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    Partnering to Build a Resilient Mainframe Workforce

    Broadcom’s Mainframe Workforce Resiliency Programs are innovative skills development initiatives that address both short and long term talent needs, resulting in a lasting mainframe workforce. Broadcom partners with you to identify, attract, grow, and retain talent to help manage the mainframe in today’s hybrid datacenter.

    Explore Mainframe Workforce Resiliency Programs

    Whether you need tenured expertise for today’s challenges or new talent for the future - we have a program for you.

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    Vitality Residency Program Broadcom designed the Vitality Program for new-to-mainframe learners, leveraging our expertise and training assets in partnership with customers to transfer product, technical, and industry knowledge together. Learn More
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    Mainframe Expert Program The Mainframe Expert Program embeds professionals with deep Mainframe and Broadcom product experience into your existing ecosystem, allowing faster realization of technology investment value, quick support core business strategies, and a remedy to immediate talent needs. Learn More
    Hire, train and mentor new talent with Broadcom's Vitality program

    A Holistic Approach to Mainframe Talent

    When faced with a lean mainframe staff, constrained budget and dozens of subsystems to manage, it is challenging to make time for training. In an environment where mainframe skills are crucial to success, building a plan for workforce resiliency is more important than ever.

    Whether you need expert mainframe talent immediately, or would like to upskill or recruit new talent, Broadcom’s Workforce Resiliency Programs leverage our expertise and training assets in partnership with our customers to transfer product, technical, and industry knowledge together.

    Vitality Residency Program: Journey to Becoming a Mainframer

    Through Broadcom's investment, a Vitality Resident will embark on a multi-dimensional learning journey starting with training on mainframe fundamentals and Broadcom products, with experts mentoring them along the way. Next, they will partner on-site with the customer to learn their environment and unique business applications. Upon completion, the Resident is ready to start their career as a Mainframer.

    The fundamentals of Mainframe

    Mainframe Foundations & Product Training

     Introduction and practice of Mainframe operational language, utilities, concepts and Broadcom product training.
    Mentoring from technical experts drives mainframe adoption!
    Mentoring
    Fundamentals & Product Training
     Partnering with technical experts to learn from and lean on.
    Why not - an employee on-site to assist with building your mainframe hybrid-cloud environment...
    On-site Residency
    Fundamentals & Product Training
     At no cost to you, the Resident joins your team to take direction from senior technicians to build knowledge about your environment.
    You are now a mainframer too!
    Ready for Mainframe Career
    Fundamentals & Product Training
     After 4 to 6 months, the Resident is ready to join your team in pursuit of a mainframe career.

    Vitality Program Overview

    Vitality Residency Program Course Offerings

    Open to both Broadcom Vitality Residents and customer employees

    Foundations
    System Programmer Foundations
    Database
    Security
    Automation
    DevOps
    Foundations

    Mainframe Foundations

    Prerequisite: None

    A 7-week training on the foundational mainframe programming skills delivered in a blend of remote, instructor-led, web-based and self-paced accelerated learning path. The mainframe bootcamp is over 220 hours of training which includes multiple labs and exercises culminated with a capstone project. This course will cover the spectrum of mainframe processing, programming concepts and applications. 

    System Programmer Foundations

    System Programmer Foundations

    Prerequisite: Mainframe Foundations or qualification test

    Systems Programmer Foundations is a 5-week onboarding program created to help successfully build upon foundational mainframe products skill sets. With a strong focus on technical skills, students will dive into z/OS Basics, JCL, REXX and more. The Systems Programmer Foundations program contains hands-on workshops and exercises and is taught by experts; past and present, who bring real-life experiences to each session.

    Database

    Database Product Training

    Product: Datacom, IDMS

    Prerequisite: Mainframe Foundations, System Programmer Foundations, or opt-out by passing the Qualification Test

    The Vitality Resident will spend 6 weeks learning how to create database structures, maintain the environment and analyze system performance. Residents will gain intermediate knowledge and skills in an immersive hands-on experience learning curriculum.

    Security

    Security Product Training

    Product: ACF2, Top Secret

    Prerequisite: Mainframe Foundations, System Programmer Foundations, or opt-out by passing the Qualification Test

    The Vitality Resident will spend 6 weeks learning the product environment, how to perform configuration, as well as how to implement access control and setup security for member level protection, certificates and pass tickets. Residents will gain intermediate knowledge and skills in an immersive hands-on experience learning curriculum. 

