Microsoft AuthorizedAssociate2026 UpdatedTop Data Hire in MY
PL-300: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
The most-requested data cert in Malaysia. Build BI dashboards and reports that executives actually use — from Power Query through DAX to enterprise governance.
⏱Duration: 5 days / 40 hrs
💻Format: Instructor-Led + Azure Sandbox
🌐Delivery: On-site · Virtual · Hybrid
✅Pass rate: 97%
📅Next intake: 18 August 2026
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BI dashboards execs use
Design that lands — not just numbers on a page
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Power Query mastery
Connect, transform and shape data from any source
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DAX fluency
Measure-driven thinking that scales beyond a single report
PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst Associate) is the most-requested data certification in the Malaysian enterprise market. It validates that you can prepare data, model it, visualise it, analyse it, deploy it and maintain it inside Power BI.
At Nexperts, PL-300 is delivered against three real-shaped MY datasets — a banking transactions extract, a hospital admissions view, and a retail point-of-sale feed. You build executive-grade reports for each.
The hardest part of Power BI is not DAX. It is choosing what to put on the page so the exec acts on it. We coach that, not just the formulas.
The 2026 update covers Microsoft Fabric integration, Copilot for Power BI, and modern enterprise deployment with deployment pipelines. We teach all three with current MY enterprise BI deployments.
Who should take this course
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Business analysts
BAs in finance, ops, marketing — PL-300 is the credential that proves your BI fluency.
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Excel power users
Move beyond pivots into proper enterprise BI.
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Banking ops staff
BNM and Bursa-regulated reporting increasingly relies on Power BI.
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Pre-Fabric data engineers
PL-300 is the consumer-end of Microsoft Fabric — essential before deeper Fabric work.
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Operations managers
Build your own dashboards instead of waiting on IT.
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Data analyst hopefuls
Combine PL-300 with SQL fluency to launch a data analyst career.
Prerequisites
✓ Comfort with Excel pivots and basic formulas
✓ Familiarity with relational data concepts (helpful)
✓ No prior Power BI experience required
✓ Curiosity about how data tells a story
→ No data background? PL-300 is accessible. Ask us about our pre-PL-300 fundamentals primer.
Course Curriculum
Five domains. From data to decision.
PL-300 covers Prepare Data, Model Data, Visualize and Analyze Data, and Deploy and Maintain Assets. We deliver as a continuous BI build cycle, not as discrete topics.
Hands-On with Real-Shaped Data
40 BI tasks. Three MY datasets.
Three real-shaped datasets — banking transactions, hospital admissions, retail POS — each with mess, gaps and ambiguity. You shape, model, visualise and deploy the full report cycle for each.
01
Banking Transactions Cleanse
Take a 200k-row extract with date inconsistencies. Cleanse via Power Query.
Prep
02
Star Schema Build
Convert a flat banking view into a star schema with proper relationships.
Modelling
03
Time Intelligence Sprint
Write 8 time-intelligence measures for retail POS analysis.
DAX
04
CFO Dashboard
Build an exec dashboard for a fictional MY GLC — layout, narrative, drill-through.
Viz
05
Hospital Admissions RLS
Apply row-level security so each ward sees only its own data.
Security
06
Performance Tuning
Take a slow report. Improve refresh time by ≥50% using DAX Studio.
Tuning
07
Deployment Pipeline
Deploy a workspace through dev → test → prod with Pipelines.
Deployment
08
Copilot for BI
Use Copilot for Power BI to author 5 measures and 2 visuals.
Copilot
09
Final Capstone
Present your CFO dashboard to a fictional CFO. Defend design choices.
Capstone
+ 31 additional BI tasks. Power BI service trial extended for 60 days post-course.
Exam Information
One exam. Workflow-heavy.
PL-300 is heavy on scenario items spanning Prepare, Model, Visualise, Analyze and Deploy. The exam includes case-study sections that mirror real BI delivery cycles.
PL-300 Exam
Questions40–60 incl. case studies
Duration100 minutes
Passing score700 / 1000
FormatPearson VUE / Online proctor
Validity1 year (free renewal)
Industry avg pass rate~72% first attempt
Nexperts pass rate97% first attempt
Power BI Career Path
Stacks withPL-300 → DP-203 / Fabric
MY salary upliftAverage +RM 1,200/mo post-cert
RenewalFree yearly Microsoft Learn assessment
VoucherBundled — Microsoft voucher included
Career fitBI analyst, BA, data analyst, BI developer
Cross-trackPairs naturally with SQL skills
Most-hired#1 BI cert in MY enterprises
Our PL-300 3-Mock Programme
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Diagnostic Mock
Day 2. Maps weak DAX/modelling. Average score: 67%.
02
DAX-Heavy Mock
Day 4. DAX & modelling intensive. Average score: 80%.
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Final Clearance
Day 5. Full timed simulation. 86%+ before booking. Average score: 90%.
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Pass Rate
97% of our PL-300 analysts pass on first attempt.
The global PL-300 first-attempt rate is around 72%. Our 97% comes from three real-shaped MY datasets, dedicated DAX coaching and an instructor who has built the BI stack for two MY banks.
Three MY datasetsDAX fluency workshop97% first attemptCopilot for BI labFree retake voucher
Why our pass rate is 97%
Industry average: ~72%
Most candidates fail on case-study questions because they've built reports but not the full prepare-model-deploy lifecycle under exam pressure.
Nexperts: 97%
We force the full cycle three times. We hard-gate at 86% mock. By exam day, every case study feels like another build.
Your Certification Journey
PL-300 is the BI launching pad.
From PL-300 you choose data engineering (DP-203 / Microsoft Fabric DP-600), data science (DP-100) or specialist BI development (DP-500).
Before this
No prerequisite
PL-300 is BI's entry point. It assumes only Excel comfort.
Expected salary range after PL-300: RM 5,500 – RM 9,500/month for BI analyst and data analyst roles in Malaysian enterprises.
Student Reviews
What our PL-300 graduates say.
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"Three real MY datasets were the differentiator. I'd done other PL-300 prep with toy data. Nexperts gave me messy, ambiguous, real-world banking data — same as my day job."
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Sharifah Halimah
Senior BI Analyst · Maybank
✓ Passed first attempt · 891 / 700
★★★★★
"CALCULATE/FILTER/ALL trinity was finally explained in a way that stuck. Six weeks later I'm authoring DAX measures the senior analysts ask me about."
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Jasmine Liew
BA · Allianz Malaysia
✓ Passed first attempt · 832 / 700
★★★★★
"Copilot for Power BI module was unexpected and timely. We've already saved hours per week using exactly the prompt patterns from class."
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Rajiv Anandan
Operations Lead · KPJ Healthcare
✓ Passed first attempt · 798 / 700
★★★★★
"CFO dashboard capstone changed how I present BI. Layout, narrative, drill-through — my exec audiences now actually engage with the dashboards."
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Diana Choo
Finance BA · PETRONAS
✓ Passed first attempt · 851 / 700
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