COBOL stands for Common Business Oriented Language. It is imperative, procedural, and object-oriented. A compiler is a computer program that takes other computer programs written in a high-level (source) language and converts them into another program, machine code, which the computer can understand.

Overall learn Cobol anytime and anywhere. We have 3 training options and we have award-winning IT courses. In turn identify and implement client side and integration technologies. Thus learn how to create and manage your own code.

Part-Time

Fast forward your career in the IT industry with a part-time Cobol courses at School of IT. All in all the Part-time computer programming language courses that allow working professionals to transition into a new skill set while working. In turn at School of IT we are agile and can customize a cobol programming course to the individual. Start anytime and choose your hours!

Full Time

Are you ready to start a career in IT? In turn learn about the Cobol coding language as a full time student at School of IT. Thus beginning your career as a cobol developer. Start anytime and manage your own contact hours with your mentor!

High School

In addition prepare for the future by learn about computers while you’re still in high school. Have the option to get internationally accredited and recognized before you even finish school!

Corporate

All in all upskill yourself or your company by learning about cobol programming while you’re working. Hence no matter where you are, you can upskill yourself. In turn get internationally accredited and recognized in under 3 months!

Overall by the end of the Cobol Programming Courses South Africa students will have usable knowledge of the following:

COBOL Programming Part 1 Foundation Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to COBOL

• COBOL Overview
• COBOL Programs
  • Batch Programs
  • Online Programs

Module 2: Four Divisions

• What are Four Divisions?
  • Identification Division
  • Environment Division
  • Data Division
  • Procedure Division

Module 3: Sections, Paragraphs, Sentences, and Statements

• Statements
• Paragraphs
• Sentences

Module 4: Cobol Coding Rules

• Cobol Coding Rules Overview
• Variable
• Data Name and Identifier

Module 5: Describing Data

• Describing Data Overview

Module 6: File Handling

• What is File Handling?
• Process of File Handing
• Line Sequential Files
• Indexed Files
• Relative Files
• Reasons to Use External Files

Module 7: COBOL Errors and Abends

• Run-Time Problem Solving
• FDUMP-COBOL-II Only
• CEEDUMP-COBOL/370 Only
• ABEND-AID
• Common Run-Time Errors
• Analysing the Abend

Module 8: Editing Types

• Floating Insertion Editing
• Insertion Editing Sub-Categories
• Suppression and Replacement
• Zero Suppression and Replacement Editing

Module 9: Condition Testing

• Conditional Statements
• Class Condition
• Class-Name
• Validation
• Evaluate Statement

Module 10: Arithmetic

• Arithmetic Statements
• Rounded Option
• On Size Error Option

Module 11: Copy Statement

• Copy Statement Overview

Module 12: Program Flow Control

• Program Flow Control
• Perform Statement –Out-of-Line

Module 13: Program Design

• Program Design Overview

Module 14: Printing

• Printing Overview

The career prospects for Cobol graduates are excellent and high in demand. In turn Computers is everywhere: on all platforms and devices and in all countries around the world!

• Become a Cobol Developer
• Programmer
• Get a job as Front End Developer
• In turn become a Full Stack Developer
• Overall you can become a Software Developer