The Microsoft 365 training gives you a coherent overview of the Microsoft 365 suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint. In one intensive half day, you discover the Microsoft 365 ecosystem logic, how each component articulates with the others and the right reflexes to start efficiently. An ideal introduction for new Microsoft 365 users in French speaking Switzerland.
Understand the Microsoft 365 logic and start off the right foot from day one
For new Microsoft 365 users in French speaking Switzerland, the Microsoft 365 Get Started training saves precious time on self-learning. You discover what is possible, how tools articulate and where to look for information. By the end of the session, you walk away with a clear mental map of the suite.
Module 1: What is Microsoft 365?
Module 2: Microsoft 365 plans and services included
Module 3: Access Microsoft 365
Module 4: Explore Microsoft 365
Module 5: Change account settings in Microsoft 365
Module 6: Manage your Microsoft 365 profile
Module 7: Apps & devices
Microsoft 365 is not just a collection of applications. It is an integrated ecosystem where Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint communicate with each other. Understanding this logic completely changes the way of working. The Microsoft 365 Get Started training gives you this overview in one intensive half day.
The course reviews essential components: Word for writing, Excel for calculations and analysis, PowerPoint for presentations, Outlook for emails, Teams for collaboration, OneDrive for personal storage, SharePoint for team storage. Each is presented with its typical use cases.
A recurring question for new users: where to save a file? The course details the logic: on OneDrive for personal documents, on SharePoint or Teams for team documents. Sharing and real time collaboration rely on these cloud locations.
The course ends with daily good reflexes: launching a Teams meeting, sharing a document via OneDrive, planning an Outlook appointment, starting a Word or Excel file from a template.
The Microsoft 365 Get Started training is designed for new Microsoft 365 users, teams switching from another suite, self employed professionals discovering the ecosystem.
In ITTA premises in Carouge and Le Flon, this Microsoft 365 Get Started course runs as an intensive half day with an expert instructor.
What is Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365 is the Microsoft cloud suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint and many other tools, by subscription.
What is the difference between Microsoft 365 and Office 365?
Microsoft 365 is the new name of Office 365 since 2020, with a wider perimeter including Windows and Endpoint Manager in some licenses.
Do I need to know Office before this Microsoft 365 course?
Not necessarily, but minimal computer experience is useful.
Does this course cover Copilot?
Briefly as overview. The Microsoft 365 What’s New course details Copilot.
Can I attend this Microsoft 365 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 discover Microsoft 365?
The basics are acquired in a structured half day.
How to go further after this course?
The Microsoft 365 What’s New course for recent evolutions, or dedicated courses for each component (Excel, Word, Teams).
New Microsoft 365 users, collaborators transitioning from another suite, or occasional users wanting to fully exploit their Microsoft 365 license. 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.
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.
A new collaborator discovering Microsoft 365 wanting to be operational in days. A team transitioning from Google Workspace wanting quick exploitation of Microsoft tools. A manager refreshing practices to integrate suite recent evolutions. The course adapts exercises to your context with personalized trainer feedback, and each participant leaves with an action plan calibrated to their own situation.
This training combines well with courses dedicated to specific applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive) to deepen each tool. Many participants enroll in one of these courses in the following trimester, according to their current priority and professional context.
Microsoft 365 is an integrated suite far exceeding sum of individual applications: real value comes from orchestration between Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Forms and Copilot. This training proposes structured initiation laying bases for coherent use, with pragmatic posture on uses useful daily.
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.
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 Microsoft 365 Copilot?
Yes, Copilot is introduced with typical uses, limits and integration in Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams.
Need specific license?
Standard Microsoft 365 license suffices for current uses. The course mentions Copilot differences.
Suitable for non-technical profiles?
Yes, the course is designed for business users without technical background.
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.
Monday to Friday
8:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Tel. 058 307 73 00
ITTA
Route des jeunes 35
1227 Carouge, Suisse
Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 06:00 pm.
