Microsoft Fabric Hands-On Training

Get Your Team from Basic Reports to Advanced Analytics Fast with Instructor-Led Microsoft Fabric Training from Microsoft-Certified Experts

Learn from the Microsoft Fabric experts

Our Fabric Training is designed for teams ready to move beyond theory and start building in Fabric. In this 2-day, hands-on learning experience, participants gain practical skills across Fabric’s integrated services covering data engineering, data science, AI/CopIlot, and Power BI integration.

Collectiv’s Fabric Training gives you the tools, knowledge, and confidence to manage your Fabric environment and use it to drive measurable business impact.

What To Expect With Microsoft Fabric Training

Collectiv’s Power BI trainings are light years beyond the courses you find online. Here’s what makes our training approach unique and what to expect from our training sessions.

Hands-On Training

Gain direct, practical experience working with Fabric in real-world scenarios. This training is actionable, relevant, and immediately applicable.

Expert Instructors

Learn from seasoned Fabric experts with a proven track record of successful implementations across various organizations.

Comprehensive Curriculum

From Fabric fundamentals to advanced AI, analytics, and data management, we cover everything your team needs to succeed.

Report Development and Automation

Our training takes you through the entire process of creating a report in Power BI and automating it for future use. We’ll take existing reports you’ve already created in Excel and show you how to recreate them in Power BI.

Expert Power BI Consultants

Every Collectiv training session is led by a Power BI expert. Our experts provide guidance every step of the way and are on hand to answer all of your questions. We’re committed to helping you succeed, whether you’re brand new to Power BI or looking to advance your skills.

Immersive, Hands-On Approach

We offer fully immersive half-day and full-day trainings to ensure you have the time and resources you need to learn new Power BI skills. This hands-on educational environment makes it easier to master Power BI without other work distractions.

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What Will You Learn?

Fabric Foundations and Architecture

  • Understand the Fabric ecosystem and its role within Microsoft’s data stack
  • Learn key Fabric components: Data Factory, Data Engineering, Data Science, Real-Time Analytics, and Power BI
  • Navigate OneLake and Lakehouse architecture
  • Learn Fabric’s data storage, ingestion, and governance concepts

Data Engineering and Preparation

  • Create and manage Lakehouses
  • Build data pipelines using Data Factory
  • Integrate data from multiple sources with Dataflows in Fabric
  • Perform transformations and orchestrate workflows
  • Understand dataflows, staging layers, and ingestion best practices

Data Modeling and Analysis

  • Model data for performance and scalability
  • Create relationships, hierarchies, and calculations within Fabric
  • Integrate with Power BI for semantic modeling and reporting
  • Apply best practices for DAX and data optimization

AI and Machine Learning

  • Introduce AI and Copilot capabilities within Fabric
  • Learn when and how to leverage Machine Learning and Data Science workload

Administration and Governance

  • Manage Fabric workspaces, permissions, and roles
  • Understand Fabric capacities, licensing, and cost control
  • Implement data security and access governance
  • Learn Fabric monitoring and usage optimization

Sample 2-Day Training Agenda

Day 1:

8:00 – 8:30: Introductions and Fabric Overview
8:30 – 9:30: Fabric Architecture and OneLake
9:30 – 9:45: Break
9:45 – 11:30: Data Ingestion and Pipelines (Data Factory)
11:30 – 12:30: Lunch
12:30 – 2:00: Data Engineering with Lakehouses
2:00 – 2:15: Break
2:15 – 3:45: Data Transformation with Power Query
3:45 – 4:15: Working Session and Q&A

Day 2:

8:00 – 8:15: Day 1 Recap and Questions
8:15 – 10:00: Data Modeling and Power BI Integration
10:00 – 10:15: Break
10:15 – 12:00: AI and Machine Learning in Fabric
12:00 – 1:00: Lunch
1:00 – 2:30: Governance, Security, and Administration
2:30 – 2:45: Break
2:45 – 4:00: Interactive Workshop with Real Data
4:00 – 4:30: Wrap-Up and Next Steps

Additional Training Information

All individuals in the training will need to have the following:

  • Laptop with Windows 10 or 11 installed
  • Access to Microsoft Fabric (Microsoft 365 account) tenant through their organization’s Microsoft 365 environment.
  • Participants should have appropriate permissions within Fabric to create and manage Lakehouses, Pipelines, and Dataflows during the workshop.
  • Access to Power BI Service (included in Fabric)
    • Power BI is integrated into Fabric and will be used for modeling, reporting, and visualization exercises.
  • Optional (for IT Setup):
    • Access to OneLake storage within Fabric.
    • Preconfigured data sources or example datasets provided by your team for hands-on exercises.

