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.

IBM
Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), File I/O, Programming Principles, Procedure Development, Program Development, Data Structures, Computational Logic, Editing, Records Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), z/OS, Mainframe Computing, IBM DB2, Debugging, Mainframe Technologies, Middleware, Job Control Language (JCL), Software Development, Performance Tuning, Development Testing, Maintainability, Microsoft Visual Studio, IBM WebSphere MQ, Development Environment, Program Development, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Code Reusability, Data Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

IBM
Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Debugging, Program Development, Programming Principles, Development Testing, Software Testing, Computer Programming, Maintainability, Business Logic
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Persistence, .NET Framework, Integrated Development Environments, Code Reusability, Programming Principles, Debugging, Program Development, Development Environment, Software Development, Mobile Development, Unit Testing, Git (Version Control System), Version Control, GitHub, Web Development, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Linux, Linux Commands, Shell Script, Unix Shell, Command-Line Interface, Linux Administration, Unix, Unix Commands, File Systems, Operating Systems, Scripting, File Management, System Software, Systems Administration, System Programming, Scripting Languages, grep, OS Process Management, Data Storage
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months