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.
It's not just about learning, but about real hands-on training:
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
After completing the bootcamp, participants will be able to:
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
Detailed content plan: Cobol Bootcamp - Hyand
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
