The $3 Trillion Training Gap: Is COBOL Education Broken?

📰 Medium · Machine Learning

COBOL education faces a $3 trillion training gap, prompting a call to action for the COBOL community to shape the future of mainframe education

intermediate Published 15 Apr 2026

Action Steps

Assess current COBOL training programs
Identify skill gaps in mainframe development
Collaborate with industry leaders to develop new training initiatives
Develop and implement updated curricula for COBOL education
Evaluate the effectiveness of new training programs

Who Needs to Know This

Developers, training managers, and modernization leaders in the COBOL community can benefit from re-evaluating COBOL education to address the training gap

Key Insight

💡 The COBOL community needs to reassess and update COBOL education to address the significant training gap