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Copilot Fundamentals On-Demand

Microsoft Copilot, taught properly. Self-paced, in your own time.

  • Virtual
  • 6 modules
  • Beginner to intermediate
  • Self-paced

Overview

Most people with a Copilot licence use a fraction of what it can do. This course fixes that.

Across six self-paced modules you'll learn where Copilot genuinely saves time across Microsoft 365 — Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint — and, just as importantly, where it doesn't.

Every example is a real workplace task: turning a messy meeting into decisions and actions, drafting and rewriting documents, cleaning up and analysing a spreadsheet, and clearing an inbox faster.

You'll also understand how Copilot reaches your organisation's data, so you can answer the questions your colleagues will inevitably ask you.

Built and hosted by Stephanie Stasey, Microsoft Certified Trainer.

Module breakdown

01

How Copilot works with your data

What it can see, and what it can't.

What you master

  • Understand how Copilot grounds answers in Microsoft 365 content
  • Know what your licence does and doesn't include
  • Answer the data and privacy questions colleagues ask

Tools you get

  • Copilot data-flow explainer

    A one-page diagram of how a Copilot request is answered.

  • Licensing quick reference

    What's included where, in plain English.

OutcomeYou can explain Copilot credibly to any colleague who asks.

02

Copilot in Word and PowerPoint

Drafting, rewriting and building decks.

What you master

  • Draft from a brief, a document or a set of notes
  • Rewrite for tone, length and audience
  • Turn a document into a deck without starting over

Tools you get

  • Document prompt pack

    Prompts for drafting, editing and summarising.

  • Deck-from-doc walkthrough

    Step-by-step guide to a usable first draft deck.

OutcomeFirst drafts take minutes instead of an afternoon.

03

Copilot in Excel

Analysis without the formula anxiety.

What you master

  • Ask questions of a table and get trustworthy answers
  • Generate formulas and understand what they do
  • Summarise, chart and spot patterns quickly

Tools you get

  • Excel prompt pack

    Analysis prompts that work on real, messy data.

  • Practice workbook

    A sample dataset to work through as you learn.

OutcomeYou get answers out of spreadsheets without waiting on someone else.

04

Copilot in Outlook and Teams

Meetings and inbox, handled.

What you master

  • Turn a meeting into decisions, actions and owners
  • Catch up on a channel or a thread in seconds
  • Triage, draft and reply faster in Outlook

Tools you get

  • Meeting recap template

    A structure that turns a recap into follow-through.

  • Inbox triage prompts

    A repeatable routine for clearing email.

OutcomeMeetings and email stop eating your week.

05

Prompting patterns that work

The patterns to reuse everywhere.

What you master

  • Apply reusable prompt patterns across every Microsoft 365 app
  • Give Copilot the right context from the right files
  • Recognise when Copilot is the wrong tool for the job

Tools you get

  • Copilot prompt library

    Categorised, reusable prompts by app and task.

OutcomeYou stop experimenting and start getting consistent results.

06

Assessment and certificate

Prove what you've learned.

What you master

  • Complete a scenario-based assessment across the Microsoft 365 apps

Tools you get

  • Certificate of completion

    Shareable proof of your Copilot fundamentals credential.

OutcomeYou finish certified, with evidence you can share.

What learners say

We'd had Copilot licences for months and barely touched them. This course is the reason the team actually uses it now.
DanIT Manager
The Excel module was a revelation. I've stopped queuing up requests with our analyst for simple questions.
NadiaFinance Business Partner
The meeting recap workflow alone gives me back a couple of hours a week.
TomProgramme Lead

Graduate certified

Copilot Fundamentals — certificate of completion, issued on assessment and yours to share on your CV and LinkedIn.

Anyone with a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence who wants to stop experimenting and start getting value.

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