    Automation

    Automation Product Training

    Product: OPS/MVS

    Prerequisite: Mainframe Foundations, System Programmer Foundations, or opt-out by passing the Qualification Test

    The Vitality Resident will spend 5 weeks getting trained on the OPS/MVS automation product. Residents will gain intermediate knowledge and skills in an immersive hands-on experience learning curriculum and once complete, be able to work in an OPS/MVS shop to develop automations. 

    DevOps

    DevOps Product Training

    Product: Endevor  

    Prerequisite: Mainframe Foundations, System Programmer Foundations, or opt-out by passing the Qualification Test

    The Vitality Resident will spend 6 weeks learning how to implement the software change management lifecycle and manage post-implementation operations. Residents will gain intermediate knowledge and skills in an immersive hands-on experience learning curriculum. 

    Vitality Program Training Schedule

    Location Course Dates Duration
    North America
    (Winter Cohort)    		 Mainframe Foundations January 2024 7 Weeks
      System Programmer Foundations March 2024 5 Weeks
      Product Training April 2024 4-6 Weeks
      Residency at Customer Location Begins June 2024 3-6 Months
    North America
    (Summer Cohort)    		 Mainframe Foundations July 2024 7 Weeks
      System Programmer Foundations Sept 2024 5 Weeks
      Product Training October 2024 4-6 Weeks
      Residency at Customer Location Begins January 2025 3-6 Months
    EMEA Mainframe Foundations August 2024 7 Weeks
      Product Training October 2024 4-6 Weeks

     

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    Mainframe Expert Program

    Bringing you Mainframe Expertise and Talent for Today’s Challenges
     
    The Broadcom Mainframe Expert Program embeds professionals with deep Mainframe experience into your existing ecosystem. You get access to best-in-class talent – trained, certified, and employed by Broadcom – working at your direction as members of your team.

    How Mainframe Experts Deliver Value to Your Mainframe Ecosystem

    Optimize IT Operations
    Stabilize IT Infrastructure
    Neutralize IT Issues
    Optimize IT Operations

    Optimize IT Operations

    A Broadcom Mainframe Expert provides you with dedicated technical expertise so you can optimize IT operations. You benefit from advanced skills and up-to-date best practices when and where they are needed. The Expert supports your business objectives and makes your staff more productive by: 

    • Driving outcomes rapidly through efficient product and program implementation
    • Reducing risk through issue avoidance and informed planning
    • Participating in the planning and execution of upgrades, deployments, and disaster recovery testing
    • Advising and contributes to technical projects and systems integration
    • Performing configuration and environment reviews

    Stabilize IT Infrastructure

    Stabilize IT Infrastructure

    Mainframe Experts use repeatable processes and enhancement services based on thousands of engagements to stabilize your IT infrastructure by proactively mitigating IT risk and reducing planned IT downtime. They will:

    • Expand and grow infrastructure to better suit changing business needs
    • Identify and resolve technical issues encountered with Broadcom solutions
    • Provide informal knowledge transfer to in-house mainframe staff

    Neutralize IT Issues

    Neutralize IT Issues

    Mainframe Experts have direct access to support, escalation management, engineering, and the broader Broadcom technical community, enabling them to:

    • Offer proactive and reactive advice on issues, upgrades, patches, and alerts
    • Provide response or clarification for any support-related questions during daily operations
    • Coordinate with Broadcom Support and Engineering to speed resolution and reduce downtime
    • Assist with troubleshooting and root cause analysis of break/fix issues

    Create Lasting Workforce Resiliency with a Combined Approach

    Synergize and Succeed with a Vitality Resident and Mainframe Expert.

    By pairing a Mainframe Expert with a Mainframe Vitality Resident at no additional cost, you unlock a synergistic effect for your team. Your Expert will fulfill your near-term mainframe needs while simultaneously mentoring the Vitality Resident further sharpening skill sets and preparing them for a successful career within your mainframe shop.

    When the Expert’s contract concludes, you have the option to seamlessly onboard the Vitality Resident. This individual has been meticulously trained and mentored by a mainframe expert who is fully versed in your specific mainframe and systems. It's a win-win situation for your team's continuity and success.

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    “Finding a new Mainframer can involve a great deal of time, money, and training. With Broadcom shouldering the cost and training of a new Mainframer, our team was able to focus on coaching the Vitality resident specifically in our Mainframe environment.”

    Rocco Alonzi AVP Data Center Operations and Network Architecture | Manulife