Oracle Certifications can bring you the credibility on the job as an Oracle Professional. The Oracle certification focus on knowledge and skills of Oracle technologies, products and services. Oracle certification also shows you have the skills to manage a large-scale database or develop robust applications that are deployed enterprise-wide.
The follow are the current Oracle certification paths:
Database Administrator: responsible for administrative activities like installing database, taking backups, managing and fine-tuning performance over the network, and data recovery. They have the knowledge of basic architecture of the Oracle database.
- Oracle 10g Certified Associate, Professional and Master
- Oracle9i Certified Associate, Professional and Master
- OCP DBA Upgrade Paths
- Oracle8i Certified Professional (Retiring December 31, 2004)
Application Developer: responsible for developing applications on Oracle. They should have a good knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL, and developing Internet applications using Form Builder and Report Builder.
- Oracle9i PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate
- Oracle9i Forms Developer Certified Professional
- Oracle9i Forms Developer OCP Upgrade Path
- Oracle Forms Developer Certified Professional, Release 6/6i
Web Application Server Administrator
- Oracle9i Application Server Certified Associate
Related Terms: DBA, DataBase Administrator
Reference Links: http://education.oracle.com/: Oracle Certification Programs