Oracle certification knowledge

Hi All,
I am working as an Oracle DBA from last 8 months and planning to write Oracle Certification on 11g (OCA & OCP etc). please guide me What Is process and are there any books or Material available for this certification courses.
Thanks in advance.
-Hari

OracleNewbie828 wrote:
... this is mandatory to achieve your OCP credential because without attending at least one module's training from OU ... IF I may, this is really an unfortunate requirement:
1) I passed my OCA11g. Given the economic situations, my company is "dragging" its legs in sending me to the required training from OU because of the costs it involves.
2) Plus, OU hardly ever comes to my state (probably due to low demand). So, if my company were to send me to the training, it'll have to be out of state, which means more expenses. Which unfortunately also means lower chances of me ever making it to the training classes; and consequently, me ever getting my OCP certifications.
I haven't given up on Oracle or anything like that YET; because we're still using Oracle at my workplace. However, since we also use MSSQL (used for the 3rd party applications that doesn't connect to Oracle), I have moved on to prepare for my MSSQL 70-432 exams and will probably continue on with the MCDBA path.
Given the economic situations, it's damn hard for companies to cough up 3000 for the class and 1-2 k more for out of state travel to attend the class. I'm not at all happy with this requirement.There are two things that might help to cut costs, but they probably wont.
- (1) Remember online (LVC) courses will satisfy the requirement.
- (2) Some of the satisfying courses course are 3 day (though you probably shoudn't take most of these until you have passed your 1z0-053 or reached that standard) ... and these are cheaper.

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Oracle certification details

Hi All,
I am very much interested in pl/sql and I am working in support where I ll come across bit PL/SQL queries and I am also working on informatica(support and enhancement)
I am planning to do an oracle certification.Can anyone suggest me which certificate or course suits me.I have not written any exam earlier but i have attended training sessions on oracle 10g.
By seeing the list of courses I am in a confusion.So please suggest me
Thanks in advance.

985719 wrote:
Hi All,
I am very much interested in pl/sql and I am working in support where I ll come across bit PL/SQL queries and I am also working on informatica(support and enhancement)
I am planning to do an oracle certification.Can anyone suggest me which certificate or course suits me.I have not written any exam earlier but i have attended training sessions on oracle 10g.
By seeing the list of courses I am in a confusion.So please suggest me
Thanks in advance.From the information you have given the:
Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate ( http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=458&get_params=p_track_id:PLSQL )
Would seem to be a suitable target certification.
I would suggest this is best achieved via study for the 1z0-051 and 1z0-144 exams. In general most people would consider studying for 1z0-051 (SQL) first.
matthew ... who regularly posts here .... has a comprehensive set of certification safe certificaiton resources for these exam here: http://www.oraclecertificationprep.com/apex/f?p=OCPSG:Exams:0::NO::::
There is no mandatory training for this certification, but oracle do recommend certain courses if you need them. As you have a some SQL knowledge you might wish to purchase the book by Watson for 1z0-051 as a low cost introduction. Also browse the website at http://certification.oracle.com

Oracle certification courses for outsiders (not oracle employees)

Hi,
I am also planning to take some Oracle certification courses . I am not an employee of Oracle currently. When I searched for the courses and study material, the course material costs very high around 1200$ for Order mgmt self study CD-ROM.
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/show_desc.redirect?redir_type=36&p_url=%26p_search_category_id%3D65%26p_search_format%3D2
Can anyone please guide me on how outsiders can take the certifications, the study materials, other fee etc....I know its free for Oracle employees but what for us outsiders ? How can we do these ceritifications?
Please guide.
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spendem wrote:
Hi,
I am also planning to take some Oracle certification courses . I am not an employee of Oracle currently. When I searched for the courses and study material, the course material costs very high around 1200$ for Order mgmt self study CD-ROM.
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/show_desc.redirect?redir_type=36&p_url=%26p_search_category_id%3D65%26p_search_format%3D2
Can anyone please guide me on how outsiders can take the certifications, the study materials, other fee etc....I know its free for Oracle employees but what for us outsiders ? How can we do these ceritifications?
Please guide.
Thanks in Advance....Your only absolute mandatory expenditure is a the certification exam costs ... unless your particular certification objective also specifies a hands-on requirement.
I think you also need to frame your requirement as:
- ' I am planning to study the required level to take the certification exam(s) X and 'Y'.'
+-' - Relevant Oracle supplied self-study and CD ROMs seem currently outside of my budget'
- The 'free' and 'cheap' way to do it is by studying the appropriate official manuals. However a lot of people may find this too hard to work from these reference manuals.
--- There are some E-business books in the marketplace and to be published that may (or may noit) help, and I think some may be of poor quality.
- By the way I notice you have selected a course with pre-requisites. Either you have the required pre-requisite E-Business knowledge, or you dont.
--- If you do you'll find the manuals for your selected certification much easier,
--- if you dont there are some books in the marketplace (some probably bad, and some to be soon published), thoat may help in this respect.
- Sometimes there are third party suppliers/trainers who can help ... but the quality could be variable ..
If you think you've found cheap study material at a minimum check [www.certguard.com] to avoid unauthorised traning material.
Finally you could of course apply for employment at Oracle or for another employer who would pay for your training.

