Enterprise Mainframe System Administration

The enterprise mainframe system administration certificate provides the Related Supplemental Instruction (RSI) of a structured training program to develop individuals into journey-workers in the mainframe industry.

o To be eligible for enrollment in the program, the student must meet the following criteria:

• Student must be a registered Enterprise Mainframe System Administration apprentice.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Meets the requirements under the selection procedures of participating California state agencies.
• Engaged in learning a designated occupation and who has entered into a written apprentice agreement to participate in an apprenticeship program for a designated occupation under Department of Apprenticeship Standards' File No. 100451. Apprentice agreement must be approved by the apprenticeship committee.

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

• perform hardware-software upgrades.
• plan capacity.
• monitor systems.
• install an operating system.
• maintain system software or products running on a mainframe.
• perform day to day operations of the environment including change and problem management.

This certificate is a part of the Related Supplemental Instruction (RSI) of the Mainframe Administrator Apprenticeship Program managed by the Workforce Development Department of American River College. This structure of the certificate is determined by the Joint Apprenticeship Committee (JAC) that includes various California state departments, International Business Machines (IBM), unions and human resources.

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The enterprise mainframe system administration certificate provides the Related Supplemental Instruction (RSI) of a structured training program to develop individuals into journey-workers in the mainframe industry.

The certificate is comprised of courses designed to develop students into through an apprenticeship program into journey workers in the mainframe industry. The students will be able to perform upgrades, plan capacity, monitor and install operating systems as well as maintain system software system software or products running on a mainframe. They will be able to perform day to day operations of a mainframe system.