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Best Free Power BI Courses & Certificates Online [2025]

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Status: Preview
Knowledge Accelerators
From Excel to Power BI
Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Power BI, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence, Data Transformation, Data Sharing, Business Analytics
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
1.5K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Free Trial
Status: AI skills
Microsoft
Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Storage, Data Collection, Data Quality, Business Intelligence, Timelines, Microsoft Power Platform, Advanced Analytics, Database Design, Statistical Reporting, Statistical Visualization, Analytical Skills, Data Integration, Data Storage Technologies, SQL, Data Manipulation, Microsoft SQL Servers
Build toward a degree
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
7.9K reviews
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
Microsoft
Preparing Data for Analysis with Microsoft Excel
Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Spreadsheet Software, Timelines, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Presentation, Data Cleansing
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
4.8K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
Microsoft
Data Analysis and Visualization with Power BI
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Power BI, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Advanced Analytics, Statistical Reporting, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
815 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Preview
Maven Analytics
ChatGPT & Generative AI for Data Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Deep Learning, Excel Formulas, Analytics, Google Sheets, Machine Learning Methods, Large Language Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Python Programming, SQL, Business Intelligence, Data Science, Debugging
4.8
Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
17 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Preview
Knowledge Accelerators
Data-Driven Decisions with Power BI
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Dashboard, Data Import/Export, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Presentation, Data Modeling, Data Visualization Software, Business Intelligence Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Sharing, Data Management
4.3
Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
265 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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Status: Preview
Microsoft
Introduction to Microsoft Dynamics 365
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Automation, Sales Management, Customer Engagement, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Sales Process, Microsoft 365, Resource Allocation, Microsoft Teams, Sales Operations, Lead Generation, Service Management, Marketing, Customer Data Management, Power BI, Customer Service, Customer Insights, Scheduling
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
76 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Preview
SkillUp
Power BI Data Analyst Prep
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Power BI, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Star Schema, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export, Data Security
4.6
Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
38 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
Corporate Finance Institute
Power BI Fundamentals
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Data Import/Export, Business Reporting, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Data Sharing, Sales, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
4.9
Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
151 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Status: Free
Coursera Project Network
Power BI for Beginners: Build your First Report
Skills you'll gain: Data Transformation, Power BI, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Import/Export, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Business Intelligence, Data Storytelling, Data Modeling, Microsoft Power Platform, Business Reporting, Report Writing
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
99 reviews
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Status: New
Status: Preview
Coursera Instructor Network
Microsoft Copilot for Power BI: AI-Powered Report Insights
Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Dashboard, Data Modeling, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization Software, Microsoft Copilot, Data Integration, Interactive Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, ChatGPT
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks