About getting OCA certificate

Dear all,
After when through the forum , i have some query about getting the OCA.
Here is my situation, my job function is more related on Oracle 9i (some DBA jobs,select SQL statements) jobs. Although i'm very new in Oracle, but i'm very interested to master the oracle skill. So i would decided to take OCA.
Question :
1. Which one is more suitable for me : Oracle9i Database Administrator or Oracle Certification Program?
From the flow to getting OCA , it is only pass min 2 exam that will do ? ex : 1z0-047 & 1z0-031?
2. It is recommend to attend the course or self study will do?
3. If i want to attend the course ,what is the fees ?
Appreciate to hear the comment from your all :)
Thanks.

1. Which one is more suitable for me : Oracle9i Database Administrator or Oracle Certification Program?
From the flow to getting OCA , it is only pass min 2 exam that will do ? ex : 1z0-047 & 1z0-031? Only you can answer that. If you are doing DBA work then the Database Admin OCA is a more appropriate target. If you are doing PL/SQL already then the programmer may be a good target.
The good news is for either direction you have to take one of the following examinations: 1z0-007 , 1z0-047 or 1z0-051. (1z0-001 is retired).
Of these my personal belief is 1z0-047 may be harder to study for (you cannot take online and training material may be harder to come by).
2. It is recommend to attend the course or self study will do?I expect Oracle will recommend you receive training from an authorized trainer. However most budgets have limitations. Instructor lead training is useful at some point, in fact often useful at any point, but you may need to choose the expensive instructor-led course(s) with care so they are most useful to you.
3. If i want to attend the course ,what is the fees ?
If you start from the Oracle Certication Program - View all certifications Page you can drill down the links from your chosen certification and drill down to the exams, course schedule and fees.
[http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=141]
If you select your country oracle will display the fees.
Appreciate to hear the comment from your all :)
Thanks.Also worth checking out the 2-day dba training and there is an associated exam (doesn't lead to a certification though).
[http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14196.pdf]
[http://www.oracle.com/technology/obe/2day_dba/index.html ]
[http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=41&p_org_id=1001&lang=US&p_exam_id=1Z0_041]
Training study and practice are more important than certification in my opinion.
Also checkout the annoncements/blog/faq sticky posts at the top of this forum (And avoid offers of unauthorized material and practice tests)
Edited by: bigdelboy on 05-Apr-2009 10:18

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