PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certification Course

The Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate credential proves you can do the everyday work of a Power BI analyst: source and clean data, model it well, build reports people trust, and share and secure those reports across an organisation. It sits at associate level, a step up from fundamentals, and it is one of the most widely recognised data analytics certifications named in Australian job ads. For a working analyst it validates real, job aligned skills rather than tool familiarity, which is why hiring managers read it quickly and clearly.

Training with Logitrain means the official PL-300 exam fee is included, so the certification is part of the course rather than a separate cost to chase later. You keep the full course material in digital format for ongoing reference, and every course carries our price beat guarantee. The exam is run through Pearson VUE, and you can sit it at the Logitrain test centre, at any other Pearson VUE test centre, or online with Pearson VUE online proctoring. Delivery is live and instructor-led with experienced trainers, in person in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, plus live online across Australia, all delivered live in real time with a trainer. You can also choose full-time, part-time evening or weekend timing to fit the course around work.

There are no hard prerequisites for the PL-300 exam, so you can enrol without holding another certification first. To get the most from the course, Microsoft recommends some background working with data: an understanding of core data concepts, familiarity with working with relational and non-relational data in the cloud, and a grasp of common data analysis and visualisation ideas. Practical experience with Excel, such as pivot tables and basic formulas, is helpful but not required.

If you are newer to cloud data, the better starting point is DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals, available through our Microsoft Azure training courses. Completing it first gives you the data foundations that make PL-300 easier to absorb.

Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam.

• Exam PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst, leading to Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate

You can book and sit the exam within three months of finishing your course. Sit it at the Logitrain test centre, at any other Pearson VUE test centre, or online through Pearson VUE online proctoring from a private space.

Exam format: a maximum of 60 multiple choice and performance based questions, 100 minutes, with a passing score of 700 on a scale of 1 to 1000.

PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst course material is included in digital format, so you keep it for reference and revision after the course.

• Connect to a range of relational and non-relational data sources
• Profile, clean and transform data using Power Query and the M language
• Resolve data quality issues such as null, inconsistent and unexpected values
• Reference queries and dataflows and reuse shared semantic models
• Design a star schema model with appropriate relationships and cardinality
• Create calculated tables, columns, hierarchies and a common date table
• Write DAX measures, including time intelligence and statistical calculations
• Implement and test row-level security roles
• Optimise model performance and reduce cardinality
• Build and format reports with the right visualisation for each task
• Apply themes, conditional formatting, slicing, filtering and bookmarks
• Configure report interactions, navigation, drillthrough and tooltips
• Design reports for mobile and improve accessibility and usability
• Analyse data with AI visuals, forecasting and the Analyze feature
• Create and manage dashboards, including alerts and subscriptions
• Use Copilot in Power BI to assist report creation and analysis
• Create and manage workspaces, assign roles and publish apps
• Configure scheduled refresh, gateways and sensitivity labels
• Promote and certify content and understand Microsoft Fabric basics

This course is likely to add to the employment-related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.

• Aspiring and entry-level data analysts
• Business intelligence analysts and reporting analysts
• Excel power users moving into Power BI and data analytics
• Business analysts who build reports and dashboards
• Data professionals and data engineers who present insights to stakeholders
• Finance, operations and marketing professionals who work heavily with data
• Career changers moving into data analytics roles
• Anyone preparing for the Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate credential

This is an associate level certification, so it suits people with some data background as well as motivated newcomers willing to build the foundations first.

