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Description

Python for Beginners in Business Roles: Discover, Code and Automate a Task

Discover Python in a short session and write a first script that is genuinely useful at work

  • 0.43 days — 3 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Many business tasks repeat in exactly the same way: extract a file, reprocess it, then send it back. Spreadsheets quickly reach their limits, and requests for improvements are passed to the IT team where they wait their turn. Without a first exposure to coding, it remains difficult to judge what could realistically be automated in-house.

This short-format session is designed to remove that first obstacle. You discover Python syntax and its data structures. You write and run a script step by step. You then identify which tasks in your own role lend themselves to automation and which genuinely belong to an IT project.

Learning objectives

  • Describe the logic of a programme and how it runs
  • Use variables, types and simple data structures
  • Write a loop and a condition on a set of values
  • Run a script and interpret an error message
  • Identify the tasks in your role that lend themselves to automation

What makes this programme different

The session runs with no installation thanks to an online environment
Your first working script runs before the end of the session
Each participant completes a grid for spotting automatable tasks

Programme

1Discovering the language

Reading code before writing it

  • Identify the structure of a simple programme
  • Use variables and basic data types
  • Display a result and capture an input
  • Run a script and read the error message

2Data and repetition

Letting the machine process the series

  • Build a list and a dictionary
  • Loop through a series of values
  • Set a condition to filter cases
  • Calculate a total and an average on a data set

3Your first useful script

Connecting code to your own workstation

  • Read a common data file
  • Chain together the steps of a simple process
  • Write the result to a new file
  • Recognise the limits of what you can automate on your own

Who is it for

Employees in support functions and business teams who deal with repetitive file processing and are curious about programming.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge required

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.