Re: Oracle DBA Training for Beginners

On 29/11/05, Jason Heinrich <jheinrich_at_pcci.edu> wrote:
> He may want to check out Learning Tree (www.learningtree.com). They have a
> training center in NYC. I've been to a few of their courses and have been
> pleased with the training. The instructors are professionals that are
> active in their field, and the classes are aimed at teaching you what you
> need to know for the job, rather than what you need to know to pass a test.
> I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just a satisfied customer.
>

I've been on a few Learning Tree courses (Oracle and UNIX) and generally found them to be good. There's a couple of downsides I've noted. They are definitely intro courses only, they'll give you a good grounding in the basics but still leave a lot you have to learn yourself. Nowhere near the level of detail you'd get from an Oracle University course (but then they're a fraction of the price). The other is that, in the UK at least but I believe elsewhere as well, for hands on courses it's two students per PC. The claim is that this helps the learning process as you can help each other out. My experience is more that by the end of the week I want to eviserate the other person.

Stephen

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