Yearly Syllabus Split-Up for COPA Trade (1 September 2025 - 30 June 2026)
Professional
Learning Outcome Professional Skills (Trade Hours
Month Dates Knowledge (Trade
(LO) Practical) (Skill/Theory)
Theory)
LO1: Install and setup Safe working practices (10 Intro to computers,
September 1-5
OS and software with Hrs), Assemble a Desktop safety rules, 18 / 7
2025 Sep
safety precautions PC (8 Hrs) components (7 Hrs)
8-12 Intro to Windows
LO1 (cont.) Using Windows OS (20 Hrs) 20 / 9
Sep OS (9 Hrs)
Computer basics & Software
15-19 software installation (20 installation, Intro to
LO1 (cont.) 36 / 6
Sep Hrs), Using Linux OS (36 Linux OS (Part 1: 6
Hrs - Part 1: 16 Hrs) Hrs)
22-26 Using Linux OS (Part 2: 20 Intro to Linux OS
LO1 (cont.) 20 / 10
Sep Hrs) (Part 2: 10 Hrs)
Total Sep 94 / 32
LO2: Create, format,
29 Manage documents (11 Intro to MS Office,
October and edit documents
Sep-3 Hrs), Format documents (8 Word features (7 19 / 7
2025 using word
Oct Hrs) Hrs)
processing software
Working with
6-10 Create documents (28 Hrs
LO2 (cont.) objects, mail merge 14 / 7
Oct - Part 1: 14 Hrs)
in Word (7 Hrs)
13-17 Create documents (Part 2: Review and practice
LO2 (cont.) 14 / 0
Oct 14 Hrs) (0 Hrs - Integrated)
LO3: Create, format,
20-24 edit, and develop Manage Workbook (13 Intro to Excel,
13 / 4
Oct workbooks using Hrs) features (4 Hrs)
spreadsheet software
Format workbook (10 Hrs),
27-31 Create worksheets & Excel functions,
LO3 (cont.) 21 / 3
Oct workbooks (24 Hrs - Part 1: charts (3 Hrs)
11 Hrs)
Professional
Learning Outcome Professional Skills (Trade Hours
Month Dates Knowledge (Trade
(LO) Practical) (Skill/Theory)
Theory)
Total Oct 81 / 21
November 3-7 Create worksheets & Review and practice
LO3 (cont.) 13 / 0
2025 Nov workbooks (Part 2: 13 Hrs) (0 Hrs - Integrated)
LO4: Create and
10-14 Create presentations (23 Intro to PowerPoint,
customize slides for 23 / 7
Nov Hrs) features (7 Hrs)
presentation
LO5: Create and Intro to DBMS,
17-21 Create database using
manage database MySQL basics (5 15 / 5
Nov MySQL (15 Hrs)
files using MySQL Hrs)
24-28 Manage database (20 Hrs - MySQL tables,
LO5 (cont.) 15 / 5
Nov Part 1: 15 Hrs) queries (5 Hrs)
Total Nov 66 / 22
Manage database (Part 2:
Joins and functions
December 1-5 5 Hrs), Demonstrate
LO5 (cont.) in MySQL (5 Hrs - 15 / 2
2025 Dec queries (15 Hrs - Part 1: 10
Part 1: 2 Hrs)
Hrs)
Demonstrate queries (Part
8-12 2: 5 Hrs), Joins and Joins and functions
LO5 (cont.) 15 / 3
Dec functions (23 Hrs - Part 1: (Part 2: 3 Hrs)
10 Hrs)
LO5 (cont.) + LO6:
Joins and functions (Part 2:
Install, setup, Networking basics
15-19 13 Hrs), Set up & configure
troubleshoot, and (12 Hrs - Part 1: 6 25 / 6
Dec network (48 Hrs - Part 1:
secure computer Hrs)
12 Hrs)
network
22-26 Set up & configure Networking basics
LO6 (cont.) 24 / 6
Dec network (Part 2: 24 Hrs) (Part 2: 6 Hrs)
Network security and
29-31 Network security (4
LO6 (cont.) communication (20 Hrs - 12 / 2
Dec Hrs - Part 1: 2 Hrs)
Part 1: 12 Hrs)
Professional
