A one-year structured career programme that takes learners from mainframe fundamentals to job-ready administration skills. It builds the core administration stack on z/OS, covering system operation, JCL, Db2, CICS, MQ, storage and security, 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 infrastructure roles.
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Operate and support z/OS environments using ISPF, JCL, JES2 and SDSF
Administer core subsystems: Db2, CICS and MQ at a foundation-to-working level
Manage datasets, catalogs and storage with DFSMS concepts
Apply basic security with RACF and understand TLS fundamentals
Follow production support, change and incident-management practices
Complete guided labs and a capstone scenario
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 understanding of operating systems and databases
- 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)