Power BI training built for the way government teams report and analyze data

Taught by analysts who build the dashboards and reports agencies rely on, and delivered your way: onsite, live online, or self-paced.

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Three ways to train your team

Every format draws on the same practitioner-built Power BI curriculum and instructors who have done the work. Choose what fits your headcount, timeline, and budget, or combine them.

  • Private group training: we bring Power BI Bootcamp, Advanced, or Power Query to your team, taught by analysts who build agency dashboards.
  • Open enrollment: send analysts to scheduled Power BI Bootcamp, Advanced, and Power Query classes, live online or in Washington, DC.
  • Self-paced eLearning: Power BI Bootcamp and Power BI Certification run self-paced with instructor support, no fixed class dates.
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Private group training

Bring a whole reporting team in and the class works on the dashboards that office actually publishes: modeling their own data, writing the DAX behind the measures leadership reads, and setting Row-Level Security so each region or component sees only its own rows.

  • Any course or certificate in our Power BI catalog, delivered onsite, live online, or blended
  • A new course built to your specification when nothing off-the-shelf fits
  • Scheduled around your calendar, for a cohort of any size
  • Rostering, progress, and completion reporting for the whole group
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Open enrollment

Sending one or two analysts is often enough, because a single person who can build a Power BI report and refresh it cleanly in Power Query changes how an office reports. Scheduled public sessions run through the year, Bootcamp through Advanced.

  • A published schedule across the Power BI curriculum, entry to advanced
  • Live online, or in person at 1050 Connecticut Ave NW in Washington, DC
  • No minimum headcount and no setup: register and go
  • The same instructors and materials as our private cohorts
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Self-paced eLearning

Power BI rewards repetition, and self-paced study lets an analyst rebuild a model, rewrite a DAX measure, and sit the exam when ready. The Power BI Bootcamp and the PL-300 certification path both run this way, with instructor support included.

  • Finish Power BI Bootcamp (Self-Paced) and take the live instructor-led bootcamp free within a year.
  • Build dashboards and reports as you go, with practice in data modeling, DAX, and Row-Level Security.
  • The self-paced certification path adds private tutoring and Microsoft PL-300 exam prep.
  • Enroll one analyst or a whole reporting team, with completion tracking for every course.
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Most-requested Power BI courses

A place to start. Each runs onsite, live online, or self-paced, and every one is part of the same practitioner-built curriculum you will find in full below.

Power BI BootcampLive online or self-paced12 hoursStart hereTurn raw data into interactive reports and dashboards. Hands-on with Power Query, table relationships, measures, and DAX, working in both Power BI Desktop and the Power BI Service. Software access included.CoversDAXPower QueryDashboardsMeasuresRelationshipsView course Power BI AdvancedLive online or self-paced6 hoursBuilds on the BootcampFor people already building reports who need to know what Power BI does behind the scenes: data models, cross-filter direction, reusable fiscal and calendar date tables, and Row-Level Security.CoversRow-Level SecurityData modelingDirectQueryQuery foldingDate tablesView course Power BI CertificationLive online, self-paced, or custom24 hoursMicrosoft exam includedThe Bootcamp and the Advanced course plus six hours of private tutoring, ending in the Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate exam. The exam is included, with a free retake.CoversPL-300 examDAX measuresPower QueryData modelingRow-Level SecurityView course Power Query BootcampLive online or self-paced6 hoursExcel and Power BIImport, clean, and reshape data once, then let it refresh itself. Reshape with Transpose, Pivot, and Un-Pivot, and combine sources with joins and appends across both Excel and Power BI.CoversPower Query EditorUnpivotMerging tablesJoinsConditional columnsView course

The full Power BI catalog

Start with core report building and data prep, move into advanced modeling and DAX, then prepare for the Microsoft PL-300 credential. Every course runs live online, onsite for your team, or fully self-paced.

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Core and advanced Power BI courses

Build interactive dashboards and reports, then go deeper with data modeling, DAX, and Row-Level Security. Power Query rounds out the data-prep skills every report depends on.
Power BI Bootcamp Power BI Advanced Power Query Bootcamp

Microsoft PL-300 certification prep

Combine bootcamp and advanced training with private tutoring to prepare for the Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300) exam, which is included with one free retake.
Power BI Certification Power BI Certification (Self-Paced)

Self-paced Power BI training

The same curriculum on your own schedule with instructor support included, for analysts who cannot commit to fixed class dates.
Power BI Bootcamp (Self-Paced) Power BI Certification (Self-Paced)

Power BI within a full data analytics certificate

Learn Power BI alongside Excel, SQL, Python, and Tableau in a broader analytics program, or start with the fundamentals of data analysis first.
Data Analytics Certificate Data Analytics Certificate (Self-Paced) Data Analysis Basic Course

Certificate programs

Two paths here rather than a ladder: a 24-hour PL-300 certification track, live or self-paced, with the Microsoft exam and one retake included, and a 156-hour Data Analytics Certificate that surrounds Power BI with Excel, SQL, Python, and Tableau.

