Re: Certification query

Howard J. Rogers wrote:

> Visit the Oracle University web site for starters
> (http://www.oracle.com/education/), since with 9i it is now compulsory to
> attend at least one instructor-led training course before you can become
> certified (self-study for the rest is fine). that page also has a link to
> page all about getting certified.
>
> When you attend your first course, ask lots and lots of questions of your
> instructor about how best to proceed, as well as about the subject matter
> in hand (but leave those questions to a convenient break!)
>
> Regards
> HJR
>
> "Patrick McCourt" <patrick_at_mccourt69.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:arjglg$c14$1_at_news5.svr.pol.co.uk...

>> Can anyone advise on the best route to becoming certified in Oracle
>> 8i/9i. Thanks.
>> Patrick.
>>
>>

Well, I can only give you my personal experience. I took all the ILT courses for the 8i cert, they were very good but mucho$$$ if you are paying your own way (my company picks up the tab for me). Having said that I could have done it by self taught methods, as the gap between my courses and when I took the exams was so large I had to basically go thru all the contents again anyway. It also helped that I am a DBA, so I got lots of hands-on practice in the meantime.

The suggestion to download 9i and install it on a PC is a good one, go to town on it and create some databases, develope backup routines, tuning etc.. and that will be a good start.

HTH Received on Tue Nov 26 2002 - 12:58:36 CST