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Description

Power Automate: Designing, Testing and Securing Reliable Automated Flows

Automate repetitive day-to-day tasks with Power Automate without writing a single line of code

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Copying attachments to a shared folder, chasing an approver, re-keying form data into a spreadsheet: these tasks consume considerable time at the expense of analytical work. They are also a recurring source of omissions and data-entry errors that nobody detects until the review stage.

Over two days, participants learn to build reliable Power Automate flows: triggers, actions, conditions, loops and error handling. Each participant automates their own use cases during the session and leaves with working flows, along with sound testing and maintenance habits.

Learning objectives

  • Identify repetitive tasks where automation delivers a genuine gain
  • Build an automated flow from a trigger and a sequence of actions
  • Use conditions loops and variables within a flow
  • Connect Power Automate to the Microsoft 365 applications
  • Test correct and monitor the execution of live flows

What makes this programme different

Each participant leaves with at least two flows built on their own use cases
Execution errors are triggered deliberately so participants learn to diagnose them
A task selection grid is completed within the first half-day

Programme

1Identifying and Framing Automation Opportunities

Automating what is worth automating

  • Types of flow: instant, scheduled and event-driven
  • Identifying candidate tasks and estimating the gain
  • Describing the process before automation
  • Understanding connectors and the accounts used for execution
  • Sharing flows and usage rules within the organisation

2Building Your First Flows

Trigger, action, result

  • Selecting and configuring the trigger
  • Sequencing actions and using dynamic content
  • Automation around email and files
  • Notifications and simple approval requests
  • Naming and documenting the flow

3Logic, Conditions and Data

Making the flow respond to the content it processes

  • Conditions and multiple branches
  • Loops over lists of items
  • Variables, expressions and handling dates and text
  • Reading from and writing to a list or a table
  • Multi-stage approval workflows

4Making Flows Reliable and Maintainable

A flow that runs without constant supervision

  • Step-by-step testing and reading the run history
  • Error handling and fallback actions
  • Connector limits and processing volumes
  • Sharing, ownership and continuity when a colleague leaves
  • Reviewing existing flows and removing redundant ones

Who is it for

Administrative assistants, officers, project coordinators, team leaders and anyone wishing to automate repetitive office tasks.

Prerequisites

Regular use of email and the Microsoft 365 office applications.

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.