CONCATENATE with VLOOKUP Help

[KuraiChikara]

Hello,
I am having issues figuring out how to essentially do a VLOOKUP searching for CONCATENATED or AMENDED information

Explanation:
On one sheet, I have names with unique values that I could use for a vlookup for agents that go to different trainings:
Smith, Joe could have the following unique values and training associated to him:

Smith, Joe 1 = Security Awareness
Smith, Joe 2 = Active Directory
Smith, Joe 3 = IPV6 Refresher

However, I want the main sheet to look cleaner while referencing the unique values for the trainings:
[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500, align: left"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Agent[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]# of Trainings[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Training 1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Training 2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Training 3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Smith, Joe[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FORMULA[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FORMULA[/TD]
[TD]FORMULA[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]





The solution I have works but is not user friendly if I want it to be attributed to other agents.

If "Smith, Jane" was next after Smith, Joe, I would physically have to go into the VLOOKUP and change the Lookup Value for each other agent.
(This formula shows the training, but is useless if applied to hundreds of agents since the Lookup Value has to be manually changed if drug down)
=VLOOKUP("Smith, Joe 1",TABLE_ARRAY,COL_INDEX_NUM,RANGE_LOOKUP)
=VLOOKUP("Smith, Joe 2",TABLE_ARRAY,COL_INDEX_NUM,RANGE_LOOKUP)
=VLOOKUP("Smith, Joe 3",TABLE_ARRAY,COL_INDEX_NUM,RANGE_LOOKUP)

I had a theory that introducing some form of CONCATENATE or AMEND as the LOOKUP VALUE might work but I don't know how to include that in my formula.
The CONCATENATE formula is this:

=CONCATENATE(A2," ",1) that gives me Smith, Joe 1
I just don't know how to include that in the VLOOKUP.

 

[DanteAmor]

Try this

=VLOOKUP(A2 & " 1",TABLE_ARRAY,COL_INDEX_NUM,RANGE_LOOKUP)

 

[KuraiChikara]

This works great!
I appreciate your prompt reply.

 

[DanteAmor]

I'm glad to help you. Thanks for the feedback.