Interskill Learning - Mainframe Training Online

The global Mainframe Computing Workforce has had thousands of lines of press dedicated to it over the last decade. “The Mainframe Skills Crisis is Looming!” everyone fretted. "Will it be another Y2K?" Though the issue of the most experienced mainframers retiring has been a real one, it has turned out to be more “tidal” than "tidal wave" ! Through all the mainframer retirements, the promotions of the mainframers left behind, and the hiring of the z Next Generation, there has been one key factor missing in the mainframe computing industry. IBM has not had a set of industry recognized, official IBM z Systems Mainframe Credentials for personnel to earn and display their IBM endorsed z Systems Mainframe skills and knowledge. Until now! “A high tide raises all boats” the old saying goes, and now for the first time there is a broad spectrum of 30 Official IBM Mainframe Credentials that, earned and proudly displayed by mainframers everywhere, will serve to raise...

Interskill Learning announces new releases this quarter. Big Data, Hadoop, and Analytics - NEW and Linux on z Systems Fundamentals - Updated Find out more at http://www.interskill.com/recently-released.html Remember, active students of Interskill Learning standard licenses can enroll for these courses at no extra cost.

Interskill Learning has updated its entire COBOL curriculum. That is 6 courses of COBOL for you and your team to get the latest training. And remember, as an I nterskill Learning enterprise customer, you receive updated and new courses through out the year. Check out the details at http://www.interskill.com/recently-released.html COBOL Programming - Basics  - Updated Data and Datafile Definitions in COBOL  - Updated COBOL Programming - Manipulating Data  - Updated COBOL Programming - Advanced  - Updated IBM COBOL for z/OS  - Updated Accessing IMS Databases from COBOL    - Updated Learn more about Interskill Learning's mainframe training online courses at www.interskill.com   

Checkout some of our NEW and updated mainframe training courses this quarter. If you are already a customer, be sure to enroll for these courses. z/OS Connect Curriculum Introduction to z/OS Connect - New DevOps Curriculum DevOps Fundamentals - New C Programming Curriculum C/C++ on z/OS for C Programmers - New Visit http://www.interskill.com/recently-released.html for more information

Our entire Database Curriculum has been updated to DB2 v11. Titles below. You can get info on these new titles and see our entire catalog at http://interskill.com/recently-released.html   Database Curriculum - Updated to DB2 v11 Database Series DB2 Fundamentals Managing DB2 Operations DB2 - Database Management System Series Introduction to RDBMSs and the DB2 Manage Data Definitions with DB2 DB2 SQL Fundamentals (Previously titled Manage Data with DB2 SQL in the v10 Curriculm) Advanced DB2 SQL (Previously titled Manage Data with DB2 SQL in the v10 Curriculm) Create and Maintain DB2 Programs DB2 Stored Procedures Optimize DB2 Application Performance Visit www.interskil.com  for more information.

Be sure to visit Interskill Learning at this year's IBM Technical University in Orlando Florida October 5-7. Booth 74. Come by and see why we are the industry's leading provider of online mainframe training. We will have the award winning caricaturist Rafael Diez for you System z folks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Z0l0JGFBg

The recent news from Compuware's study of CIO's planning for the looming mainframe skills shortage is not surprising. Compuware did a similar study in April 2012 and found that 71% of CIOs were worried about the mainframe skills shortages looming due to the first set of baby boomers reaching their retirement age. In the recent study, 70% of the 350 CIOs are concerned with the lack of mainframe training and knowledge transfer will be an issue and risk. What was a bit more alarming is that 39% of those CIOs have no plans to address this risk.  The survey also shows a few interesting statistics: 88% believe their mainframe would remain a key business asset for at least the next ten years 81% see their mainframe running new and different workloads driven heavily by distributed applications 78% see the mainframe enabling innovation So given these new findings, this is a perfect opportunity for future mainframers or existing ones, to get the proper training they ...