z/OS Courses and Certifications

Introduction to z/OS Commands and Panels on IBM Z

Fundamentals of IBM Mainframe z/OS Environment is a mostly hands-on training experience. This is a follow up to the Introduction to IBM z/OS Mainframe course. On successful completion of this course,

• edX
• 3 weeks, 10-12 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introducing z/OS UNIX System Services

This course describes how open standards are implemented in a z/OS system by z/OS UNIX.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 7-9 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Amazon Web Services;  Amazon

IBM z/OS Essentials (Technical) (日本語)

IBMメインフレームのエコシステム、アーキテクチャ、データ、ファイルシステム、AWSとの統合を基礎から学びます。

• AWS Skill Builder
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Build foundational knowledge of networking on z/OS, covering TCP/IP, SNA, network security, and network operations.

• IBM Training
• 7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Learn how z/OS Workload Manager aligns system performance with business goals: build service definitions, classify workloads, interpret the Performance Index, and use WLM ISPF and z/OSMF.

• IBM Training
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Career Certificate

IBM z/OS Mainframe Practitioner

Learn enterprise computing on IBM Z: work with z/OS commands and panels, JCL and JES, VSAM, generation data groups, ISHELL, HFS and z/OSMF.

• edX
• 9 weeks, 10-12 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $357.00
• 3 courses

BSidesMunich

Z/OS for GenZ - Hack the Mainframe

Dive into mainframe security and hacking techniques specifically focused on Z/OS systems, exploring modern exploitation methods and defensive strategies.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

z/OS

A wide-ranging practical tour of z/OS and MVS, from HLASM, REXX, COBOL, and JCL to console operations, storage, networking, and Hercules emulation.

• YouTube
• 1 day 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Basic System Programming on IBM Z

379 ratings at Coursera

Practice everyday z/OS tasks in hands-on labs with JCL, JES, ISHELL and z/OSMF, covering VSAM, system libraries, Generation Data Groups, DB2 and UNIX System Services.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Complete everyday z/OS tasks in hands-on labs using JCL, JES, ISHELL and HFS, and z/OSMF on IBM Z.

• IBM Training
• 16 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Amazon Web Services;  Amazon

IBM z/OS Essentials (Technical) (Japanese)

IBMメインフレームの構成要素とワークロードを理解し、AWSアプリケーションやデータとの統合を学ぶ基礎コース。

• AWS Skill Builder
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Amazon Web Services;  Amazon

IBM z/OS Essentials (Technical)

An introductory overview of IBM z/OS mainframe architecture and ecosystems for connecting customer workloads with AWS integration and modernization solutions.

• AWS Skill Builder
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Diagnose IMS abends, waits, and loops using IMS dumps, the Dump Formatter, and z/OS IPCS commands.

• IBM Training
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IBM z/OS Rexx Programming

25 ratings at Coursera

Write REXX programs on z/OS: use TSO extensions, functions and subroutines, the PARSE instruction, compound variables and the data stack, host commands, and the REXX compiler.

• Coursera
• 11 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Generate RACF audit reports with CARLa: convert UACC access to PERMIT ID(*), flag non-compliant connect authorizations, and show effective resource access after RACLIST processing.

• IBM Training
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course