• Identify and connect to a data source
• Change data source settings, credentials and privacy levels
• Select a shared semantic model or create a local model
• Select an appropriate storage mode, including Import, DirectQuery and Dual
• Connect to and consume a dataflow
• Profile the data and review column quality, distribution and profile
• Resolve inconsistencies, unexpected values, null values and data quality issues
• Evaluate and transform column data types
• Shape, combine and append queries
• Apply user-friendly naming conventions to columns and queries
• Configure data loading and resolve data import errors
• Design and implement a star schema model
• Define and configure tables, columns and relationships
• Set relationship cardinality and cross-filter direction
• Create a common date table and calculated tables
• Create hierarchies and calculated columns
• Implement role-playing dimensions
• Create measures using DAX
• Use CALCULATE to manipulate filter context
• Implement time intelligence using DAX
• Replace implicit measures with explicit measures
• Use quick measures and basic statistical functions
• Implement row-level security roles and validate them
• Optimise model performance and reduce cardinality
• Identify poorly performing measures, relationships and visuals
• Add and choose appropriate visualisations for the data
• Format and configure visualisations and custom visuals
• Apply and customise themes and conditional formatting
• Apply slicing, filtering and the Q&A feature
• Configure report pages, bookmarks, navigation and custom tooltips
• Configure sync slicers and interactions between visuals
• Design reports for mobile devices and improve accessibility
• Use the Analyze feature, identify outliers and apply grouping and binning
• Use AI visuals and the forecast feature
• Use Copilot in Power BI to assist report building and analysis
• Create, configure and manage dashboards and tiles
• Configure subscriptions and data alerts
• Create and configure workspaces and assign workspace roles
• Publish, import and update assets in a workspace
• Configure and update a workspace app
• Identify when a gateway is required and configure scheduled refresh
• Apply sensitivity labels and manage content securely
• Promote or certify Power BI content
• Understand how Power BI fits within Microsoft Fabric

• Microsoft Azure training courses: the home of DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals, the recommended prerequisite if you are newer to working with data in the cloud.
• Microsoft 365 training courses: a strong adjacent path for analysts who work across the wider Microsoft platform.
• Tableau training courses: a related data visualisation skill set worth holding alongside Power BI.
• Data analytics job ready program: combines training, certification, an internship and career counselling for those moving into a data analyst role.
• Microsoft certification courses: the full Microsoft category page to plan your next certification.

Got a team to train on Power BI? Logitrain can deliver the PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst course in house at your premises anywhere in Australia, with the same experienced trainer, course material, mock test and included official exam as the public courses. It suits teams who want everyone trained together on dates that suit the business, so your analysts build reports the same way and to the same standard. Get in touch through our enquiry page to arrange a date.

What is the PL-300 certification?

PL-300 is the Microsoft exam you pass to earn the Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate credential. It proves you can prepare, model, visualise and analyse business data in Power BI and manage and secure that content for an organisation.

Is the PL-300 exam included in the course?

Yes. The official PL-300 exam fee is included with this course, and you can book and sit the exam within three months of finishing.

Is PL-300 the same as the old DA-100?

PL-300 replaced the retired DA-100 exam. If you were looking for the DA-100 Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI course, PL-300 is the current version and the one to take.

What are the prerequisites for PL-300?

There are no hard prerequisites. Microsoft recommends some background with data concepts and working with data in the cloud. If you are newer to this, DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals is a sensible starting point first.

Which exam version will I sit?

You sit the current Exam PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst, which Microsoft keeps updated to reflect the latest Power BI features, including Copilot and Microsoft Fabric.

How long is the PL-300 course?

The course runs for 3 days full-time. The same course is also available as 3 weeks part-time in the evenings or on weekends, so you can fit it around work.

Where can I do the PL-300 course?

In person in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, plus live online across Australia, all delivered live in real time with a trainer.

How much does the PL-300 course cost?

Pricing is shown on the schedule on this page, and every course carries a price beat guarantee, so if you find the same course cheaper elsewhere we will beat it.

How many questions are on the PL-300 exam and what is the pass mark?

The exam has up to 60 questions of mixed types within 100 minutes, and the passing score is 700 on a scale of 1 to 1000.

Should I do DP-900 or PL-300 first?

If you already work with data, start with PL-300. If you are newer to data in the cloud, do DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals first, then move on to PL-300.