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

The main problem with certification is that, yes you do know the manuals and can pass the test, but can you really do the job? In addition, many shops have vastly different requirements.

For example, in our shop, we also support very large mainframe databases, so our work is based on that system. Soemone else installs and a different group monitors etc. So although I "know" how to install, don't ask me to do it or you'll have a complete disaster

Sam Talebbeik wrote:

> Folks,
>
> I have posted a couple of questions about getting Oracle DBA certification
> on this news group in the past few days.
>
> So far the feedback that I have gotten has been very negative. One person
> even commented that the DBA training and the exam questions have nothing
> to do with the "actual" DBA work and the Oracle shops really do not care who
> has and who does not have a certificate.
>
> I am completely confused and I need more comments from Oracle old timers
> particularly those with a certificate.
>
> Doesn't the certificate actually show that you have the "minimum"
> requirements for a DBA job ? I looked at the course material for the DBA
> and it looks very relevant (PL/SQL, Installation, Perf monitoring, Backup
> and recovery).
>
> Regards,
> Sam
  Received on Mon Jun 11 2001 - 17:59:25 CDT