It may be my mileage.. But I frequently hear about the shortage of mainframe professionals and, some years ago, I seriously considered getting into it. However,

It may be my mileage.. But I frequently hear about the shortage of mainframe professionals and, some years ago, I seriously considered getting into it. However, after some attempts to find training on topics I typically see in job postings (CICS, JCL etc), I gave up after finding no courses also providing access to a mainframe "account" for practicing. Maybe I didn't search it properly. I've been advised to try an entry-level position in a company hiring juniors, since they usually provide the training during the first months. But, after over 20 years as an engineer, that felt bigger a step back than what I was willing to take. I still feel interested though. I'm aware of the current state of chaos on mainframe development, but honestly, I don't think that the current web/mobile situation is much better and, besides, I personally hate them really bad.