IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate

Mainframe COBOL Programmer Developer Analyst . Learn and use COBOL programming language

Instructor:

Jeff Bisti, +1 more

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3 Months

Under 10 hours of study a week

English

Beginner Level

No prior experience required.

100% Self-Paced

Learn on your own time

Build job-ready skills by learning from the best

Get started in the in-demand field of mainframe development with a Professional Certificate from IBM. Learn the foundations of mainframe programming and enterprise computing and develop COBOL and software development hands-on skills.

Common job titles: Mainframe Developer, Mainframe Programmer, Mainframe Analyst, Mainframe and Cobol Software Developer

¹Lightcast™ Job Postings Report (median with 0-2 years experience), United States, 9/1/21-9/1/22.

$93,400
median entry-level salary¹

93,400
in-demand job openings in software development¹

¹Lightcast™ Job Postings Report (median with 0-2 years experience), United States, 9/1/21-9/1/22.

Skills you will gain

Mainframe
z/OS
Enterprise Software
security
IBM Z
COBOL Divisions
COBOL coding
Column Structure
COBOL Structure
Symbols
Computer Programming
Euler'S Totient Function

About this Professional Certificate

Gain the job-ready skills for an entry-level mainframe programming role. Mainframe computers continue to power many mission-critical, financial, banking, and government agency systems. There are 220 billion lines of COBOL in use today. 43% of banking systems are built on COBOL, and 95% percent of ATM swipes rely on COBOL code.¹

COBOL is scalable, mature, and self-documenting. You'll learn about COBOL from its birth and through its evolution. You'll learn new features and aspects of the language, while also getting hands-on experience to increase your knowledge and abilities with COBOL as a whole. You’ll work with a variety of IBM, COBOL, and mainframe assets, project scenarios, including COBOL programming basics, TSO, ISPF, gaining practical experience with mainframe data management and software development techniques.

This Professional Certificate does not require any prior programming skills and is suitable for learners without college degrees.

Upon successful completion of this program, you’ll have analyzed the real-world mainframe environment, reviewed mainframe assets and data, and presented and created a software development plan, giving you the confidence and the portfolio to begin a career as a mainframe programmer.

¹Reuters Graphics: COBOL Blues

Applied Learning Project

Power your programming career by learning the core principles of mainframe programming and software development through hands-on skills practice. Learners will build and complete COBOL code and projects utilizing an IBM z/OS mainframe lab environment, with instructions and videos to help guide them. Upon completion, learners will have accessed, reviewed, and interacted with an actual IBM mainframe computer, created sample data sets and lines of COBOL code. Learners will create a detailed software development plan and supporting systems analysis documentation.

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Hands-On Projects

Apply your skills with hands-on projects and build a portfolio that showcases your job readiness to potential employers. You'll need to successfully finish the project(s) to earn your Certificate.

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There are 7 Courses in this Professional Certificate

Course1

Course 1

Introduction to Enterprise Computing

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Large Scale Enterprise Computing powers all major transactions, and the Mainframe is responsible for 87% of all credit card transactions and enables 71% of all Fortune 500 companies. Mainframes are fundamental on how we do business, and IBM Z is the only production mainframe sold today. Virtually everyone depends on it. This is your introduction to the hardware, operating systems, security, and features that make this possible.

Course2

Course 2

IBM COBOL Basics

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29 ratings

COBOL is a programming language that serves a wide range of businesses. Key aspects of COBOL are that it is scalable, mature, and self-documenting.

Course3

Course 3

IBM COBOL Core

4.6

stars

15 ratings

COBOL is a programming language that serves a wide range of businesses. Key aspects of COBOL are that it is scalable, mature, and self-documenting.

Course4

Course 4

IBM COBOL Software Development Practices

3.8

stars

18 ratings

This course is aimed at anybody interested in COBOL or or software development. In this course, you will be introduced to core practices, systems, and methodologies associated with IBM COBOL software development. You will learn about COBOL as a self-documenting language. You will review working with existing coding. This course also covers quality assurance (QA), technical support and project management.

Instructors

Jeff Bisti

IBM Z Ecosystem Architect

IBM Systems

26,825 Learners

6 Courses

Erik Herman

5,756 Learners

10 Courses

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IBM

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IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate

Build job-ready skills by learning from the best

Skills you will gain

About this Professional Certificate

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