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I want to ask about Oracle Certification
is there a hard copy for certification of Oracle E-Business Suite 12 Financial Management Certified Implementation Specialist: Oracle Payables after pass the exam ??Not sure what do you mean by hard copy but all the details about this certification can be found at:
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=458&get_params=p_track_id:EBS12FMOP
http://www.oracle.com/partners/en/knowledge-zone/applications/oracle-e-business-suite/ebs-payables-exam-168625.html
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Can I get job after doing Oracle certification at this age?

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Can I get job after doing Oracle certification at this age?
Can you get a job if you become certified in Oracle? Certainly!
Will you get a job if you become certified in Oracle? Who knows?
Professional certifications are not magic wands. You cannot wave a certificate and cause employers to come running to hire you. Certifications can help you to learn some of the skills required to administer Oracle, or develop in Oracle, or use various Oracle software products. There are companies that need people with this knowledge. I have written a number of articles about the topic:
Oracle Certification Prep: What is Certification?
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Oracle Certification Prep: I know nothing about Oracle... but I want to be a DBA.
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How important is to have an Oracle Certification?

Hello,
I would like to have your opinion on
How important is to have an Oracle Certification?
Thank you.

I still think certification is more of a personal decision than a professional one.
Back in the day, it was pretty much only Novell who had a certification programme. Then companies like Oracle realized it was a good vehicle to sell more training. Imagine money being a motivating factor! Shock!
Since then, certification has gained more of a foot hold within our industry, but I agree with other posters that experience and working knowledge is far more important.
I started my Oracle DBA certification 'career' back in '99 with 7.3 and have become certified in every release since then, up to and including 10g. I will get my 11g too when the time comes. The reason I have done this is purely for personal satisfaction. Having been an Oracle DBA for some 18 years now, I cannot justify NOT doing the exams. If I really do know what I'm doing, then taking an exam shouldn't really be too much of an issue. Plus, studying for an exam forces me to get acquainted with all the new features which should make me a more knowledgeable DBA.
Having said that, I've interviewed certified DBAs and have found worrying gaps in their knowledge. Personally I don't think the DBA upgrade exams are that difficult. I always finish well within the time allowed and score in the 80% to 90%+ range every time. In fact, I completed my 7.3 to 8.0 upgrade exam in 22 minutes. No I'm not a genius so judge for yourself how difficult that exam was.
Over time certification may become more and more relevant as an initial screen, but DBAing is such a vast and complex area that no multiple choice exam can accurately assess your depth of knowledge.
One final point, I do think Oracle themselves de-values the DBA certification by offering two certifications in one exam. For example, 8i certified DBAs can get 10g certification by passing ONE exam. I think that's wrong. If you missed 9i, then you should be made to go back and get it first - no short cuts. Just my opinion.
So, bottom line. If you're relatively new to DBAing, then go get certified. It's something else to put on your resume and shows you got off your butt and worked for it. If you're an experienced DBA, what's your excuse for not doing it? Scared you'd fail? ;-)

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1Z0-051 Oracle Certification - OCA

Hi. I am in a fix and so need your help.
I am planning to give 1Z0-051 Oracle Certification exam(Oracle Database 11g- SQL fundamentals). However, I will be unable to give my 1Z0-052 exam(Oracle Database 11g- Administration-I) at this time. So, if I give only 1Z0-051 exam, then will it carry some weightage in my resume? Also, if I pass the 1Z0-051 exam, then how should I put it in my resume? That I am a Oracle Certified individual?

