DAX conventions worth following
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2Contexts recap6 topics
- A first look at contexts
- Revisiting DAX contexts
- Row context
- Filter context
- What CALCULATE does
- How context transition happens
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3Contexts in calculated columns8 topics
- A first look at columns
- Row context inside a calculated column
- Filter context inside a calculated column
- Relationships within a row context
- Fetching a value with RELATED
- Returning rows with RELATEDTABLE
- RELATEDTABLE inside a column
- Finding a value with LOOKUPVALUE
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4Row contexts in measures4 topics
- A first look at row contexts
- Row context inside a measure
- A simple iterator in a measure
- Row context across a related table
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5Functions and FILTER6 topics
- A first look at DAX functions
- The time intelligence functions
- Date (dimension) tables
- The DATESYTD date modifier
- A simple filter expression
- What VALUES gives you
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6Table functions2 topics
- A first look at table functions
- Summarising with SUMMARIZECOLUMNS
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7Extended topics1 topic
- Joining unrelated tables with TREATAS
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8Ranking results2 topics
- A first look at ranking
- The arguments RANKX takes
Who it is for.
Power BI users whose measures give the right answer in one visual and the wrong one in another.
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 Power BI DAX 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power BI DAX | Mon 31 Aug 26 | Remote East | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Mon 31 Aug 26 | Brisbane | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 4 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 4 Sep 26 | Brisbane | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Thu 10 Sep 26 | Sydney | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Thu 10 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Thu 10 Sep 26 | Melbourne | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 11 Sep 26 | Adelaide | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Thu 17 Sep 26 | Canberra | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Thu 17 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 18 Sep 26 | Brisbane | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 18 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Mon 21 Sep 26 | Adelaide | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Mon 21 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 25 Sep 26 | Melbourne | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 25 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 25 Sep 26 | Sydney | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 25 Sep 26 | Brisbane | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Tue 29 Sep 26 | Remote West | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Tue 29 Sep 26 | Canberra | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Tue 29 Sep 26 | Perth | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Tue 29 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 2 Oct 26 | Melbourne | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 2 Oct 26 | Remote East | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Wed 7 Oct 26 | Sydney | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Wed 7 Oct 26 | Brisbane | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Wed 7 Oct 26 | Remote East | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Mon 12 Oct 26 | Melbourne | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 16 Oct 26 | Sydney | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Tue 20 Oct 26 | Adelaide | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Tue 20 Oct 26 | Melbourne | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Tue 27 Oct 26 | Perth | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Tue 27 Oct 26 | Remote West | Online | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Thu 29 Oct 26 | Sydney | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Thu 29 Oct 26 | Brisbane | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Wed 4 Nov 26 | Melbourne | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Wed 11 Nov 26 | Sydney | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Wed 11 Nov 26 | Melbourne | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Wed 11 Nov 26 | Brisbane | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Wed 11 Nov 26 | Adelaide | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Thu 19 Nov 26 | Melbourne | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Mon 23 Nov 26 | Brisbane | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Mon 23 Nov 26 | Sydney | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Wed 25 Nov 26 | Sydney | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Wed 2 Dec 26 | Melbourne | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Thu 10 Dec 26 | Adelaide | In person | $595 | Sold out |
| Power BI DAX | Thu 10 Dec 26 | Melbourne | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Fri 11 Dec 26 | Sydney | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Mon 14 Dec 26 | Brisbane | In person | $595 | Book |
| Power BI DAX | Wed 16 Dec 26 | Sydney | In person | $595 | Book |
By city
Power BI DAX in your city
Venue, transport and the dates running there.
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Reviews
What people said about Power BI DAX
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.
Learned more about DAX - the functions and how to apply appropriately
Joan
30 July 2026
All of the practical examples which gives me a lot of ideas to continue exploring
Thy
31 July 2026
Structured learning is always valuable, and helped me better understand how to use the DAX effectively in my daily work.
Jason
31 July 2026
It was useful to get a ground up view of the theory behind DAX and to see a wide range of different functions. Also to go from simple to complex queries over the session
Rosie
7 August 2026
Depth and pace were excellent. The instructor maintained a fast-moving rhythm, and whenever I encountered challenges, they immediately shared their screen and walked through the solution step-by-step.
Edmund
7 August 2026
The trainer (Ulfa) was very knowledgeable and patient, and took the time and effort to explain concepts thoroughly with relevant examples. Good selection of complex DAX functions with real-world use cases
Nick
7 August 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 Power BI DAX 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 Power BI DAX cost?
$595 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 Intermediate, 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 Power BI DAX 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 Power BI DAX 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.