Transforming Aspiring Tech Apprentices into Industry-Ready Professionals
Transforming Aspiring Tech Apprentices into Industry-Ready Professionals
A z/OS Utilities course typically provides an overview of pre-written programs used for various data management tasks in the mainframe environment. These utilities are used to create, delete, copy, reorganize, and otherwise manage data sets, both VSAM and non-VSAM. The course also often covers JCL (Job Control Language) which is used to instruct z/OS on which operations to perform
A z/OS Concepts course provides a comprehensive introduction to the IBM z/OS operating system, covering its basic components, hardware, software, and key features. It's designed for individuals new to the mainframe environment, offering foundational knowledge and practical skills to navigate and work with z/OS
Objectives. Whilst covering the basics of TSO/ISPF and JCL and how it is used, this course also aims to give an insight into manipulating data and datasets, writing and testing JCL. On completion of this course the student will be able to: Navigate ISPF screens to perform a variety of tasks
This course begins with an introduction to the z/OS environment, TSO and ISPF/PDF, batch processing, and z/OS data sets. Hands-on labs allow you to gain experience with viewing and allocating data sets, submitting a batch job, and viewing job output. After the introduction to z/OS, you will then learn, through lecture and exercises, how to use basic RACF command parameters and panels to define users and groups, protect general resources, z/OS data sets, and choose a basic set of RACF options.
A COBOL programming course typically covers the fundamentals of COBOL, including its structure, data types, control structures, and file handling. It also often includes hands-on exercises and projects to develop practical programming skills. Many courses also delve into advanced topics like debugging, structured programming, and working with tables and strings.
A "CICS Transaction Server for Programmers" course provides an in-depth understanding of CICS, IBM's powerful mixed-language application server, and how to develop and deploy applications within it. It covers CICS concepts, programming basics, and development practices, particularly for COBOL and PL/I, and how to interact with databases like DB2
A "Programming with VSAM Files" course aims to teach how to manage and interact with Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) files in IBM mainframes, a crucial skill for mainframe developers. The course typically covers defining VSAM data sets, understanding different VSAM file organizations (KSDS, ESDS, RRDS), and writing COBOL or PL/1 programs to read, write, and update VSAM files. It also involves using Access Method Services (AMS) to manage VSAM data sets and their catalogs
This course will expose the beginning z/OS DBAs (Database Administrators) to fundamentals of Database Administration for a Db2 12 for z/OS. This course will teach the students how to physically implement a logical database design using DDL, and teaches considerations of referentially related tables. This course discusses the use of basic utilities, program preparation, serialization, and basic database security. This course does not cover distributed data processing, nor does it cover data sharing.
This course is designed to teach the students how to prevent SQL performance problems and how to improve the performance of existing SQL.
This course is is designed to present a description of the activities required to install, tailor, maintain, and support an IMS DB/TM system. This course describes aspects of the IMS architecture and internal structure that support database and transaction management