806538 wrote:
Hi. I am in a fix and so need your help.
I am planning to give 1Z0-051 Oracle Certification exam(Oracle Database 11g- SQL fundamentals). However, I will be unable to give my 1Z0-052 exam(Oracle Database 11g- Administration-I) at this time. So, if I give only 1Z0-051 exam, then will it carry some weightage in my resume? Also, if I pass the 1Z0-051 exam, then how should I put it in my resume? That I am a Oracle Certified individual?If you pass the 1z0-051 you may put that in your resumé.
(If you need proof of this copy the report from the test center ... you cannot really get from of this from Oracle. Certview will publish certifcations, not exam passes). If you take this online there is no proof it was you you actually took the exam).
However you are not Oracle certified and must not put that in your resume ... you may only put it in your resumé when you have proof from Oracle you have been awarded a Certification.
The weight of this exam pass, and indeed any exam pass or certification, can depend on the reader(s) of the resumé; and the nature of job you are applying for; and the strength of the other candidates for the job. Suppose an employer was looking for CV's for a DBA job. Assuming the HR/agencies let the CV's through they might get (in practice a higher number of DBA OCPs might be expected):
Person with a 1z0-051 pass and degree and no experience.
5 with 9i DBA OCP, most with MA degrees, with no experience
10g DBA OCA obtained 3 years ago with no experience.
Apparently experienced DBA with no formal qualifications and no degree.
Now the first and last candidates have a high probability of being what they say they are, but the first wuld be no good if an experienced DBA was needed. It would be necessary at interview to be careful to check the others had the experience level claimed due to certifications being obtained though cheating and fraud. Its also worth noting DBA OCA does not cover backups / restores in depth.
However if what was needed was someone to query database results as a result of some tests the first candidate might acutally be the most suitable .. assuming he has studied the 1z0-051 carefully. The 10g OCA might not have done SQL ... the experienced DBA might feel that was not a suitable job for him, and the 9i DBA OCPs may have rushed (or cheated) their way through 1z0-007 as quickly as possible and would not be interested / capablle of this work.
(Please note this article is biased against 9i DBA OCP ... at one point my understanding is there was a particularly high level of cheating/fraud against this certification and some poor training from some WDP institutions ... which is a pity for those achieving the certification through due work and good training).

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But I also doubt whether the question raised was clear enough for the person to be answered! - just my two cents ....Even if my question was not clear enough (which it was), i would expect someone applying for a senior position such as technical architect position to ask clarifying questions. My point from the beginning was, you absolutely are not qualified to become a technical architect with just a certification. Here is how the interview went
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Query regarding Oracle certification for Admin path

hi I have the below certifications under my belt :- 1. Oracle Certified PL/SQL Developer Associate 2. Oracle Certified PL/SQL Developer Professional I would like to give Oracle Database 11g administration Associate certification. For which I can see I need to give 1Z0-051 and 1Z0-052 exams. So my question is whther I need to give Z051 exam??Keeping in mind I have OCP level path cleared for PL/SQL developer track. Thanks in advance..

How can i get confirmation on this officially?
Go to the FAQ:
https://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=82
Search for 'SQL Fundamentals'. One of the questions will be: "How long can I use a passed exam to earn a certification? Do exam results expire?"
The answer is: "Exam results do not expire, but certifications retire, and this affects whether or not your older exam result will help you earn a certification.
If a specific exam meets a requirement in a current certification path, it does not matter when you passed the exam. For example, if you took SQL exam #1Z0-001 in 1997, you can still use it to meet the SQL requirement for a current Oracle Database certification."
If you don't trust that -- the forum moderator, Brandye, may come along in a day or so to confirm what I said. However, there is no doubt. The question comes up fairly often. For that matter, I wrote a blog post about it over a year ago (although this would still not be 'official', of course):
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