COBOL Bootcamp 2026

COBOL Bootcamp 2026

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A bootcamp that fits in with your everyday life.
Our COBOL bootcamp adapts to your everyday life - with a learning concept that combines maximum flexibility and personal support.
A maximum of 7 participants learn together in individually planned group sessions. 2-4 times a week for a total of around 10-12 hours – the dates are agreed directly with the trainer and depend on personal availability.
In addition, each participant receives 1:1 support exactly when it is needed. With individual projects and practical tasks, knowledge is put directly into practice. You decide for yourself when and how you work on them, giving you complete freedom to shape your learning path.

About the Course

COBOL is the backbone of many business‑critical systems – but specialists are in short supply. With our 6‑month bootcamp, we make you or your team fit for practice: compact, practical and certified.
Our bootcamp not only teaches the COBOL language, but also the tools to make business‑critical systems stable and future‑proof in the long term.
The goal: specialists and teams who master legacy systems – and enable innovation.

Course Details

• Start date: 1st of April 2026
• Duration: 6 months
• Learning mode: 100% remote
• Group size: max 7 participants
• Language: German or English
• Certification: Hyand + University of Leipzig
• Price: 3999 eur

What you will learn

• Write, understand and maintain COBOL programs securely
• Develop batch and online applications efficiently
• Use mainframe databases (DB2, IMS‑DB) professionally
• Find errors quickly and rectify them sustainably
• Operate enterprise systems reliably using CICS, MQ and RVS

Schedule

• Week 1-2: Mainframe Basics + TSO/ISPF
• Week 3-6: COBOL programming – basics of file management
• Week 7: Compile and execute scripts + JCL Basics
• Week 8-9: JCL Utilities and COBOL completion project
• Week 10-11: Introduction to Relational DB & ERD Design
• Week 12-14: SQL & Database Setup in DB2
• Week 15-16: Embedded SQL in COBOL
• Week 17-18: DB2 final project
• Week 19: Introduction to CICS
• Week 20-21: CICS Dialogs & BMS
• Week 22-24: CICS final project

Who should take part?

• IT specialists who work with COBOL and want to refresh or expand their knowledge
• Specialists from the support / maintenance / mainframe teams
• Companies that want to train their employees, to manage and convert legacy systems more efficiently

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