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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

Status: COBOL (Programming Language)
Status: z/OS
IntermediateProfessional Certificate

Top reviews across IBM Mainframe Developer

Reviewed Feb 16, 2022
Course: Introduction to Enterprise Computing

This course is very well-designed and I really enjoy listening to the videos and quizzes. I get to remember the concept quickly.

Reviewed Mar 6, 2023
Course: IBM COBOL Basics

I feel equipped with the basics to move foward. Thank you so much!

Reviewed Jul 15, 2022
Course: IBM COBOL Core

Excellent course to increase knowledge in Cobol Core.

Reviewed Sep 23, 2023
Course: IBM COBOL Software Development Practices

Very useful and informative course with good learning material, videos, and assessments

Reviewed Aug 23, 2024
Course: IBM COBOL Data and File Management

there was one section that you had to become a member to read the article. that should not be necessary and i did not read t hat article.

Reviewed Nov 23, 2025
Course: IBM COBOL Software Development Process

I am so happy for this opportunity and I really enjoyed the learning process! Great resources and instructors! I enjoyed the whole course!

Reviewed Jun 7, 2020
Course: Introduction to Enterprise Computing

i have already system programming skills, this course is outstanding in grooming a lot more on understanding thanks, team.

Reviewed Jun 28, 2023
Course: IBM COBOL Basics

Thank a lot to the instructor for this course but I would like to know which COBOL Version he used in the course?

Reviewed Oct 2, 2025
Course: IBM COBOL Core

I would have benefited from a few more examples, e.g., how to subscript a 2-dimensional table, and an example or lab with both input and output phases. There were no examples of MERGE or its purpose.

Reviewed Oct 2, 2024
Course: IBM COBOL Software Development Practices

This is a great course for my career advancement, thank you

Reviewed Dec 2, 2025
Course: IBM COBOL Software Development Process

Some items have a wrong doc link (reading material)

Reviewed Dec 15, 2020
Course: Introduction to Enterprise Computing

The more I re-watch the videos, study materials the more exciting it is. I also want to thank Jeff Bisti and his team, Brenton Belmar, Mark Nelson for the captivating and passionate lectures.

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Course: Introduction to Enterprise ComputingReviewed May 25, 2020Course: Introduction to Enterprise Computing
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