Of course, those of us who already have the OCP and want to be called a 'master' just need to take the 2 required courses and then the OCM exam.
When looking at the details, they just split the previous 5 exam OCP into two tiers, a 2 exam OCA, and a 2 exam OCP which has the OCA as a prerequisite. The Oracle Master was always available, but without a test -- it just required taking ILT courses. They just added a practicum exam to make the OCM cert. I can see your point about this being a 'money grab', but the only new item here is the OCM practicum exam -- everything else existed for 8 and 8i. -Joe At 07:05 AM 1/10/02 -0800, you wrote: >I'd say the cost is being raised. Look at the requirements for each. You >can't just take the OCM exam. No we would first have to get the >OCA. Whether or not we need the entry level cert we have to have >it. Then, and only then, can we take the OCP. Then and only then, can we >take the OCM and that is after we take these REQUIRED classes from Oracle >Ed. So someone the caliber of Steve Adams or Jared Still, has to spend >money in a class that they could probably teach from memory before they >can get certification and that is after getting 2 other certs that have no >value to them. Call me a cynic, but to me, this is nothing but a money grab. > > From the website: > >--To become an Oracle Associate, you must pass the exams required >-- for the Oracle Associate level of your selected job role. Typically, >--two exams are required; the first one can be taken via the Internet, >--while subsequent exams must be taken in a proctored environment. By >--completing your Oracle Associate, you are half-way toward achieving the >-- Oracle Certified Professional credential. > >--To become an Oracle Certified Professional, you must pass all required >exams >--in your selected job role, including those at the Associate level. > >--To become an Oracle Certified Master, you must first be an Oracle >--Certified Professional. Additionally, achieving your OCM credential >--requires attending two advanced level Oracle University courses from >--the list shown on this page as well as passing the OCM Practicum exam. > >--Chris > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 9:16 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >Subject: The OCP bar is being raised > >Anyone care to comment on the following, IMHO it's about time: >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >--- >Introducing two new levels of Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Achievement > >A recent *IDC report on IT Education and Training Services quoted database >professionals and network engineers as the fastest-growing areas of >Professional >Certification. And in an October survey from *crn.com on Certification, >58% of >respondents said that it is very difficult to find qualified Oracle Certified >Professionals-Database Administrators. > >To meet this demand, we have recently introduced two new levels of >professional >achievement to DBAs (and soon to be released to Application and Java >Developers >worldwide): > >The Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) -- an entry-level Oracle qualification >requiring successful completion of two exams. >The Oracle Certified Master (OCM) -- an advanced qualification for Oracle >Certified Professionals (OCP), that requires students to take a practicum >exam >on-sitee at an Oracle University education center. >Visit ><http://www.oracle.com/education/certification/news/index.html?certlevels.html>http://www.oracle.com/education/certification/news/index.html?certlevels.html > > >for more information > >IDC, IT Education and Training, Sept 2001 >crn.com, Certification: What's Hot, What's Not, Oct 2001 >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >----- >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: ><http://www.orafaq.com>http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 >San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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