IBM Mainframe Computing Environment

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Mainframe Technology Professional Certification
accreditation for IBM Mainframe Professionals
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MTP what is it?

• A customer-driven certification programme
• A series of examinations designed to test and
  demonstrate the ability of the candidates to
  do their particular jobs, not their ability to
  absorb information
• Working in partnership BCS ?
• Work in co-operation with GSE ?
• Supported by an ever-growing community of
  organisations with mainframe-based computing
  environments
• The range of disciplines covered will expand in
  line with customers requirements

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The first plan
Trainees unqualified personnel
Level 1Assistant
Level 1Assistant (Operations)
Level 2Administrator(Operations)
Level 2Administrator(Storage)
Level 2Administrator(CICS)
Level 2Administrator(z/OS)
Level 2Administrator(DB2)
Level 2Administrator(Performance Cap Plan)
Level 2Administrator(Networks)
Level 2Administrator(Security)
Level 3Consultant(CICS)
Level 3Consultant(Storage)
Level 3Consultant(z/OS)
Level 3Consultant(DB2)
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After initial consultations
Trainees unqualified personnel
Level 1Assistant
Level 1Assistant (Operations)
Level 2Administrator(Operations)
Level 2Administrator(Storage)
Level 2Administrator(CICS)
Level 2Administrator(z/OS)
Level 2Administrator(DB2)
Level 2Administrator(Performance Cap Plan)
Level 2Administrator(Networks)
Level 2Administrator(Security)
Level 3Consultant(CICS)
Level 3Consultant(Storage)
Level 3Consultant(z/OS)
Level 3Consultant(DB2)
Level 3Consultant(Performance Cap Plan)
Level 3Consultant(Operations)
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Developers
Level 1
The mainframe environment TSO/ISPF JCL Structured
Program Design Cobol Programming Testing at
Program Level?
Level 2
Advanced Structured Program Design Advanced
Cobol Advanced Program Testing CICS Application
Programming VSAM Assembler Programming
Level 3
Team Leading Project Management Quality Assurance
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The initial plan
Trainees unqualified personnel
Level 1Assistant
Level 1Assistant (Operations)
Level 2Administrator(Operations)
Level 2Administrator(Storage)
Level 2Administrator(CICS)
Level 2Administrator(z/OS)
Level 2Administrator(DBA)
Level 2Administrator(Performance Cap Plan)
Level 2Administrator(Networks)
Level 2Administrator(Security)
Level 3Consultant(CICS)
Level 3Consultant(Storage)
Level 3Consultant(z/OS)
Level 3Consultant(Operations)
Level 3Consultant(Performance Cap Plan)
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The Initial Plan - Developers
Trainees unqualified personnel
Level 1Developer
Level 2Senior Developer
Level 3Programming Consultant
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The Initial Plan Operations Analyst
Trainees unqualified personnel
Level 1Assistant
Level 2Engineer (Operations Analyst)
Level 3Consultant (Operations Analyst)
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The Examinations

• The Questions
• Multiple Choice in varied levels of difficulty
• Long Answers in varied levels of difficulty
• Practicals Hands on z/OS exercises

• The Environment
• Secure
• Online marking
• Random checks on marking
• Independent non-technical adjudicators

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Level 1 Assistant

• IBM mainframe computing - knowledge of theory
• TSO/ISPF - practical expertise
• Basic Security knowledge of data protection
  (RACF / ACF2 / TopSecret)
• JCL - knowledge of theory and practical expertise
  
• VSAM knowledge of theory and practical expertise
• REXX - practical expertise

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Level 2 MTP Engineer (z/OS)

• JCL advanced functions utilities
• Fundamentals of MVS - knowledge of theory and
  practical expertise
• UNIX System Services - knowledge of theory and
  practical expertise
• Assembler - knowledge of theory and practical
  expertise
• SMP/E - knowledge of theory and practical
  expertise
• JES - theory (JES2 or JES3)
• Parallel Sysplex theory
• HCD

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Level 2 MTP Engineer (z/OS)

• Implementation and customisation of SMS
• Hardware technology relating to Channels, DASD
  and Tape
• The initialising of DASD including the management
  of VTOCs, IXVTOCs, BCSs and VVDSs
• Implementation and customisation of HSM
  (optional)
• z/OS USS file systems