Join the Master the Mainframe virtual coding competition to learn new skills, connect with employers, earn digital badges, and win cash prizes! No technical experience required.
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Through three interactive Levels, you will access a mainframe and get skilled up on the foundations of Mainframe, including JCL, Ansible, Python, Unix, COBOL, REXX, all through VS Code. Round it all out with a grand challenge where you craft your own fully-equipped Mainframe creation.
Get started today and open doors to new opportunities with Fortune 500 companies.
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OnlineBenefits
Master the Mainframe introduces all participants to enterprise systems and inspires interest in mainframe technology.
- Participants
- Gain unique skills required for enterprise systems.
- Learn how to code and build innovations using the mainframe.
- Earn Digital Badges.
- Find employment opportunities.
- Educators
- Take advantage of a graded, turnkey, hands-on project that is easily incorporated into curriculums
- Get additional educator resources—including curricula, access to systems, e-learning, and more– through the IBM Z Academic Initiative
- Explore educator resources
- Employers
- Connect with talented students who have earned Master the Mainframe Digital Badges using Talent Match and the job board.
- Upskill and reskill your employees using the Learning System to introduce the mainframe.
Eligibilities
- 13+ (Student-focused – but open to all ages. Only students are eligible to win prizes)
- No experience required.
Application Process
Apply online through the given link.
Looking for fully-funded opportunities, install the Youth Opportunities Android or iOS App here.
Application Deadline: January 17, 2021
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