Oracle Certification

Now Live - "Oracle Certification Database 11g OCM (Upgrade)" Exam

2010-02-05T18:18:56Z

The Oracle Certification Program is pleased to announce that the new Oracle Database 11g Certified Master Upgrade Exam (one-day practicum) has been released. This [one-day] upgrade exam provides a path for those already certified as OCM on Oracle Database 9i or 10g to upgrade their certification to Oracle Database 11g Certified Master.

SPECIAL NOTE:
Candidates upgrading their OCM certification to 11g via this one-day upgrade exam do not need to first upgrade their OCP certification. You will instead be granted the 11g OCP certification along with the 11g OCM certification once you have passed the necessary OCM upgrade exam (and any additional required exams), and completed the Course Submission Form.

To see the new paths as well as FAQs, visit our Oracle Database 11g OCM Upgrade Exam announcement page.

QUICK LINKS:

New Exam Overview: Announcement
Certification Track: Oracle Database 11g Certified Master
Certification Exam: Oracle Database 11g Certified Master Upgrade Exam

The Benefits of Oracle Certification - For Employers

2010-02-03T15:37:37Z

In this segment of a two-part video series, Joel Goodman - Global Team leader of the Oracle DBA certification exam development team - gives some great insight to Oracle's philosophy to why certification is important to employers.

QUICK LINK:

VIDEO: Part 1: The Benefits of Oracle Certification - For Professionals

The Benefits of Oracle Certification - For Professionals

2010-01-29T19:07:29Z

QUICK LINK:

VIDEO: The Benefits of Oracle Certification - For Employers

Customer Service Requests via the Blog

2010-01-21T16:20:30Z

Hi Everyone,

We sure appreciate the comments that folks provide on the blog. Your comments and suggestions provide a lot for us to think about and consider. It also helps up identify areas where we need to communicate better or clarify our policies.

As a reminder, please do not post customer-service oriented posts to the blog. This is not the most efficient way to submit customer-service oriented questions or issues. Your best approach is to email our customer-service alias directly - ocpexam_ww@oracle.com with a detailed description of your issue or question. Also, please remember to visit the Oracle Certification Program Web Site for answers to many of your questions. Another good source for peer information is the OTN Certification Forum. Many answers to common questions can be found or posted there.

Thank you,

QUICK LINKS

Forum - OTN Technical Forum - Certification
Email Contact - Oracle Certification Customer Service
Web Site - Oracle Certification Program

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Oracle Exam Security Update

2010-01-20T01:39:16Z

Hi Everyone,

I've gotten a few questions related to exam security lately and wanted to discuss this briefly. The Oracle Certification Program is very concerned about cheaters, content theft, proxy testing and similar activities. These activities hurt the value of our credentials and hurt those who legitimately work to become certified. We are taking measures against such fraud and are implementing some new strategies this year which include several new back-end tools.

As you know, we recently switched to Pearson VUE for the delivery of our worldwide proctored exams, and one of the key components of that switch is Pearson's ability to help us detect cheaters and stop content theft. We are working closely with Pearson and will be taking advantage of some great new technology. I'll post additional information on the blog next week.

Some of our most recent security actions include:

Just last week, we instated a three-year ban on a candidate in Korea who accessed written notes during a test. The results of two exams were canceled as well.
We implemented a six-month ban on a candidate in the USA for attempting to access notes on his phone during the test.
We issued a formal written warning to a candidate for having notes outside of his bag (and potentially accessible) during the exam. As you can imagine, this candidate's future exam activities will now be closely monitored.

Additionally, we are investigating a group of candidates in Nigeria that may have attempted to falsify their score reports. If this is validated, we will be banning them for (at least) three years from participating in the Oracle Certification Program.

Look for additional related to security and cheating next week here on the Oracle Certification Blog.

Paul Sorensen,
Director, Oracle Certification

QUICK LINKS

Oracle's Fraudulent Activities Policy
Report a security issue: ocpfraud_ww@oracle.com
Previous posts related to cheating:

Oracle Certification Practice Exams

2009-12-18T19:26:01Z

Access, use, and get the most benefit out of Oracle Certification practice exams.

In this interview, we explore Self Test Software's practice exam library with John Shapiro - VP of Kaplan IT Learning. We also briefly discuss which exams are available, how to make the best use of these practice exams, and some good insights into braindumps.

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QUICK LINKS:

Self Test Software: Website
Oracle Certification Program: Website

OPN Launches New Oracle Partner Levels, "OPN Specialized"

2009-12-01T16:30:16Z

Considered to be most significant program evolution in over a decade, the Oracle Partner Network (OPN) unveiled its new OPN Specialized program today.

Specialization is a key focus of the new program, giving Oracle partners the opportunity to gain the differentiation and competitive edge needed to stand out in the marketplace. Specialization is achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success to be recognized by Oracle, and preferred by customers.

