Les, If you have the self-discipline, another option is to sign up for Oracle University's Professional Subscription. For $350/year, you can go through as many of the offered courses as you want, and OCP preparation is one of the options. The courses are self-paced and online, and each lesson has a practice session so you can try out what you learned. They also have an online forum for asking / answering questions about the courses.
Dennis Les Ayudo wrote: > School A (www.idtnetwork)which is offering the Oracle 9i cert will cost me > $3595 and does not include the tests. They told me they are an Oracle > University and they are the only ones (besides Oracle) that can give grant > Oracle 9i certs. Is this true? The classes they are offering are: > > 1Z0007 INTRO TO ORACLE 9I: SQL > 1Z0031 Oracle 9i Database: Fundamentals I > 1Z0032 Oracle 9i Database: Fundamentals II > 1Z0033 Oracle 9i Database: Performance Tuning > > School B (www.collegeofit.com) is offering Oracle 8i w/ an upgrade to 9i and > will cost me $4395 and does not include the tests. They're not an Oracle > Univ but told me after all of my training I will be 9i certified. According > to the other school, since this school is not an OU, they cannot grant me 9i > certification, but this school's rep told me they can. Whom should I > believe? > > The course classes are : > > 1Z0-001 Intro to Oracle > ......023 Architecture & admin > ...024 Perf & Tuning > ..25 Backup & Rec > ...026 Netw Admin > > What would you guys choose? > ----- Original Message ----- > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Les Ayudo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 7:50 AM > > > 9i will cost you more in the long run because you have to take 4 exams > > at $150 each plus a $3000 course to get OCP. > > > > 8i then upgrade to 9i will cost you less but requires you to take up > > to 6 exams at $150 each but no more $3000 course. > > > > -- > > Lyndon Tiu > > > > > > Quoting Les Ayudo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'm thinking of going to school to get Oracle certified. There are > > > 2 schools in my area that are offering Oracle certs but one offers > > > Oracle 8i courses w/ an upgrade to 9i, while the other offers all > > > 9i courses. If i go to the schools who offers 9i courses, would I > > > miss out on valuable 8i knowledge? Which school should I attend? > > > The courses will last about 7 or 8 months. Also, is this a good > > > "in demand" field to get into? What chances am I looking at to > > > getting hired as a newbie DBA once I graduate? > > > > > > I want to get into the Ecommerce side of Oracle (connecting DBs to > > > websites/portals?). Which certification/path should I be > > > following? Thanks in advance!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Les Ayudo > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Dennis Heisler INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
