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COBOL Courses

COBOL courses can help you learn programming fundamentals, data processing, file handling, and business application development. You can build skills in debugging, optimizing code, and working with legacy systems. Many courses introduce tools like IBM's Enterprise COBOL and Micro Focus Visual COBOL, that support maintaining and modernizing existing applications in various industries. You'll also explore concepts such as structured programming, report generation, and database integration, all of which are crucial for effective COBOL programming.


Popular COBOL Courses and Certifications


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    IBM

    IBM COBOL Basics

    Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), File I/O, Programming Principles, Procedure Development, Program Development, Data Structures, Computational Logic, Editing, Records Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM Mainframe Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, COBOL (Programming Language), Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Development Life Cycle, Mainframe Technologies, z/OS, Unit Testing, Systems Analysis, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM DB2, Systems Development, Agile Software Development, Debugging, Pseudocode, Program Development, Software Development Methodologies, Virtualization, Agile Methodology, Software Development, File I/O

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    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    COBOL Programming with VSCode

    Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), CI/CD, File I/O, Debugging, Continuous Integration, Software Development, Mainframe Computing, Continuous Deployment, Development Environment, Program Development, Mainframe Technologies, Integrated Development Environments, Programming Principles, File Management, Computer Programming, Computational Logic, Business Logic, Computer Programming Tools, Data Management

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    192 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM COBOL Data and File Management

    Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Job Control Language (JCL), IBM DB2, Mainframe Computing, Mainframe Technologies, Relational Databases, File I/O, File Management, Data Management, Database Theory, Databases, Database Management Systems, Data Storage, Data Access, Programming Principles, Command-Line Interface, Computer Programming

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    53 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM COBOL Core

    Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Debugging, Program Development, Programming Principles, Development Testing, Software Testing, Computer Programming, Maintainability, Business Logic

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    67 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM z/OS Mainframe Practitioner

    Skills you'll gain: Job Control Language (JCL), Mainframe Computing, z/OS, Mainframe Technologies, Virtualization, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Unix, IBM DB2, Data Maintenance, Data Management, Virtual Machines, Database Management Systems, Hardware Architecture, Unix Shell, Operating System Administration, Infrastructure Architecture, Computing Platforms, System Programming, Linux, Control Panels

    4.7
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    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Introduction to Enterprise Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, Mainframe Technologies, z/OS, Virtualization, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Virtual Machines, Hardware Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Computing Platforms, Computer Architecture, Enterprise Security, Computer Hardware, Cryptography, Transaction Processing, System Configuration, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Memory Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM COBOL Basic Testing and Debugging

    Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Debugging, z/OS, Unit Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Testing, Test Tools, Mainframe Computing, Mainframe Technologies, Computer Programming Tools, File I/O

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    127 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    IBM COBOL Software Development Practices

    Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Agile Software Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Agile Methodology, Technical Support, Software Development Methodologies, Software Development Life Cycle, Agile Project Management, Scrum (Software Development), Technical Support and Services, Software Development, Help Desk Support, System Support, Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Mainframe Computing, Code Review, Issue Tracking, Computer Programming

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    64 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Systems Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Process Modeling, Process Mapping, Business Process Modeling, Process Analysis, Business Analysis, Data Storytelling, Business Analysis Tools, Business Process Improvement, Feasibility Studies, Systems Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Process Optimization, Requirements Management, Business Systems Analysis, Systems Design, Communication Planning, Test Planning, Information Technology, Database Management, Agile Methodology

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    4.9K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    How to Modernize applications with IBM CICS

    Skills you'll gain: Transaction Processing, Hybrid Cloud Computing, COBOL (Programming Language), Mainframe Technologies, Mainframe Computing, IBM Cloud, Cloud Applications, Enterprise Application Management, Application Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud API

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillsBooster Academy

    Microsoft Copilot for Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Data Storytelling, AI Orchestration, Data Presentation, Microsoft Excel, Strategic Decision-Making, Predictive Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Financial Forecasting, AI Workflows, Microsoft Copilot, Artificial Intelligence, Excel Formulas, Workflow Management, Data Manipulation, Business, Generative AI, Microsoft 365, Data Management, Interactive Learning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular cobol courses

  • IBM COBOL Basics: IBM
  • IBM Mainframe Developer: IBM
  • COBOL Programming with VSCode: IBM
  • IBM COBOL Data and File Management: IBM
  • IBM COBOL Core: IBM
  • IBM z/OS Mainframe Practitioner: IBM
  • Introduction to Enterprise Computing: IBM
  • IBM COBOL Basic Testing and Debugging: IBM
  • IBM COBOL Software Development Practices: IBM
  • IBM Systems Analyst: IBM

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