Re: Newbie questions

Thank you Andrew,
I guess what I wanted to ask really is : I'm interrested in getting involved in Oracle and all that's related and they (Oracle) are offering the intensive 5 days course. What can I expect from such a course? Is there a better way to go about it?
Any input will be appreciated.
Regards.

Andrew Warford wrote:

> I agree that no one in their right mind would let some one with a one week
> class near a corporate database containing millions of dollars worth of data.
> However I got drafted with absolutely no experience or training to be in charge
> of such a database. They fired the previous fellow and pulled me off what I
> was qualified for to handle the database. It was scary. No one on site knew
> anything about it and I was supposed to figure it out without so much as a day
> of Oracle or SQL training. Of course they wouldn't have hired me off the
> street to do this. Its amaze that the whole thing didn't end in tears. It
> took 6 months before I could get any formal training.
>
> Oracle experts are so much in demand and in such short supply these days that
> anything could happen. Of course we did say anyone in their right mind...
>
> d_a_francis_at_yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>
> > Sad but true....... no one in their right mind will let you near a corporate
> > database containing millions of pounds/dollars worth of data with five days`
> > worth of experience .......
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > Sybrand Bakker wrote in message
> > <967271188.18956.0.pluto.d4ee154e_at_news.demon.nl>...
> > >You really think you can learn Oracle in 5 days!
> > >That's a good one. Reading and understanding the sql reference and pl/sql
> > >manuals alone willl take more than 5 days, and then you still have *no
> > >experience at all*
> > >
> > >Lol, lol, lol
> > >
> > >Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >"Charles" <Karaille_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > >news:39A7449C.CC1BB190_at_yahoo.com...
> > >> I planning on taking the 5 days "The Complete Course - Introduction to
> > >> Oracle:SQL & PL/SQL.
> > >> What can I expect after completing this course. What kind of jobs?
> > >> salary?
> > >> Thank you for any info.
> > >>
> > >
> > >
>
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  Received on Sun Aug 27 2000 - 10:18:06 CDT