CITS COPA (AICET) study plan

Define the core trade-theory vocabulary (comparative advantage, absolute advantage, opportunity cost, terms of trade, balance of trade) and write a one-line definition for each in your own words

Work through 15 opportunity-cost and comparative-advantage numerical problems by hand, showing every step

Convert between fractions, decimals, percentages, and ratios without a calculator across 20 drill items

Set up a single formula sheet and an error log that you will carry through all 8 weeks

Explain how tariffs, quotas, and subsidies shift domestic price, quantity, and consumer/producer surplus, using a supply-and-demand sketch you draw yourself

Compute percentage change, simple and compound interest, and profit/loss on 20 mixed word problems

Summarize the main arguments for and against free trade in a comparison table with at least four arguments per side

Solve 10 ratio-and-proportion problems drawn from pricing and discount scenarios

Trace the stages of a typical export/import transaction from enquiry to settlement and list the document produced at each stage

Identify and describe the purpose of at least eight trade documents (proforma invoice, commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin, letter of credit, insurance certificate, shipping bill)

Calculate CIF, FOB, and ex-works values from given cost, insurance, and freight inputs across 10 cases

Explain Incoterms cost-and-risk transfer points for at least six common terms in your own words

Complete a full set of practice questions across all Trade Theory subtopics under timed conditions and tabulate your accuracy by subtopic

Draft a sample commercial invoice and packing list from a given order scenario, checking every field for consistency

Recompute any Trade Theory question you got wrong and write the correct reasoning beside it

Explain the role of a letter of credit, its parties, and the difference between revocable and irrevocable credits

Solve mensuration problems for area, volume, and surface area of common trade-relevant shapes across 15 items

Convert units of length, mass, and volume within and across metric and imperial systems for 20 items

Compute markup, discount, VAT/GST, and break-even quantity in 10 commercial arithmetic scenarios

Interpret a simple technical drawing or specification sheet and extract the dimensions needed for a costing calculation

Apply basic physics (force, work, power, efficiency, simple machines) to 15 shop-floor style problems

Write STAR-format answers to five common employability interview questions relevant to a trade role

Draft a one-page professional CV and a short covering email tailored to an entry-level trade/technical position

Explain workplace safety responsibilities, hazard reporting, and basic first-aid escalation steps in your own words

Describe team roles, conflict-resolution steps, and constructive feedback practice with a worked workplace scenario

Explain basic workplace rights, duties, and ethical conduct expectations relevant to a trade employee

Revisit your weakest two Trade Theory subtopics from the week 4 mock and re-drill 20 questions each

Practise five numerical-reasoning and five verbal-reasoning items under a 60-second-per-item limit

Take two full-length timed mock exams covering all four domains and record domain-wise accuracy for each

Review every missed question, classify the error as knowledge gap, calculation slip, or misread, and log the fix

Re-memorize your formula and definition sheet from memory and check it against the original

Finalize an exam-day plan covering time allocation per domain, question order, and a guess/flag strategy