Power Apps, the Microsoft low-code platform
Power Apps is the Microsoft low-code platform that allows creating business applications without coding or with minimal code. For internal use cases (mobile entry, operational tracking, mini-CRM), Power Apps is unbeatable in terms of time/result ratio. The Power Apps training delivers these basics in one intensive day.
Power Apps application types
Power Apps offers two main application types. Canvas applications (free in layout, ideal for mobile and field entry). Model-driven applications (based on Dataverse, more structured, suited to complex business processes). The course details both.
Connection to Microsoft 365 data and beyond
Power Apps can connect to many sources: SharePoint, Excel, Dataverse, SQL Server, web services. The course details the most common connections.
Building interactive screens with controls
The heart of the course is building Power Apps screens. Galleries, forms, buttons, drop-down lists, dates: the course details essential controls and their configuration.
Publishing and sharing a Power Apps application
A Power Apps application has value only when shared. The course shows how to publish the application, manage access rights, monitor usage.
Who this Power Apps course is for
The Power Apps training is designed for business profiles wanting to create their own applications: HR, administrative services, self employed professionals, project managers.
Practical Power Apps training in Carouge and Le Flon
In ITTA centers in Carouge and Le Flon, this Power Apps course runs over one day led by an expert instructor.
FAQ Power Apps training
What is Microsoft Power Apps?
Power Apps is Microsoft’s low-code platform for creating business applications without coding or with minimal code.
Is Power Apps included in Microsoft 365?
A basic version is included, but advanced features (premium connectors, Dataverse) require a specific Power Apps license.
Do I need to know how to code to use Power Apps?
No, Power Apps is designed for no-code/low-code. A few Excel-like formulas are enough to go far.
What is the difference between Power Apps and Power Automate?
Power Apps builds applications with a user interface. Power Automate orchestrates background automations. Both work together.
Can I attend this Power Apps training in Geneva?
Yes, the course is held at the ITTA center in Carouge in Geneva, at Le Flon in Lausanne and in a virtual classroom.
How long to create your first Power Apps application?
The basics are acquired in a structured day. A first simple application can be built right after.
How to go further after Power Apps?
The Power Automate course to automate around the application, or Microsoft Dataverse courses for business databases.
Who this power apps training is for
Business profiles wanting to create their own light apps without coding, operational functions, HR, finance, operations needing internal process digitalization. In Geneva and Lausanne, the course welcomes participants from international organizations, banking, consulting and growing SMEs. No specific prerequisite is required other than a concrete willingness to progress on the subject.
Concretely, what will you be able to do at the end
You leave with an operational mastery of the fundamentals, reusable canvases on your concrete cases, a structured action plan for the weeks that follow. Many participants report a visible effect from the first week back, with sustainable anchoring over four to six weeks of regular practice. The course combines short theory inputs, practical exercises on your real situations and personalized trainer debrief.
Concrete use cases in business
An HR head creating a material request app without IT involvement. A controller digitalizing a budget variance form. A manager creating a team task tracking app in a few hours. The course adapts exercises to your context with personalized trainer feedback, and each participant leaves with an action plan calibrated to their own situation.
Articulation with other ITTA courses
This training combines well with Power Automate for flow automation, SharePoint for data storage, and Microsoft Teams to integrate apps directly in collaborative platform. Many participants enroll in one of these courses in the following trimester, according to their current priority and professional context.
Why this training makes a difference in professional environment
Power Apps has imposed itself as Microsoft low-code/no-code solution for rapid digitalization of business processes. The 2025-2026 evolutions (Copilot in Power Apps, app generation by prompt, integrated AI Builder) radically transform creation experience. This training proposes structured initiation laying foundations and opening to these modern capabilities.
Sustained anchoring after the course
Most participants signal a noticeable effect from the first or second week of return, with deeper anchoring over four to six weeks of regular practice. The course closes with a personalized practice plan calibrated on your professional rhythm, with milestones at one, three and six months for participants wanting to track their progression more formally.
ITTA pedagogy oriented towards practice in Geneva and Lausanne
At ITTA centers in Geneva and Lausanne, this course runs in a small group with an expert trainer and a format alternating concise theory, practical exercises and personalized debrief. Group confidentiality is explicit and held. Each participant arrives with a real case and leaves with an action plan calibrated to their context. The course integrates recent evolutions of the domain (digital tools, hybrid formats, 2025-2026 practices) without losing focus on fundamentals.
Does the course cover Copilot in Power Apps?
Yes, Copilot in Power Apps (app generation by description, formula assistance) is introduced with typical use cases.
Need programming knowledge?
No, Power Apps is no-code. Power Fx formula is introduced progressively.
Suitable for Canvas and Model-driven apps?
The course mainly focuses on Canvas apps covering most business needs.
Where do sessions take place?
ITTA has three centers in French speaking Switzerland: in Geneva (Carouge, Route des Jeunes 35), in Lausanne at the Flon (Rue des Cotes de Montbenon 16) and at Lausanne Mon-Repos (Avenue de Mon-repos 24). The training is also available in virtual classroom.