Tableau for Teaching: Free access and resources to teach Tableau

Learn how to get started with free Tableau for educators—including curriculum and training resources to grow data skills for students.

Since 2011, Tableau Academic programs have equipped over 3.5 million students and teachers worldwide with essential data skills.

Tableau for Teaching offers educators free access to Tableau, along with comprehensive curricula and learning resources. This transforms classrooms into centers of data-driven discovery, supporting students to develop data skills both inside and outside the classroom. With Tableau, you can visualize, analyze, and uncover insights that drive innovation and shape the future for the next generation.

How to get access to Tableau

Whether you’re looking to learn Tableau on your own or bringing Tableau into your classroom, Tableau Academic programs have specialized offerings depending on your analytics journey. Follow this step-by-step training on Trailhead on how to sign up and get started with Tableau for Teaching.

Learn Tableau
- Individual license: Receive a one-year access to Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder for teaching and/or noncommercial academic research that can be installed on up to 2 machines.
Teach Tableau
- Student Course License: Instructors can request bulk software licenses to provide Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder for your classroom. This allows students access to Tableau on their personal computers for the duration of course that you indicate on the request form.
- Tableau Cloud: Tableau Cloud is a platform for students to share and collaborate. Sites are issued for 1 year and allow for 100 users at once. A single Tableau Cloud site can be used to manage multiple courses.
- Lab Licenses: Lab licenses are used to provide Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Builder at university computer labs. Lab licenses are issued for a one-year duration and can be requested by instructors or IT Administrators.

How to learn Tableau

Free training videos
- Browse our learning library to build your Tableau skills.
eLearning
- Once you are verified, you will get a free one-year eLearning access code with your product license and instructions on how to access eLearning content for free.
Lunch & Learns on demand
- Hosted by Tableau employees and instructors, our on-demand videos will walk you through Academic Programs' offerings and tips for starting your journey of teaching Tableau in the classroom.

Classroom Resources

Ready-made curriculum
Discounted certification
- Instructors can receive 20% of their Tableau Certification and bulk Certifications for their students.
Tableau Public
- Great place to find sample visualizations built by our Tableau user community, and for your students to build their own viz portfolio and leverage the 'Hire Me' button to get noticed!
Community Projects
- Leverage community created data projects as extra credit opportunities for your teaching.

Connect with the Community

University Teaching and Learning Tableau User Group
Instructor Academic Ambassadors:
- Academic Ambassadors are Tableau champions in higher education, empowering and inspiring others to develop and build their data skills. They cultivate a love for data in their own communities, showcase the power of Tableau to new data learners, and help prepare students for success in today’s data-driven world.
Encourage your students to get involved in Iron Viz: Student Edition, a great introduction to viz competitions for students age 18+ that are looking to develop their viz skills. Top 3 winners are awarded an all expense paid trip to Tableau Conference.