P E T-X i C A S E S T U DY Thomson Paint Supplies, established in 2019, is a home improvements store based in Bedworth, Warwickshire. It has recently re-located to a bigger premises and expanded its product range, and business owner Mitchell Thomson wanted himself and his team to develop their skills in Excel to enable them to track stock levels more accurately.
Thomson Paint Supplies
MITCHELL’S STORY
Support provided by PET-Xi Mitchell and two other employees took part in PET-Xi’s Excel Level 2 course which looks at the practical uses of the computer programme that benefit businesses. The course gives learners a high degree of insight into how Excel works in a practical and hands-on way and enables them to consider how the software might be further utilised to improve existing business efficiency. Course leader Eugene Mawn said: “Many businesses already use elements of Excel, but don’t really understand how they can utilise it fully. “The Level 2 course looks at spreadsheet features and formulas and how these can be used as a tool to make sense of data very quickly and efficiently, while presenting it in meaningful tables and charts. “Mitchell and his colleagues were excellent learners and worked extremely hard throughout the course. “He was really focused on all of the activities, asked questions when needed and contributed to the group. I hope he gained a lot of knowledge that will be useful in his business.”
Eugene Mawn
Outcomes Mitchell and his team developed a range of new skills in Excel and have has since built a brand-new spreadsheet which accurately and efficiently tracks levels of stock.
EXCEL LEVEL 2
“Although I already used Excel for stock checks and finances, I only knew the basics. “The PET-Xi course was a great opportunity to develop our knowledge in this area and learn more about the formulas and shortcuts that can be used to improve our processes. “It being a one-day course meant there was quite a lot of information to learn at once, but Eugene was a great tutor and made everything really easy to understand. “It’s definitely helped me personally and we’ve also built a new spreadsheet for the business which is a lot more accurate. “I’d definitely recommend the course to others in a similar situation, and I’m now looking into completing PET-Xi’s Sage accountancy course in the future.” Mitchell Thomson Together we work as one The training was funded by the Skills Support for the Workforce programme which is co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
If you would like to do the same course as Mitchell we would love to hear from you! To sign up call Ruth Edwards on: 07387 412 952 or email: redwards@pet-xi.co.uk