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Microsoft 365 Copilot Course for Companies

Microsoft 365 Copilot course for businesses: hands-on training so your team uses Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint for real work, within clear governance rules. Tailored programmes, online or on site, fundable through FUNDAE depending on available credit and requirements.

Registered training provider · Code 9900033425 · FUNDAE organising entity

The training at a glance

Duration
Tailored
Format
Online or in-person
For
Teams with M365 Copilot licences
Languages
CA · ES · EN · FR
Price
Tailored quote

Coming on your own?

You can also take the Copilot course on your own, if you use it at work or with your own Microsoft 365 subscription.

What you learn
How to use Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint to draft, summarise and analyse data, and how to check what it suggests before accepting it. For the practice you need an account with Copilot; we tell you which one before you start.
What it is like
In an open group with other people who come on their own, or in private lessons; live online or in person in Catalonia.
Certificate
At the end you receive an IAescola certificate of participation.
Price
Open group course: €160 per person. Private lessons: €80 per hour or 5-hour pack: €350. VAT included.
Payment
Direct payment by bank transfer. FUNDAE funding only applies to companies in Spain.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot: the AI that works with your company's data

The key difference between Copilot and tools like ChatGPT is that Copilot has access to your Microsoft 365 tenant data: your Outlook emails, your documents in SharePoint, your Teams conversations, your Excel spreadsheets. It can draft an email with context from your history, summarise Teams meetings, analyse data from a report that lives in SharePoint, or generate a presentation from a Word document. That makes it qualitatively different, and also more sensitive.

Using it well requires understanding how the permissions model works: Copilot only accesses what the user can already see, but in organisations with poorly configured permissions that may mean someone sees content they should not. In this training we learn to use Copilot effectively in each M365 application and to understand what it implies in terms of governance, permissions and organisational adoption.

Why Copilot needs specific training, not the same as ChatGPT

  • It works differently in each M365 application

    Copilot in Word generates drafts from other tenant documents. In Excel it analyses data and creates formulas in natural language. In Outlook it drafts replies with the context of the thread. In Teams it summarises meetings and extracts actions. In PowerPoint it creates presentations from a text brief. Each use has its own logic and limits: the training covers the cases that genuinely save time.

  • It accesses internal company data, with all that implies

    Copilot works with real tenant data: documents in SharePoint, emails, Teams chats. That means it can generate genuinely relevant content, but it also means that permissions configuration and labelling of sensitive information (with Microsoft Purview) are decisions that need to be made before deploying it. The training explains what Copilot sees and what it does not, and how to prepare the environment.

  • The challenge is adoption, not access

    Most organisations that buy Copilot licences see low real usage in the first months: the team does not know where to start, tries to use it like ChatGPT and gets frustrated when the results are not what they expected. The training solves this problem with practical role-specific use cases, documented workflows and follow-up sessions.

  • Licences, costs and when the upgrade makes sense

    Copilot for Microsoft 365 has a significant per-licence cost (and requires already having M365 Business or Enterprise). It does not always make sense for every role in the organisation. In the training we analyse which profiles get the most value, how to calculate the real ROI and how to plan a phased rollout.

How we work in the course

  1. 01

    Review of the client's M365 environment

    Before we start we look at the current configuration: active licences, M365 apps in use, level of SharePoint and Teams adoption, basic permissions setup. This allows us to tailor the training to the real environment, not a fictitious tenant.

  2. 02

    Application-by-application training with real cases

    Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint: we work through each application with the team's real documents and processes. The goal is that by the end of each block each participant has produced something with Copilot they can use directly.

  3. 03

    Governance and permissions: what the IT lead needs to know

    A dedicated block for technical and IT leads: how Copilot's permissions model works, what Microsoft Purview implies for labelling sensitive information, how to audit what Copilot does in the environment, and what Microsoft's recommendations are for a secure deployment.

  4. 04

    Adoption plan for the team

    The training ends with an adoption plan: which use cases are prioritised, how impact is measured, which follow-up sessions are scheduled and how approved prompts are documented so the team has a shared reference base.

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Copilot training eligible for funding (in full or in part, subject to available credit and applicable requirements), we prepare the paperwork

IAescola is a registered training provider (code 9900033425) and a FUNDAE organising entity. We handle the notifications and prepare the documentation; your company keeps the obligations that apply to it as the beneficiary company.

  1. 01Registration of the training action and start notification of the group to FUNDAE within the deadlines.
  2. 02Execution documentation: attendance, assessment and certificates of achievement or attendance.
  3. 03End-of-course notification to FUNDAE and documentation so your company can apply the rebate to its Social Security contributions.
Julien Bellet, founder of IAescola

Who delivers the training?

Specialist in digital transformation with applied AI. More than 30 years teaching, 15 of them as a secondary-school teacher; before focusing on AI he ran a digital marketing agency. Trains professionals, teams and educational centres online across Spain and in-person in Catalonia. Multilingual: Catalan, Spanish, English, French.

Julien BelletFounder and lead trainer · IAescola

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Frequently asked questions

Do we need Copilot licences already to take the training?

For the full practical component, yes: participants need to have the Copilot for Microsoft 365 licence activated on their accounts. If you do not have licences yet but are evaluating whether to buy them, we can deliver an introductory theory and use-case session to help you decide before committing to the cost.

What is the difference between Copilot for M365 and Copilot Free or Copilot in Windows?

They are different products. Copilot Free (in Bing or Windows) is a general-purpose assistant with no access to company data. Copilot for Microsoft 365 is the one that integrates with Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook and SharePoint and has access to tenant data. This training is specifically for Copilot for Microsoft 365, the paid version integrated into the work apps.

Does Copilot access all company documents or only the user's own?

Only those the user already has permission to view according to the SharePoint and Microsoft 365 configuration. If a document is on a restricted SharePoint site the user cannot access, Copilot does not see it. The problem arises in organisations with overly open permissions: Copilot may access more than the user normally consults. That is why permissions governance is part of the training.

Which M365 applications does the course cover?

The main daily-use applications: Word (drafts, summaries, revisions), Excel (natural-language analysis, formulas, visualisations), Outlook (email drafting, thread summaries), Teams (meeting summaries, action extraction, Copilot chat), PowerPoint (presentation generation from document). We adjust the emphasis based on the apps the client's team uses most.

Does the training include Microsoft Copilot Studio or just the M365 apps?

The standard course covers Copilot integrated into M365 applications. Microsoft Copilot Studio (the tool for building custom agents and copilots) is a more technical product aimed at developers and IT leads. If there is interest in Copilot Studio, we include it in specific programmes for more technically-oriented teams or as an add-on module.

How long does it last and how is it organised?

There are several formats: an introduction (general overview of Copilot in M365 with demos and first use cases), an applied programme across several sessions (real practice in each app with the team's own documents), and a complete programme with follow-up for teams that want a structured adoption plan. We define the format and duration based on your starting level and goals in the free diagnostic call.

Can I take the Copilot course on my own, without a company?

Yes. Besides training for teams, we are preparing open-group editions for people who come on their own, live online or in person in Catalonia. Join the list for the next edition and we will write to you with dates and price before you confirm anything. FUNDAE funding is for companies training their staff, so it does not apply to individuals.

Is the course useful if I use Copilot with my personal Microsoft account?

Largely, yes. What you learn about drafting, summarising and analysing with Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook or PowerPoint applies if your Microsoft 365 subscription includes it. What does not apply to a personal account is the permissions and governance block, because your account is not connected to a company’s data.

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