Learning Outcome Professional Skills (Trade Hours
Month Dates Knowledge (Trade
(LO) Practical) (Skill/Theory)
Theory)
Total Dec 91 / 19
Network security and
January 1-2 Network security
LO6 (cont.) communication (Part 2: 8 8/2
2026 Jan (Part 2: 2 Hrs)
Hrs)
LO7: Develop web Intro to web
5-9 Create web pages with
pages using HTML development, HTML 25 / 10
Jan HTML (25 Hrs)
and CSS basics (10 Hrs)
CSS basics, styling
12-16 Create web pages with CSS
LO7 (cont.) techniques (10 Hrs - 15 / 5
Jan (30 Hrs - Part 1: 15 Hrs)
Part 1: 5 Hrs)
19-23 Create web pages with CSS CSS styling (Part 2: 5
LO7 (cont.) 15 / 5
Jan (Part 2: 15 Hrs) Hrs)
Intro to JavaScript,
LO8: Develop web Design dynamic web pages
26-30 operators, control
pages using with JS (55 Hrs - Part 1: 25 25 / 7
Jan structures (14 Hrs -
JavaScript Hrs)
Part 1: 7 Hrs)
Total Jan 88 / 29
February 2-6 Design dynamic web pages JS strings, functions,
LO8 (cont.) 30 / 7
2026 Feb with JS (Part 2: 30 Hrs) arrays (Part 2: 7 Hrs)
LO9: Create
workbooks with Manage advanced Excel Advanced Excel
9-13
advanced formulas, features (24 Hrs - Part 1: concepts (8 Hrs - 15 / 5
Feb
macros, charts, pivot 15 Hrs) Part 1: 5 Hrs)
tables, tools
Manage advanced Excel
16-20 features (Part 2: 9 Hrs), Advanced Excel
LO9 (cont.) 21 / 3
Feb Manage charts & tables (Part 2: 3 Hrs)
(21 Hrs - Part 1: 12 Hrs)
23-27 LO9 (cont.) Manage charts & tables Power Query, Power 21 / 3
Feb (Part 2: 9 Hrs), Use Power BI basics (5 Hrs -
Professional
Learning Outcome Professional Skills (Trade Hours
Month Dates Knowledge (Trade
(LO) Practical) (Skill/Theory)
Theory)
Query & Power BI (24 Hrs -
Part 1: 3 Hrs)
Part 1: 12 Hrs)
Total Feb 87 / 18
Use Power Query & Power
2-6 Power tools (Part 2:
March 2026 LO9 (cont.) BI (Part 2: 12 Hrs), Make a 16 / 2
Mar 2 Hrs)
dashboard (4 Hrs)
Browse & shop on e- Intro to e-
LO10: Browse, select, commerce sites (11 Hrs), commerce,
9-13
and transact using E- Manage e-commerce payment processing 21 / 5
Mar
commerce websites operations (14 Hrs - Part 1: (10 Hrs - Part 1: 5
10 Hrs) Hrs)
E-commerce
16-20 Manage e-commerce
LO10 (cont.) security (Part 2: 5 4/5
Mar operations (Part 2: 4 Hrs)
Hrs)
LO11: Secure Protect information &
Cyber security
23-27 information using networks (19 Hrs),
basics, IT Act (10 20 / 10
Mar cyber security Compliance with IT Act (1
Hrs)
concepts Hr)
LO12: Explain cloud
concepts & services, Cloud computing
30-31 Work with cloud services
Application (12 Hrs - Part 1: 8 10 / 8
Mar (15 Hrs - Part 1: 10 Hrs)
Development Life Hrs)
Cycle
Total Mar 71 / 30
1-3 Work with cloud services Cloud computing
April 2026 LO12 (cont.) 5/4
Apr (Part 2: 5 Hrs) (Part 2: 4 Hrs)
6-10 Develop an application (10
LO12 (cont.) ADLC (3 Hrs) 10 / 3
Apr Hrs)
13-17 LO13: Write Use Python from Intro to Python, 15 / 5
Apr programs using command line (7 Hrs), data types (10 Hrs -
Professional
Learning Outcome Professional Skills (Trade Hours
Month Dates Knowledge (Trade
(LO) Practical) (Skill/Theory)
Theory)
