Oracle Certification without attending classes

Hi All,
I am currently planning to pursue my OCA and OCP from oracle.
However, is it possible that I can only take the exam without attending classes at oracle and get the certificate.
Or is it mandatory for someone to attend classes at oracle or oracle training partners to take the exam and be eligible for certification?
Because, with my experience I dont think I need a training to attend the certification exam.
Any information regarding this would be truely helpful.

849151 wrote:
Hi All,
I am currently planning to pursue my OCA and OCP from oracle.
However, is it possible that I can only take the exam without attending classes at oracle and get the certificate.
Or is it mandatory for someone to attend classes at oracle or oracle training partners to take the exam and be eligible for certification?
Because, with my experience I dont think I need a training to attend the certification exam.
Any information regarding this would be truely helpful.Unfortunately you do not have the experience to relalize there are many different OCA and OCP certifications, and the requirements for them vary, and not indicating which one you are persuing perhaps is an indicator you need training after all ;)
More seriously, visit http://certification.oracle.com and locate your certification of desire and and drill down to indentify the pre-requisites for receiving that certifcation.
In essence you will not be able to avoid any certification pre-requisite training. For some (but not all) certifications there is a variety of training course options that will satisfy, and some training course will be not be related to course topics but may be for an advanced/follow-on topic that are suitable for thosewho are familiar with the topics of the advanced certifications.
Edited by: bigdelboy on 03-Jun-2012 08:48 ... Actually I just looks up your details .... if you are pursuing a PL/SQL OCP certification or some other on the development path the training is not mandatory; merely recommended.
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=155

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