A one-year structured career programme that takes learners from mainframe fundamentals to job-ready application development. It builds core skills in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, Db2 and CICS on z/OS through instructor-led sessions, guided labs and mentoring, followed by interview preparation and career support. Designed for graduates, career switchers and IT professionals who want a long-term path into mainframe development roles.
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Navigate z/OS using ISPF and manage datasets
Write structured COBOL programs with file and table handling
Create and run JCL jobs and use common utilities
Define and process VSAM files
Develop Db2 applications with embedded SQL
Build online transactions with CICS
Debug and test programs and follow enterprise coding standards
Prepare for interviews with resume, mock-interview and career support
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- Graduate or diploma in IT, engineering or a related field, or IT work experience
- Basic programming logic in any language
- No prior mainframe experience required
- Commitment to the one-year schedule
LAB ACCESS (provided by Ez-Learn)
- Dedicated z/OS lab environment with personal user ID; access details issued at course start
- Guided hands-on exercises mapped to every module
STUDY MATERIAL (Ez-Learn LMS with Lifetime Access)
- Course slides, lab guides
- Practice exercises
- Reference notes
- Assessments for every Module
- Interview Preparation Questions
- Sample resumes (On Request)
- Mock Interviews (On Request)