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Mainframe Skills-based Training
The mainframe operations and support personnel you need may already be working for you. SYS-ED offers the best and most comprehensive programming skills training and mainframe operations training programs in the business – TSO/ISPF, OS/JCL, ICCF, CMS, Clists, Dialog Manager, and REXX. Since 1980, we have been training business professionals, entry level programmers, and operations support how to manage data, perform operations support, and maintain/develop programs application programs. As consultants, starting in the 1970’s, we developed operations infrastructure for 100’s of Fortune 1000 companies and we remain available with the expertise and training aids to both train and cross-train personnel on how to maintain and optimize these legacy systems.

SYS-ED courses are designed for business and IT personnel who have minimal or no experience in the mainframe world. These intensive courses range from 2 to 5 days in duration and have the students editing datasets by the afternoon of the first day of class.  An integrated series of hands-on workshops teaches browsing, editing, job submission, print queue management, DASD management and provides the foundation for becoming a first-rate IT professional in the IBM mainframe environment. By the second day of a course, a student will be using skeleton programs as a framework for submitting jobs and developing programs. After a course is over, students have access to SYS-ED staff for asking the inevitable questions which come up back on the job.

The programming skills course workbooks and training aids that we provide as part of our instructor-led courses are unique in the IT field. They reflect far more than simply the vendor documentation. Our content and diagrams reflect a careful examination of the program logic, sample programs, and in some instances the source code which have been validated on consulting projects. And in this day and age with inter mixing and hybrid implementations of open standards and vendor systems software, reference material which “explains and demonstrates” is fundamental to effective knowledge transfer.

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SYS-ED's long-term strategy is to have our courseware recognized as a NRV: Nationally Recognized Vendor.
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Fundamentals		 VM CMS
Programming 		CLIST Programming Dialog Manager z/OS JCL
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Reference Card Reference Card Workshop Commands and Syntax Reference Card
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TSO/ISPF DYL-280 Endevor File-AID File-AID Batch
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DB2 File-AID/RDX IMS File-AID Batch Xpediter Panvalet for
Programmers		 CICS: Debugging
with CA-InterTest
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IBM MQSeries

Yes, We Still Offer Mainframe Training!

Over the past year, we have had a number of inquiries regarding whether SYS-ED still offered programming skills training for IT Professionals.

The typical comments were:
1. That is extremely difficult, if not impossible to find open enrollment job control language, editors, scripting, and dialog management training and skills requirements needed for specific development and maintenance tasks.
2. That there is a scarcity of fast-track programming skills courses, 2 - 3 days in duration, geared to corporations and their employees.
3. That a high percentage of open enrollment programming skills courses are cancelled.
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In response to these questions:
Programming Courses Yes, SYS-ED offers multiple levels of programming skills courses for each of the IBM mainframe operating systems.

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Programming Languages Yes, since 1980, SYS-ED has taught programming skills courses and offered integrated programs.
Database Programming Yes, we have the flexibility and resources to conduct personalized training for small groups.  We very rarely cancel our programming skills courses.
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COBOL ProgrammingAllFusion Endevor COBOL Programming: AdvancedFile-AID COBOL Programming: AdvancedIBM Tools
COBOL Programming: AdvancedDYL-280 (VISION:RESULTS) COBOL DebuggingAbend-AID COBOL Programming: AdvancedISPF Productivity Tool (Spiffy)
COBOL Programming: AdvancedCA-Intertest COBOL DebuggingTSO Xpediter COBOL Dumps and DebuggingSDF-II
COBOL Programming: AdvancedPanvalet COBOL DebuggingCICS Xpediter
  COBOL DebuggingEasytrieve  
     
Syncsort Serena Software
PC Emulation of Mainframe SoftwareSyncsort COBOL Programming: AdvancedChangeMan
Skillset and Systems Software
Programming SkillsProgramming Skills VSAM trainingVSAM
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Evolving IT - Interrelated Technologies

Training on IBM mainframe systems and more specifically programming languages and system software is more complex and challenging than ever before. The “business and training as usual” mainframe paradigm no longer can be simply applied. In the 21st century, organization’s have a huge investment in a working infrastructure. However, there are new web server and web enabled technologies which require for the most part development from scratch and/or integration with the mainframe and client/server systems and enterprise databases. There are long term implications regarding strategies for upgrading the legacy applications, many now 30 or more years of age, while retrofitting and transitioning to the new technologies which for the most part are significantly better than the programming languages developed in the 1960’s and 1970’s.  Moreover, for the first time in modern information technology, there are demographic issues which have to be addressed. The original work force who coded, maintained, and documented the legacy applications are reaching retirement age and there is a need for qualified personnel. Very few colleges, universities, or junior colleges offer training on legacy programming languages and IBM system software. 

SYS-ED trained a significant number of the first generation of mainframe DP personnel. And look forward to training their IT successors in the 21st century.

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Mainframe Courses in New York
SYS-ED's mainframe courses are tough, but they're worth it. Our challenging "hands-on" mainframe training provides a foundation and framework for Fortune 1000 companies, government municipalities, healthcare providers, software houses, and consulting companies to meet their mainframe staffing requirements and acquire specialized mainframe skillsets.1   Mainframe utilities and development courses at the present time are only offered at client locations.

Courseware
SYS-ED's mainframe courseware is highly acclaimed in the IT field.  We draw upon our extensive library of courseware, sample programs, and case studies to explain, demonstrate, and teach the real-world mainframe information technology. Our mainframe curricula include industry standard and consultancy derived content. We have the capability to provide tailored workshops and integrated training programs on z/OS, z/VSE, z/VM, and third party emulation workbench/platforms.

Teaching is Our Business
Most computer training companies are divisions of large software companies or consulting companies. Not SYS-ED. Our only goal is to provide world class mainframe training for highly motivated IT professionals - no more and no less. Because we're independent, we're free to concentrate on teaching - and since 1980 we have been doing it very well.

Our Teachers Know How to Teach
SYS-ED instructors combine teaching skills with broad practical experience as consultants. Our instructors average 30 years of experience in the mainframe environment - operating systems, programming languages, 3rd party utilities/development aids, and system software. And they know how to teach it. We teach not only "how to", but "why", building a solid foundation in fundamentals and insights into advanced materials. After a course, they are available to answer questions.

Enrollment - SYS-ED Mainframe Courses are NOT for Everyone
No one is allowed to enroll in a SYS-ED mainframe course, without a consultation with our Director of Education. We review the operational objectives and project specifications for the organization evaluating whether to send its employee for the training. The employee is only allowed to register if they have the appropriate background corresponding to the correct learning path.

Mainframe Training in New York or at Your Office
SYS-ED mainframe courses are held at our modern, fully equipped training center in New York City and in conjunction with training partners in North America and Europe. If you prefer, we'll arrange tailored mainframe training on-site at your organization’s facilities inclusive of mobile computer classroom set-up. On-site mainframe courses can include the identical workshops, case studies, and hands-on approach as the mainframe training we offer in New York city.

For additional information including outlines, availability of private courses, references, and course customization, contact David Shapiro at our New York office at 212-564-9147, 48, 49 or register online.

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Footnote 1:

SYS-ED’s core mainframe courses/curriculum have been submitted to the New York State Department of Education - Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision for technical review and licensing.