Partners wishing to obtain the high level benefits of the new Gold and Platinum partner levels must earn at least one specialization. Those partners who earn specialization in at least one area (and up to four areas) are eligible for entry to the Gold level, which allows access to the full spectrum of Oracle products. Those partners who obtain five or more specializations qualify for the elite Platinum partner program level, which is the highest partner program level offered by Oracle.

Oracle Certification candidates who provide their OPN Company ID number when registering for and successfully completing select Oracle Certification exams will - in addition to earning the base certification - also be awarded the Oracle Partner Network Certified Specialist designation for that area as well.

To learn more about these new OPN levels and specialization, visit the Oracle Partner Network (OPN) website. To view a list of certifications that qualify for the OPN Certified Specialist designation, visit OPN Certified Specialist Paths on the Oracle Certification Website.

QUICK LINKS

Oracle Partner Network (OPN): Website
OPN Certified Specialist: Certifications

NOW LIVE: Oracle Database 11g - Performance Tuning Exam (1Z0-054)

2009-11-30T20:46:34Z

The new “Oracle Database 11g: Performance Tuning” certification exam (1Z0-054) is now live, which is a single exam requirement for Oracle 11g DBA OCPs to earn the Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Certified Expert (OCE) certification.

This certification endorses those database administrators, support engineers, and technical consultants who have demonstrated their knowledge and skills using Oracle Database 11g automatic tuning features, including SQL Tuning Advisor, SQL Access Advisor, Automatic Workload Repository and Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor.

Candidates taking this exam at test centers will now receive their exam scores and pass/fail status immediately at the completion of their exam. Score reports have just been shipped to those candidates who participated in the beta period. If you participated in beta testing and did not yet receive your score report, please contact ocpexam_ww@oracle.com.

QUICK LINKS

Certification Track: Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Certified Expert (OCE)
Certification Exam: 1Z0-054 – Oracle Database 11g: Performance Tuning
Stay Up To Date: Oracle Certification Blog | Oracle Certification Website

Oracle Certification Tutorial: How Do I Get Authorized on CertView?

2009-11-19T16:01:41Z

As a follow up to our recent release of CertView, we are making a series of Oracle Certification Walk Thru tutorials available on the web.

Our first tutorial here - "How Do I Get 'Authorized' on CertView?" - shares how the CertView authorization process works when you first access CertView.

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ABOUT CERTVIEW

CertView is Oracle University’s Certification Program management system and gives you the ability to:

View your Oracle certification transcript and exam history
Download your authorized certification logos
Get an update on the status of your certification success kit, and
Send an official verification of your certification status to third parties on demand.

CertView is available at no charge to all Oracle certification candidates and certification holders worldwide, and can be accessed using your Oracle Single Sign On (SSO) account.

GET STARTED

Log in today and start taking advantage of this free new benefit of your Oracle certification. For help and/or questions, contact ocpexam_ww@oracle.com.

QUICK LINKS:

CertView: Access Now
Oracle Single Sign-In: Sign-In/Register
Feedback: Your Comments
Contact: Email
Oracle Certification Program: Website

The Benefits of Oracle Certification - For Professionals

2009-11-17T17:00:10Z

Oracle Certification Benefits: Part 1 - Benefits To Employers

2009-11-17T16:56:12Z

This week we are publishing a short two-part video series where Joel Goodman - Global Team leader of the Oracle DBA certification exam development team - gives some great insight to Oracle's philosophy to why certification is important to professionals and their employers.

Be sure and watch this blog post, as we'll be publishing a link to this free and helpful Oracle University video directly here.

(Video being published and uploaded)

New Online Tutorials for CertView

2009-11-17T08:17:33Z

As a follow up to our recent release of CertView, we are making a series of Oracle Certification "Walk Thru" mini-tutorials available on the web. We've just uploaded the first one and will soon be making many more available:

AVAILABLE NOW

How Do I Get “Authorized” on CertView?

COMING SOON

How Do I Obtain My Profile Data From Pearson VUE?
How Do I Get an Oracle Single-Sign-On (SSO) Account?
How Do I Create My Initial Web Account at Pearson VUE?
How Do I Issue a Third-Party Certification Verification in CertView?
How Do I Access and Download My Logo(s) in CertView?

ABOUT CERTVIEW

CertView is Oracle University’s Certification Program management system, and gives you the ability to:

View your Oracle certification transcript and exam history
Download your authorized certification logos
Get an update on the status of your certification success kit, and
Send an official verification of your certification status to third parties on demand.

CertView is available at no charge to all Oracle certification candidates and certification holders worldwide, and can be accessed using your Oracle Single Sign On (SSO) account.

GET STARTED

Log in today and start taking advantage of this free new benefit of your Oracle certification. You can also share your first impressions of CertView with us on our quick survey. For help and/or questions, contact ocpexam_ww@oracle.com.

