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
IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate
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IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate
Mainframe COBOL Programmer Developer Analyst. Learn and use COBOL programming language.
Instructors: LearnQuest Network
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
(475 reviews)
Intermediate level
Recommended experience
3 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
What’s included
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Taught in English
87 practice exercises
Professional Certificate - 7 course series
What you'll learn
Identify the different architectural families, explain the enhancements for each architecture family and the functions of an operating system
Explain the concept of a Sysplex and describe methods available for z/OS security.
Define the IOCP statements for the IOCDS and explain the concept of activation profiles.
Describe the process of IPLing an operating system
Skills you'll gain
Mainframe Computing, z/OS, Infrastructure Architecture, Virtual Machines, IBM Cloud, Computer Hardware, Hardware Architecture, Cryptography, Virtualization, Computer Security, Computer Systems, and Enterprise Security
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
COBOL (Programming Language), Mainframe Computing, Program Development, Procedure Development, Data Structures, Debugging, Programming Principles, Editing, Program Implementation, and File Management
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
COBOL (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Software Engineering, Software Testing, Business Logic, Computer Programming, Data Storage, Maintainability, Numerical Analysis, Debugging, and Report Writing
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Quality Assurance, Software Development Life Cycle, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Methodology, Technical Documentation, COBOL (Programming Language), Software Documentation, Technical Support, Software Development, Program Development, Computer Programming, Code Review, Debugging, and Software Quality Assurance
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
COBOL (Programming Language), File Management, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM DB2, Relational Databases, Command-Line Interface, Data Storage, Mainframe Computing, Database Management Systems, Computer Programming, Databases, Programming Principles, Data Management, and z/OS
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
COBOL (Programming Language), Debugging, Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, File Management, Software Testing, z/OS, Mainframe Computing, and Integrated Development Environments
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Systems Architecture, Pseudocode, COBOL (Programming Language), Systems Analysis, Agile Methodology, Software Development Life Cycle, Mainframe Computing, Scrum (Software Development), Unit Testing, Software Development, z/OS, Systems Development, Software Development Methodologies, Programming Principles, Test Planning, and Software Design
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¹ Median salary and job opening data are sourced from Lightcast™ Job Postings Report. Content Creator, Machine Learning Engineer and Salesforce Development Representative (1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024) All other job roles (11/1/2024 - 11/1/2025)