Power BI Training for Any Experience Level

Collectiv offers a variety of Power BI trainings to meet your team where they are at, no matter their experience level.

Foundations Training

1-2 Days

Our Foundations Training is designed for teams that don’t have any Power BI experience. With this training, you will connect your data, bring it into Power Query, transform that data, and then load it into Power BI Desktop so you can start building out visualizations.

Day 1 – Power BI Foundations

Discover the building blocks of Power BI – What is Power BI

Power BI Platform Breakdown: Power BI Report Server and Power BI Desktop

Data sourcing and transformations using Power Query (M)

Tabular Data Modeling – loading/linking your data and understanding relationships

DAX – Creating Measures and Calculated Columns for key metrics

Power BI visualization best practices

Day 2 – Power BI Foundations

Understanding CALCULATE and Time Intelligence DAX functions

Security: role level security, managing security roles, and assigning report/role level security

Using DAX to build-out measures that formulate the metrics desired

Introduction to proper report building process

Power BI report design best practices

Power BI Service: Collaboration, Sharing, Creating Apps

Advanced Training

1-2 Days

Our Advanced Training is designed for teams that already have experience with Power BI, but want to take a deeper dive into the platform to enhance their skills. These trainings cover topics like data modeling in Power Query, advanced DAX, and visualization best practices.

Power Query

Become an expert in Query Modification

Learn Advanced Transformations using Power Query

Learn advanced M-Language Transformations

Learn how to source data efficiently

Data Modeling

Learn how to implement advanced modeling techniques Power BI Desktop

Enhance knowledge of Table Types in Power BI

DAX

Learn how to create efficient DAX measures

Learn how to improve your analysis with advanced DAX measures

Visualization

Utilize Advanced Data Visualizations in report development

Learn how to create Advanced Report Interactions

Customized Training

1-2 Days

Our Customized Training is intended for teams with mixed Power BI experience levels or who want to focus on honing specific skillsets. After an initial consultation to understand your team’s learning opportunities, we adjust our curriculum to better address your needs.

Workshop Training

1-2 Days

Our Workshop Training is a hands-on approach to solving a specific Power BI problem. Attendees bring their reports or dashboards and the instructor provides expert-level support to find the best solution. Workshops are typically combined with the Foundations Training.

Our Fabric Training is ideal for professionals who already have experience in analytics, data engineering, or business intelligence especially those familiar with the Microsoft data stack (e.g., Power BI, Azure, Synapse, or SQL). If your team wants to move beyond understanding Fabric conceptually and start implementing it practically, this training is for you.

Collectiv’s Microsoft Fabric Training is a 2-day, hands-on learning experience designed to help your team gain confidence with Fabric’s end-to-end capabilities. Participants learn how to connect, manage, and transform data; build pipelines and Lakehouses; leverage Power BI integration; and explore AI and real-time analytics within Fabric.

It’s helpful for attendees to have foundational knowledge in data analytics, Power BI, or SQL concepts. The course is designed as an intermediate-level program, perfect for teams who understand data but are new to Fabric’s unified platform.

Collectiv’s Fabric Training is designed for small- to medium-sized teams, with a maximum of 15 participants per session.This ensures every attendee receives personalized guidance and handson support from our Fabric experts. For larger teams, we can host multiple sessions or design a tailored training program to fit your organization’s needs.

Our Microsoft Fabric Training can be delivered virtually or in person, depending on your team’s preferences and scheduling needs.

  • Virtual Training: Offered as either two full-day sessions or four half-day sessions, ideal for distributed or remote teams.
  • In-Person Training: Delivered onsite at your organization’s location for a fully immersive, collaborative learning experience. Please note: In-person sessions include additional travel costs to cover instructor travel, lodging, and meal expenses.

Absolutely. If your team wants to focus on a specific Fabric capability, our instructors will build customized workshops with hands-on exercises often using your own data so your team leaves with practical skills that apply immediately.

Microsoft Fabric Training FAQs

Answers to the questions we hear most from CFOs, FP&A Directors, and Finance Managers evaluating Power BI for forecasting and planning.