Re: Is Oracle DBA cerificate useless ?!!!!

Mick Rice wrote:

> Sybrand and other miss the point entirely, and I suspect deliberately.
> DBA certification is not intended, as far as I understand it, to prove
> that the holder can be a DBA for all seasons. It's intended to prove
> that the holder has a good grasp of the fundamental technicalities
> that are involved in the safe and efficient running of an Oracle
> Database. As I've posted here before, certification is also meant to
> show a certain willingness on the part of the holder to go through a
> learning process. No qualification, at whatever level you might care
> to mention, can give a guarantee to an employer about the other miriad
> of personal qualities that go to making up a good DBA. At least if an
> employer sees a candidate with certification they can to some degree
> be satisfied that the person is familiar with the technical details
> and satisfy themselves about candidates other qualities. Judging by
> some of the tetchy, cranky and rude replies posted to this group on a
> regular basis there seem to be plenty of DBA's around and 'surviving'
> who are far from a perfect fit for the job !

I don't disagree with what you have said. But at least in my experience it is a non-factor in considering someone for a DBA position. First ... we always insist on development experience. A developer with an OCP all the better. But the idea that you can get a certificate and be a competent DBA is just plain outside my realm of experience. (and the operative word here is competent).

Daniel A. Morgan Received on Tue Jun 12 2001 - 17:19:41 CDT