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Oracle Changes Certification Requirements

Posted by michael on from the sheepskin dept.

micromoog writes "Oracle announced today that all new candidates for the Oracle Certified Professional certification must now pass an instructor-led course in addition to passing the four exams previously required. They claim demand from the industry for hands-on experience; however, this move will bring Oracle an extra $2000/class for physical classes, or $1500/class for online classes. Previously, someone with knowledge of Oracle could get certified for nothing more than the cost of the four exams ($500 total). There was no warning or grace period. This seems to me like a simple cash grab on a captive audience."

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  1. You have got to be kidding. by Neck_of_the_Woods · · Score: 2, Interesting


    Take the number of exams times the number of people that get cets. It is a drop in the bucket. I would even guess that the total gross, no net, of this will be less than one oracle install and licence for a 4 processor machine.

    Money grab please...I think it is more about making sure it is not a book worm that has the cert and that they have "proven" hands on exp with the program. Sometimes I think Slashdot is nothing more than on big troll fest by the editors....you got me.

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  2. Find other alternatives by powerlifter · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I cannot find real reasons to recommend Oracle any more. I work with more and more applications that run better under Postgres or mysql than with Oracle. The only thing propping these guys up are other for-$$$$ apps that only talk to the big O. I for one just reject them utterly.

    Lastly, given the unadulterated abuse and torture they've put SQL through, I've given up on them. They are no longer an SQL database.

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