Certification Prep

Power BI Certification

Power BI Bootcamp plus the Advanced Course and private tutoring, preparing you for the Microsoft PL-300 exam with the exam and one retake included

24 hours
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Certification Prep

Power BI Certification (Self-Paced)

A self-paced path to the Microsoft PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst Associate) credential, with tutoring and exam prep included

24 hours
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Certificate

Data Analytics Certificate

Excel, SQL, Python, Tableau, and machine learning across nine units, with a free Power BI Bootcamp included

156 hours
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Certificate

Data Analytics Certificate (Self-Paced)

Self-paced Excel, SQL, Python, and Tableau training with a free Power BI Bootcamp (Self-Paced) included

156 hours
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Vetted procurement, right from the GSA Schedule

Graduate School USA is a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract holder, allowing federal agencies and other qualifying organizations to confidently purchase our services.

  • GSA MAS contract 47QRAA24D004K, SINs 611430 (professional training) and 541611 (management/administrative consulting)
  • Held as American Public Training LLC d/b/a Graduate School USA; UEI LA83MCFN1ST3; CAGE 99AA0
  • We work with your training office on the paperwork, whether a Schedule order, purchase order, or an SF-182.
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An established federal training institution

Graduate School USA's Power BI curriculum is designed and taught in-house by practitioners who have built federal reporting and dashboards in Power BI, not licensed from a generic library.

  • Founded 1921 as the USDA Graduate School; 500,000+ government employees trained across 125+ agencies
  • ACCET-accredited (ACCET is a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accreditor)
  • Center for Leadership and Management runs ECQ-aligned executive development, including the Executive Potential Program since 1995
  • 200+ federally experienced subject-matter experts across 400+ courses and certificates
  • Available on an active GSA MAS Schedule (SINs 611430 and 541611)

Questions agencies ask

The answers training officers and program directors ask for most, in one place.

How does my agency buy training from Graduate School USA?
Graduate School USA holds GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract 47QRAA24D004K (SINs 611430 and 541611), so you can place a pre-priced order directly under FAR Subpart 8.4 without running an open-market procurement. We accept the SF-182, Schedule orders, government purchase orders, and purchase cards for micro-purchases.
Can we pay with an SF-182?
Yes. We accept the SF-182, purchase orders, and GSA Schedule orders under contract 47QRAA24D004K, and our group training team works with your training office on the paperwork.
What is the difference between private group training and open enrollment?
Open enrollment classes are scheduled public sessions anyone can register for, taken live online or at our Washington, DC campus at 1050 Connecticut Ave NW. Private group training delivers a course for your agency's own cohort, tailored to your mission and delivered onsite, live online, or blended.
Can employees train self-paced, and still take the live class later?
Yes. Our self-paced online courses let a learner start anytime and work at their own pace, and when you buy the self-paced course the learner may also attend the live instructor-led course for free within one year.
Can courses be tailored to our agency?
Yes. We tailor existing courses to reflect your agency's mission, policies, and real cases, and we can develop new courses for unique requirements, all delivered under GSA contract 47QRAA24D004K.
Can training be delivered virtually or in person?
Both. Courses are offered as live virtual instruction or in-person onsite at your facility or at our Washington, DC location, and some programs blend live sessions with self-paced work.
What if an employee needs to repeat a class?
We offer one free retake of a class within one year, so a first attempt is never wasted if someone is reassigned, deployed, or needs a refresher before applying the material.
What's new in your Power BI training?
Our curriculum is refreshed to current tools, standards, and practice; we added new AI courses for the government workforce; courses now run in a modern learning portal, and self-paced courses add an always-available AI coach; and self-paced online options let a learner start anytime and still take the live class for free within a year.
Should we fund the PL-300 certification track or the Data Analytics Certificate?
The Power BI Certification track is 24 hours: the Power BI Bootcamp plus the Advanced Course and private tutoring, with the Microsoft PL-300 exam and one free retake included. The Data Analytics Certificate is 156 hours and covers Excel, SQL, Python, Tableau, and machine learning across nine units, with a free Power BI Bootcamp included. Fund the first when the goal is a credentialed Power BI Data Analyst Associate; fund the second when the office needs analysts who can work across tools.
Is Power Query covered inside the Bootcamp, or does the team need it separately?
The Power BI Bootcamp covers building interactive dashboards and reports, and the Advanced Course goes deeper into data modeling, DAX, and Row-Level Security. Power Query Bootcamp is offered as its own course because data preparation is the work every report depends on. Teams whose source data arrives inconsistent or split across systems generally take it alongside the core courses.

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