In the United States, 59,000 computer science students graduate college every YEAR while 10,000 baby boomers retire every DAY. There just aren't enough comp-sci students graduating
to back-fill the IT roles that the baby boomer generation is leaving behind.

In 2020, there were more than 84,000 mainframe computing IT job positions open and far too few practitioners to fill them.

What does this mean?

It means great IT careers are available on mainframe support teams to those who chart a course to take advantage of the growing imbalance between jobs filled and positions open. If you and/or your students would like to explore mainframe careers and the remarkable technology that infuses mainframe environments, you may choose to join a special event tailored to those purposes.  You and your students are invited to participate in a mainframe careers workshop to discover the following:

1. What is an IBM mainframe, and what makes it special?
2. Who uses IBM mainframes? and why?
3. What mainframe-based career opportunities are open to me?
4. What should I do to get started on a mainframe career path?

Students and educators interested in attending this 2-hour event will have all their questions answered. Additionally, the event will offer the ability to meet a variety of mainframe professionals from around the world spanning roles that vary from managers to programmers to technicians to administrators to architects to sales.

The event will be held in the Ohio Union at The Ohio State University on Saturday morning, June 24 th , from 09:00am to 11:00am. Space is limited so please RSVP soon. Students not of age (18) must be accompanied. To RSVP and/or ask questions, please reach out to Marc Smith: msmith@protechtraining.com

Educators and students who want to attend the 2 ½ day event do pay a registration fee as defined on our website ($100 (Early Bird) for non-students, $10 for students).  The Saturday event is free for students and their chaperones (for underaged students).