Reg: Hands on Requirement for OCP Certification in 10G

Hai all,
I am called Prabhu Prashant.R I Live in India(in Chennai). I've passed OCA in 10G and waiting to attend OCP. I am preparing by myself. but you all know that Oracle is insisting to complete a Hands on Requirement Course for certification Purpose. My question is should I complete the course only from OU or can I complete that course in any of the Workforce Development Partner. If there are any one existing in India, learned people please provide me the name of them. I could not afford OU courses because It costs a Hefty.Please Help!!!!.

You can take a required course not only at Oracle University, but also from the Oracle Authorized Center.
See the details from the following links
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=112
http://www.oracle.com/global/in/education/maps/index.html

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