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ITI COPA - Computer Operator and Programming Assistant

A one-year NCVT trade in office computing - data entry, spreadsheets, accounting packages and elementary programming. The shortest route from Class 10 to desk-based work.

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Common route Accounting and digital office skills

Practical bookkeeping and office software skills - spreadsheets, accounting packages and GST filing - that make someone employable in almost any small business.

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An ITI trade covering office computing - data entry, spreadsheets, documentation, basic accounting packages and elementary programming - and the shortest route from Class 10 to desk-based work.

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Overview

What the trade is

One year after Class 10, and the shortest formal route from school to desk-based work. Almost every business needs someone who can operate a computer competently.

Subjects

What you learn

Data entry and maintenance, documents and spreadsheets, accounting software, internet and email, basic hardware and software troubleshooting, and an introduction to programming.

WhoShouldChoose

Who it suits

People who want office work rather than workshop work, quickly and cheaply. Unlike most trades it is useful in any town rather than only where industry is — shops, offices, common service centres and accounts support all need it.

CareerReality

The honest part

Be clear about the gap between the name and the course: this teaches computing basics, not employable programming. Entry-level data work is crowded and is precisely the kind of task now being automated. Its value is as a foundation to build on — GST filing, Tally, advanced spreadsheets — rather than a qualification to stop at.

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