What is ITI COPA Course? (Computer Operator and Programming Assistant)

ITI COPA Course Eligibility Criteria

• Education Qualification: Candidate must have passed 10^th (SSC).
• Age Limit: Candidate must be at least 14 to 40 years of age.

ITI COPA Course Skills

• Basic Computer Knowledge: ITI COPA course is completely based on computer operation. Having basic computer knowledge helps students to understand the structure of the course. Without basic computer knowledge students face difficulty in following the course syllabus and practical tasks.
• Computer Typing: Having typing skills in COPA helps students to do fast and accurate data entry, documentation, and coding. Without typing knowledge students take more time to complete software usage, word processing, and programming assignments.
• Problem Solving Skills: In future students face technical problems of computers like hardware issues, networking problems, and other errors, having problem solving skills helps students to identify and solve problems easily.
• Computer Hardware Knowledge: In COPA course the candidate must have knowledge of computer hardware such as basic hardware components (motherboard, processor, RAM, hard drive, power supply) and peripheral devices (keyboard, mouse, printer and scanner), as COPA course also provides knowledge of computer care and maintenance, which helps students to know how to use which device, which device does what, how to connect which hardware devices.
• Internet Usage Knowledge: E-mail, cloud-based programming, operating tools, software updates, exchange of files and data takes place through the Internet. For this the candidate should know how to use the Internet.

ITI COPA Career Options

• Data Entry Operator: Data Entry Operator accurately enters various types of data (customer information, financial records, inventory data) into the computer system using Excel, DBMS, verifies the entered data and corrects errors and stores it in appropriate folders.
• Programming Assistant: Programming Assistant works with the software development team to write basic code, small programs, identify bugs, document the written code.
• IT Support Technician: IT Support Technician troubleshoots chardware such as computer, printer, mouse, keyboard, CPU, and installs and updates required software and applications, setups and maintains local area network (LAN), personal area network (PAN) and wide area network (WAN), helps users solve technical problems (system crashes, software errors, and network connectivity problems).
• Networking Assistant: Networking Assistant connects and updates computers, modems, routers, etc. and diagnoses network connectivity problems, resolves IP address, subnet mask, gateway problems.
• Cyber Cafe Operator: Cyber cafe operator as an owner or employee manages the computer systems of the cyber cafe, turns on and off the computer systems, helps customers resolve problems, system allocation, email or online forms filling, security of the cafe such as virus scans and security software updates in computers, allocates time to customers and Makes fee transactions as per time.
• Blogger: ITI COPA works as a blogger to create content for different websites or create content for his own blog.
• System Administrator: ITI Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA) does network setup, computer setup, user entry and exit, user monitoring, firewall configuration, updates of operating system, application, and server software, troubleshooting system problems in colleges, schools, cyber cafes.
• Web Designer: After doing COPA the student helps in creating interfaces for responsive websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as an assistant web designer in an IT company. Or can start his own web designing business.
• IT Teacher: After doing ITI COPA course candidates can work as IT teachers in schools, colleges, or computer training classes to teach students about computers.
• Clerk/Office Assistant: A clerk/office assistant in COPA does the work of scanning office documents, filing, sending and receiving emails, creating reports, presentations, and spreadsheets using office tools.

1. Government Sector

• Railway
• Banking
• Education
• Healthcare
• Law Enforcement Agencies
• Municipal Corporation
• Government Research Institute
• Public Libraries
• Court
• Telicom sector
• Media

2. Private Sector

• Information Technology (IT) Company
• Banking
• Financial Services
• Healthcare
• Education Institutes (School, colleges, computer training classes)
• Education Technology Company
• E-commerce Company
• Telecommunication
• Manufacturing
• Media
• Insurance Company

1. Government Company

• State Bank of India
• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
• Municipal Corporation
• Government Hospital
• Electricity Board
• Government School and Colleges

2. Private Company

• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
• Reliance Industries Limited
• Infosys
• Wipro
• Private School and Colleges
• Tech Mahindra
• Amazon
• Flipkart
• ICICI Bank
• Private Hospitals

ITI COPA Job Location

• Bangalore
• Hyderabad
• Pune
• Mumbai
• Chennai
• New Delhi
• Ahmedabad

1. Diploma

• Diploma in Computer Engineering
• Diploma in Information Technology
• Diploma in Software Engineering
• Diploma in Cyber Security

2. Bachelor Courses

• B.E in Computer Engineering
• Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
• Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS)
• B.Tech in Computer Science (B.Tech CS)
• B.E in Information Technology (B.E IT)
• B.Sc in Information Technology (B.Sc IT)
• B.Sc in in Computer Science (B.Sc CS)
• Bachelor of Arts in Computer Applications (B.A CA)

3. Master Courses

• M.E in Computer Engineering
• Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
• Master of Science in Computer Science (M.Sc CS)
• M.Sc in in Computer Science (M.Sc CS)
• M.Tech in Computer Science (M.Tech CS)
• M.E in Information Technology (M.E IT)
• MBA in Information Technology (MBA IT)
• M.Sc in Information Technology (M.Sc IT)
• M.Sc in in Software Engineering (M.Sc Software Engineering)

ITI COPA Additional Certification Courses

• Certificate in Web Designing
• Advanced Excel Certification
• Tally ERP 9
• Java Certification
• C++ Certification
• C Certification
• Python Certification
• Certified Hardware and Networking Professional (CHNP)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)

ITI COPA Advantages

• Practical Skills: Practical skills in ITI COPA prepare students to face real-world technical challenges and practical training gives students an understanding of using computer hardware and software, data entry, programming, and networking.
• Job opportunities: After doing COPA students can work as cyber cafe operator, data entry, IT teacher, IT support technician, and assistant programmer.
• Versatile: COPA gives students the opportunity to work in all different computer-related industries.
• Further education: Students doing ITI Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA) course have many options for further education. These options qualify students for good job roles and high salaries.
• Industry Demand: COPA course is in demand in the industry because this course provides foundational computer skills which are used in every sector. In this era every organization like banking, education, healthcare, IT services, government sector, and small business needs skilled professional computer operations and IT support to perform data entry operator, IT support technician, system maintenance, and basic programming tasks.
• Self employee: After COPA course candidates can start computer repair and maintenance, data entry service for small and big companies, freelancer (web designer, blogging, youtuber), computer classes, cyber cafe, computer hardware shop.