Coming Soon

Below are proposed course titles and release dates for new content on MyInterskill’s Learning Management Systems (LMS). While Interskill endeavors to release all courses as listed, actual course titles and release dates may vary. As a customer, you automatically receive access to new courses and updates, unless specified in your agreement. Be sure to ENROLL/REGISTER for them when you access the LMS. We add and/or update courses several times per year, so check this page often!*

Interskill Proposed Q3 2023 Courseware Releases

September 2023 Releases

New Hands-On Labs

  • Db2

Proposed Expert Videos Series

  • Tips to Advance Your Systems Programmer Career

Proposed December 2023 Releases

Quantum Computing Curriculum

  • Quantum Computer Science
  • Quantum Algorithms
  • IBM Z – Preparing for Quantum Safe Cryptography
  • Qiskit Introduction

Security Curriculum

  • RACF Introduction 2.5
  • Defining and Managing Users in RACF 2.5
  • Managing RACF Groups and Administrative Authorities 2.5
  • Protecting Data Sets Using RACF 2.5
  • Protecting General Resources Using RACF 2.5
  • Managing Digital Certificates 2.5
  • RACF and z/OS UNIX 2.5
  • RACF For System Programmers 2.5
  • RACF for Auditors 2.5
  • zSecure (Introduction)

IBM Mainframe Communications Curriculum

  • Comms – IBM Mainframe Communications Concepts 2.5
  • Comms – Monitoring and Controlling VTAM and TCP/IP 2.5
  • Comms – Mainframe Network Architecture 2.5
  • Comms – Advanced Mainframe Networking 2.5
  • Comms – z/OS Communications Server Network Security 2.5
  • Comms – VTAM Command Simulations 2.5
  • Comms – Mainframe Network Communications Assessment 2.5

IBM Mainframe Performance and Capacity Management Curriculum

  • Z Performance – Introduction to Mainframe Performance 2.5
  • Z Performance – z/OS I/O Performance and Capacity Planning 2.5
  • Z Performance – z/OS Performance Tools and Software Pricing 2.5
  • Z Performance – z/OS Workload Manager 2.5

Database Curriculum (new content, restructured, and updated)

  • Databases – Introduction to Databases and Database Managers
  • Databases – Introduction to SQL
  • Databases – Advanced SQL
  • Databases – Database Manager Resources
  • Database Communication
  • Db2 – Introduction to Db2
  • Db2 – Creating and Maintaining Db2 Programs
  • Db2 – Optimizing Db2 Application Performance
  • Db2 – Introduction to Db2 on z/OS
  • Db2 – Managing Db2 Operations on z/OS

REXX Curriculum (new content, restructured, and updated)

  • REXX – Fundamentals
  • REXX – Coding and Execution Basics
  • REXX – General REXX Instructions
  • REXX – Basic REXX Functions and Subroutines
  • REXX – Manipulating and Converting Data
  • REXX – Program Flow
  • REXX – Handling Errors
  • REXX – Working in the TSO/E Environment
  • REXX – Host Commands and System REXX
  • REXX – Other Distributions

CLIST Curriculum

Restructure and update of exiting CLIST course

Cryptography Curriculum

Update of existing Cryptography course

Proposed Releases Q1 2024

Proposed Expert Videos Series                                                    

  • Python for Systems Programmers                                                                                                        
  • Coding Db2 Applications for Performance – Defining Database Performance                                   
  • Coding Db2 Applications for Performance – Coding Relationally                                                     
  • Coding Db2 Applications for Performance – Indexes and Encouraging Their Usage                      
  • Coding Db2 Applications for Performance – Coding for Concurrent Access                                     
  • Coding Db2 Applications for Performance – Understanding and Reviewing Db2 Access Paths   
  • Coding Db2 Applications for Performance – SQL Coding Tips and Techniques

Proposed New Curriculum/Courses in 2024*

  • IBM z/OS 3.1
  • Mainframe Development Security
  • Zowe APIML
  • GDPS
  • ISPF Dialog (Introduction)
  • IBM Z NetView (Introduction)
  • TADz (Introduction)
  • Ansible and SCM for z/OS (Introduction)
  • WAZI (Introduction)
  • Node.js for z/OS (Introduction)
  • RESTful Programming(Introduction)
  • Go on z/OS (Introduction)
  • IPCS

*Note that these releases are subject to change.