Tableau training that turns government data into dashboards leaders use

Taught by government-experienced data analysts and Tableau practitioners, and delivered your way: onsite, live online, or self-paced.

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Since 1921
training the federal workforce
500,000+
government employees trained
125+
federal agencies served
200+
federally experienced instructors
400+
courses and certificates
All levels
across the Tableau curriculum
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Three ways to train your team

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

  • Private group training: we bring Tableau Level I and II to your team and build the dashboards against your agency's own data.
  • Open enrollment: send analysts to a scheduled Tableau Bootcamp or Level I and II session, live online or in Washington, DC.
  • Self-paced eLearning: the Tableau Bootcamp (Self-Paced) and the Tableau Certification track, worked through between reporting deadlines.
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Private group training

Bringing Tableau onsite lets your analysts build against the data they already work in: program performance measures, budget execution reports, and the recurring status dashboards your office publishes. A private cohort can run the full bootcamp together or take Level I and Level II as workload allows.

  • Any course or certificate in our Tableau 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 to a scheduled public session makes sense when a single office needs dashboard skills soon. Tableau Level I, Level II, and the full Tableau Bootcamp run through the year, alongside SQL and Power BI classes.

  • A published schedule across the Tableau 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

The self-paced Tableau Bootcamp fits analysts who cannot step away for consecutive days and would rather build workbooks between reporting cycles. The Tableau Certification track also moves at your own pace toward the exam.

  • Finish the self-paced Tableau Bootcamp, then take the live Tableau class free within a year.
  • Hands-on practice connecting data sources and building interactive dashboards, not slides to read.
  • The certification track adds Tableau Level I and II exam prep, the software, and the exam voucher.
  • Enroll one analyst or the whole reporting team, with completion tracking on every Tableau course.
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Most-requested Tableau 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.

Tableau Level ILive online6 hoursStart here, no experience neededConnect to data sources, build charts, maps, and interactive dashboards, then publish your work to Tableau Cloud. No prior Tableau experience required.CoversDashboardsData visualizationCustom calculationsData InterpreterTableau CloudView course Tableau Level IILive online6 hoursBuilds on Level IAdvanced mapping, custom chart types, and dashboard interactivity worked against real data: choropleth and spider maps, heat maps, dual axis charts, and sheet swapping.CoversChoropleth mapsHeat mapsDual axis chartsSheet swappingTableau PublicView course Tableau BootcampLive online or self-paced12 hoursBoth levels togetherLevels I and II in one track: connect to datasets, clean and structure the data, then build the interactive charts, maps, and dashboards that go in front of leadership.CoversDashboardsCalculated fieldsHeat mapsChoropleth mapsTableau PublicView course Tableau CertificationLive online or self-paced18 hoursTableau exam includedTwelve hours of course training plus six hours of private tutoring, ending in the Tableau Desktop Specialist exam. The exam is included, with a free retake.CoversDesktop Specialist examCalculated fieldsDashboardsParameters and filteringTableau CloudView course

The full Tableau catalog

Start with the Tableau Bootcamp or move level by level, then validate your skills with certification or roll Tableau into a full data analytics certificate. Every course is hands-on and available onsite, live online, or self-paced.

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Core Tableau training

Learn Tableau hands-on, from connecting your first data source to building interactive dashboards. Take the full bootcamp or move one level at a time.
Tableau Bootcamp Tableau Level I Tableau Level II

Learn on your own schedule

Prefer to build Tableau skills without stepping away from the desk for long? The self-paced bootcamp and the certification track keep you moving at your own pace.
Tableau Bootcamp (Self-Paced) Tableau Certification

Analytics certificates that include Tableau

Tableau is a core component of these longer programs, so your dashboard skills grow alongside the SQL, Python, and analytics workflows agencies rely on.
Data Analytics Certificate Data Analytics & AI Certificate Business Analyst Tech Certificate Data Analytics Bootcamp (GI Bill/VA-Approved)

Related data skills for dashboard builders

Round out your toolkit with the query and BI skills that feed and complement Tableau dashboards.
SQL Bootcamp Power BI Certification

Certificate programs

This page carries one exam-focused credential and four longer programs. Tableau Certification pairs Level I and II with exam prep, software, and the exam voucher in 18 hours; the analytics certificates run 63 to 210 hours with Tableau alongside SQL, Python, and business analysis.

Certification

Tableau Certification

Tableau Level I and II plus exam prep, software, and the certification exam voucher

18 hours
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Certificate

Data Analytics Certificate

End-to-end data analytics with Tableau, SQL, and Python for reporting and dashboards

156 hours
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Certificate

Data Analytics & AI Certificate

Data analytics and applied AI, including Tableau dashboards and machine learning foundations

210 hours
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Certificate

Business Analyst Tech Certificate

Business analysis with hands-on Tableau, SQL, and data-driven decision skills

63 hours
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Certificate

Data Analytics Bootcamp (GI Bill/VA-Approved)

VA-approved full data analytics program featuring Tableau, open to eligible veterans

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 Tableau curriculum is designed and taught in-house by practitioners who have built dashboards and visual analytics for agencies, 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 Tableau 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 send staff to the Tableau Bootcamp or to Level I and Level II separately?
The bootcamp covers Level I and Level II material in one block, which suits a team you can release together. Taking the levels separately keeps people at their desks between sessions. If the exam matters, the 18-hour Tableau Certification bundles Level I and II with exam prep, software, and the exam voucher.
Our analysts pull data from agency databases. Do they need SQL alongside Tableau?
Often yes, since dashboards are only as good as the data feeding them. SQL Bootcamp and Power BI Certification are listed here as the query and BI skills that complement Tableau. For a full analyst build, the 156-hour Data Analytics Certificate covers Tableau, SQL, and Python end to end.

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