Hans Forbrich wrote:
> Richard wrote:
>
>
>>Has anybody got an opinion on the value of Oracle Certification in the UK?
>>I've read some messages describing it almost as a prerequisite for DBA
>>work.
>>Anybody have any other views? I understand that it's fairly expensive to
>>get the qualification now. Is it worthwhile?
>>
>>What happens if you fail an exam? Can you just keep resitting until you
>>pass, like a driving test?
>>
>>Also, what happens when new versions of Oracle are released? Is there an
>>upgrade exam? Do you need to pay for additional training courses before
>>sitting the exam?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Richard
>
>
> You will find this is a touchy topic here. There is an ongoing debate in
> comp.databases.oracle.misc and comp.databases.oracle.server around the
> _value_ of Oracle certification. You can see that debate in the archives,
> for example http://groups.google.com
>
> As Sybrand says, direct answers to your questions are available on the
> Oracle education site at http://education.oracle.com - there are several
> links from that page - easiest is the 'Certification' from the left hand
> menu.
The simple answer to the question is go to any of the on-line web sites
for finding work like www.dice.com, www.monster.com, www.hotjobs.com and
see what percentage of the available jobs ask for certification.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace 'x' with 'u' to respond)
Received on Mon Oct 11 2004 - 22:09:28 CDT
