Re: When will OCP DBA 9i New Features Upgrade exam expire

chse30_at_hotmail.com (Christian Svensson) wrote in message news:<ccc2a7eb.0409080045.677bd337_at_posting.google.com>...
> Hi all,
>
> I am having trouble finding when the "Exam #1Z0-030 Oracle9i Database:
> New Features for Administrators" will expire.
>
> I have 2 tests to finish before I become an Oracle 8i DBA OCP (I know
> that this track will be expired 31 Dec).
>
> But if I thereafter wants to be Oracle 9i DBA OCP, when is the
> deadline for taking the upgrade exam ? I guess that this will be when
> the overall 9i track will be expired but dont know for sure.
>
> Sorry if its a "stupid" question, but if I must take the 9i upgrade
> exam before this year ends I have to increase the studying.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Cheers !
>
> Christian

Not a stupid question. They will keep it on for some period of time after the 10G is announced, which will be Q4 2004 if the study guide spam is to be believed. Their policy is to announce exam retirements six months beforehand. You can upgrade directly from 7, 8 and 8i OCP.  Available now if http://www.oracle.com/education/certification/dba_upgrade.html is to be believed. (My reading of this is the single test upgrade from 10g OCA is available soon, but upgrade from OCP is available now.  And mo' money, mo' money, mo' money for special accreditations maybe sometime if they feel up to it.) But I really don't know and have been steered wrong in the past by calling and asking Oracle Education.

I expect it will be some time before 9.2 is desupported, and by extension, OCP testing.

jg

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