QUICK LINKS:

CertView: Access Now
Oracle Single Sign-In: Sign-In/Register
Feedback: Your Comments
Contact: Email
Oracle Certification Program: Website

Oracle Certification Profile: OCM Frédéric Beaubois

2009-10-26T19:42:40Z

Although we set the bar high in our evaluation of candidates for Oracle Certification, we also hope to enable you with the tools necessary to earn our various certifications. And as many of you know, our "Oracle Certified Master" (OCM) certification is far from being an 'easy' certification to attain. In our recent chat with Oracle Certified Master Frédéric Beaubois, we learn some good helpful insights that he shares about how he went about earning this challenging certification.

As always - we welcome your feedback and hope that you find this and similar content to be personally valuable!

Update: Oracle Certification at OpenWorld 2009

2009-10-09T17:08:19Z

Oracle OpenWorld 2009 is here!

October 11th through 15th is the annual ‘All Things Oracle event’ at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Several of us from the Oracle Certification team are there with the OCP lounge, as well as two sessions on Oracle Certification.

Something new this year: if you’re Oracle certified at any of our levels - you now have access to the OCP Lounge.

OCP Lounge

This is the first year all Oracle Certification holders are invited to the Oracle Certification Program (OCP) lounge. So whether you hold a Master, Professional, Expert, or Associate Oracle certification, you are welcome to mingle and network with other Oracle certified OpenWorld attendees. The lounge provides an exclusive space for our most valued product experts and offers a relaxing environment, informal meeting place, and light snacks. Additionally, the lounge has an online lab with access to FREE Self Test Software Practice Exams.

And, if you are considering becoming Oracle Certified, or want to upgrade your certification, Oracle Certification Program staff are available outside the lounge area to answer all your questions.

Where:

Moscone South Mezzanine, Room 250

When:

Monday, October 12 – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 13 - 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 14 - 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 15 - 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m

POWER SESSIONS

We will not be doing onsite testing or exam cram this year, however, we will continue to operate the Oracle Certification Program lounge in Moscone South (room 250), and we have added two certification-related Power Sessions.

Five Easy Steps to Earning an Oracle Certification

Harold Green – Wed Oct 14th (1:00p)

Oracle Certification is the #1 keyword search on oracle.com. We know that you are interested in what it takes to be certified. So attend this power session and learn everything you’ve always wanted to know about the Oracle Certification Program. In this 30-minute session, you’ll hear about each step of the path to certification—from preparation and training to exams and the application process. Get details about the training curricula recommended for more than 60 Oracle technology certifications as well as about the benefits and perks of becoming certified. Oracle certification holders around the world enjoy job satisfaction, professional advancement, and higher salaries. Find out how you can join this exclusive community.

Session ID: S307662

Achieving Oracle Certification: Tips and Advice from an Oracle Certified Master”

Jay Norton – Wed Oct 14th (1:45p)

Prepare for your Oracle Certification credential by joining a lively session with Oracle University instructor, training manager, and Oracle Certified Master (OCM) Jay Norton. Get practical suggestions and tips, ask questions, and hear Jay’s advice about the latest Oracle technology updates. In this 30-minute session, Norton also explains the benefits and perks of becoming certified. Certified professionals around the world enjoy job satisfaction, professional advancement, increased salaries, and the prestige of joining an elite group of technology experts. Oracle University offers more than 60 independent credentials across database, middleware, applications, industries, and Linux. Find out how you can join this exclusive community.

Session ID: S307661

QUICK LINKS:

Main Event Site: Oracle OpenWorld 2009
Follow us on Twitter: @OracleCert

Oracle Certification E-Magazine: September 2009 Edition

2009-09-30T22:28:08Z

The September 2009 edition of the Oracle Certification E-Magazine is now online.

Get the latest certification track updates, program news, and details on new Oracle certifications, upgrades, and beta testing.

IN THIS EDITION:

New Video Series from Joel Goodman: “The Benefits of Oracle Certification”
Oracle Selects New Certification Exam Delivery Vendor
Oracle Certification at Oracle OpenWorld 2009
Take Certification Magazine's 2009 IT Industry Salary Survey
Beta Testing Ends For “Oracle Database 11g: Performance Tuning” Exam (1Z1-054)
Oracle Retires “Managing Oracle9i on Linux” Special Accreditation
New Certification Soon To Be Live: Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Professional (OCP)
Two Exams To Retire for Oracle 8 and 8i DBA Certification Tracks
Beta Testing Ends for “Program with PL/SQL” Certification Exam (1Z1-144)
New Certification Soon To Be Live: Oracle E-Business Suite R12 System Administrator Certified Expert (OCE)

QUICK LINKS:

Oracle Certification E-Magazine: September 2009 Edition
Oracle Certification E-Magazine: Archives
Oracle Certification E-Magazine: Subscribe