Welcome to the Trainer's Friend home page

We provide tools for IBM mainframe applications developers (mainly z/OS and Linux).

• Technical training
  
  • Content areas
  • Complete list of courses
  • TSO, ISPF, CLIST, REXX, Dialog Manager
  • JCL
  • Assembler
  • COBOL
  • PL/I
  • Language Environment
  • VSAM
  • DB2
  • z/OS UNIX
  • CICS/TS
  • XML
  • Web on your mainframe
  • Debugging
  • Entry Programmer Training (Grow your own programmers)
  • Audit and Security
  • Linux on System z
  
  
  • Training delivery options
  • Instructor led training at your company
  • Consortium - host or attend
  • Roadshows - lectures without labs
  • Remote Contact Training: self-study with mentor
  • Schedule a suite of courses for a discount
  • Public course schedule (currently no public courses scheduled)
  
  
  • Skill levels
  • Beginners - just getting into the businsess
  • Experienced - upgrading their skills



• Programmer toolkits
  • Visit The Trainer's Friend Store , where you can purchase z/OS application developer toolkits.
  
  


• Tools for trainers (training materials for sale)
  • Check out our training materials , available for use by your instructors.
  
  


• Free technical publications
  • Check out our free publications , on a variety of technical topics.
  
  


• Other free resources
• Very Short Presentations
• Selling management on training [with The Trainer's Friend]
• Skeleton pages for your intranet: promote the value of IT
• Thoughts on outsourcing



• About us
• A brief history
• The main players at The Trainer's Friend
• Backgrounds and bios
• Our company philosophies
• Why our training is so daring, dynamic, and current
• Low cost solutions for getting your data on the Web
• How to get things done using The Trainer's Friend
• Our general company policies
• Partial list of clients
• Our international experience

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Popular links into our site

• Trainer's Friend Store: toolkits and more
• Free technical papers
• Course list
• Topic list
• Linux on z
• DB2
• z/OS UNIX


• Training you can't find anywhere else!