Python (Elective Operations with data types
Part 1: 5 Hrs)
Module) (15 Hrs - Part 1: 8 Hrs)
Operations with data types Python operators,
20-24 (Part 2: 7 Hrs), Control flow control statements
LO13 (cont.) 17 / 5
Apr with decisions & loops (20 (10 Hrs - Part 2: 5
Hrs - Part 1: 10 Hrs) Hrs)
Control flow (Part 2: 10
27-30 Hrs), Document & Python lists, tuples,
LO13 (cont.) 24 / 5
Apr structure code (18 Hrs - dictionaries (5 Hrs)
Part 1: 14 Hrs)
Total Apr 71 / 22
Document & structure Review (0 Hrs -
May 2026 1 May LO13 (cont.) 4/0
code (Part 2: 4 Hrs) Integrated)
4-8 Operations with modules Python modules,
LO13 (cont.) 10 / 5
May (10 Hrs) input/output (5 Hrs)
11-15 Employability Skills Communication skills, Employability skills
30 / 10
May (120 Hrs - Part 1) workplace skills (30 Hrs) theory (10 Hrs)
Soft skills, interview
18-22 Employability Skills Employability skills
preparation, financial 30 / 10
May (Part 2) theory (10 Hrs)
literacy (30 Hrs)
25-29 Employability Skills Entrepreneurship basics, Employability skills
30 / 10
May (Part 3) group activities (30 Hrs) theory (10 Hrs)
Total May 104 / 35
Industrial visit or project
1-5 OJT/Group Project work (e.g., website Project guidance (0
June 2026 30 / 0
Jun (150 Hrs - Part 1) hosting, payroll system) Hrs - Integrated)
(30 Hrs)
8-12 OJT/Group Project Project continuation (30 Project guidance (0
30 / 0
Jun (Part 2) Hrs) Hrs - Integrated)
Professional
Learning Outcome Professional Skills (Trade Hours
Month Dates Knowledge (Trade
(LO) Practical) (Skill/Theory)
Theory)
15-19 OJT/Group Project Project completion (30 Project guidance (0
30 / 0
Jun (Part 3) Hrs) Hrs - Integrated)
Revision &
22-26 Revision of key concepts, Review and Q&A
Assessment 30 / 12
Jun mock tests (30 Hrs) (12 Hrs)
Preparation
Summative assessment Assessment
29-30 Final Assessment &
preparation & wrap-up (12 guidelines (0 Hrs - 12 / 0
Jun Certification
Hrs) Integrated)
Total Jun 132 / 12
Summary of Hours:
Professional Skill (Trade Practical): 840 Hrs
Professional Knowledge (Trade Theory): 240 Hrs
Employability Skills: 120 Hrs
OJT/Group Project: 150 Hrs
Total Training Hours: 1350 Hrs (1200 notional + 150 OJT)
Revision & Assessment: Additional 42 Hrs (spread in June)
Notes:
1. Timeline: The plan runs from 1 Sep 2025 to 30 Jun 2026 (approximately 43 weeks), covering all
required hours with extra time for revision and assessments.
2. Elective Module: Python is chosen (LO13); replace with Java (pages 34-38) if preferred.
3. OJT/Project: Concentrated in June but can be distributed earlier (e.g., during industrial visits).
4. Holidays: Major holidays (e.g., Diwali, Christmas) are not explicitly accounted for; adjust by
compressing or extending as needed.
5. Assessment: Formative assessments occur throughout (internal), with summative assessment
preparation in late June.
This split-up ensures comprehensive coverage of the syllabus, preparing trainees for the National Trade
Certificate (NTC) by June 2026. Let me know if you need adjustments!
