Python for business automation and data scripts
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 45 min
- Lessons
- 6 lessons
- Frequency
- When a team starts automating spreadsheet work
- Last reviewed
- 21 Oct 2026
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Try it: this is one of 16 interactive activities in the course.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 6 lessons, about 45 minutes
- Scenario, process, timeline, accordion and quizzes
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 10 slides
- Quiz, poll, ranking, word cloud slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.
- Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
- 30-day check-in
- Anonymous by default
- Results feed your next refresher
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 342.0 | Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment | - | Whole course |
| SO 342.1 | Read and predict short Python scripts using variables, types and strings | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 342.2 | Use lists, tuples and loops to process repeated work | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 342.3 | Write a small function to avoid repeating yourself | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 342.4 | Read from and write to files safely, without overwriting originals | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 342.5 | Automate one real task of your own and test it on a copy of the data + your info | Organisation's script and data rules | Whole course |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
6 lessons, about 45 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1A weekly report that took four hours
3 pages
9 min
A weekly report that took four hours
3 pages
2Variables, types and strings
3 pages
8 min
Variables, types and strings
3 pages
3Lists, tuples and loops
3 pages
8 min
Lists, tuples and loops
3 pages
4Functions and reusing code
2 pages
6 min
Functions and reusing code
2 pages
5Reading and writing files
3 pages
8 min
Reading and writing files
3 pages
6Automate one task and final assessment
2 pages
6 min
Automate one task and final assessment
2 pages
Live deck and surveys
10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
- Overall rating 5 stars
- Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
- What was most useful? multi-select
- Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
- Confidence in types · loops · functions · files · automating a task grid
- How much time do you spend on repeated manual work weekly? multiple choice
- Which task would you like to automate? short text
- I can ask a beginner coding question without feeling judged. 1-5 scale
- One thing we should change or add open text
- Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
- Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
- How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
- Do you know where to find the script and data rules? yes / no / not sure
- A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
- Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking
Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.
Make it yours
8 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Link to the engineering standards or style guide
{{ENGINEERING_STANDARDS_LINK}} - Link to the data classification policy
{{DATA_CLASSIFICATION_POLICY_LINK}} - Who to ask for help or to report a concern
{{HELP_CONTACT}} - Where completion is recorded
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}} - Link to the post-course and 30-day survey
{{SURVEY_2_URL}} - Link to the self-paced course
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Show all 8 fields
- List of approved tools and versions
{{APPROVED_TOOLS}} - Link to the baseline survey
{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
FAQ
Common questions
Can I run python for business automation and data scripts training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
When a team starts automating spreadsheet work, and at analyst onboarding.
Who needs this training?
Finance, operations, IT and admin staff who automate work, and analysts moving from spreadsheets to scripts; run by L&D with team leads.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.