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Oracle Oracle Certified Associate (OCA)
A Firebrand Training
4
Day Course
Oracle Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) - Overview
The goal of this four-day accelerated course is to provide IT professionals with the advanced knowledge and skills necessary to administer the world's leading database systems and applications. This is a performance-based course designed upon the job-related tasks an advanced professional must perform using new or modified features in the Oracle systems.
Firebrand Training's Program for Oracle 10g DBA Certified Associate Certification affords students the ability to live, learn, and take the vendor exams on-site at our education centres throughout the UK and Europe. Our program is delivered in a distraction-free, immersed environment with on-site accommodations - utilising a curriculum adapted specifically for accelerated learning.
Our instructors are seasoned industry professionals (ranging from renowned authors to senior information technology consultants) with extensive real-world knowledge that is effectively relayed throughout our Oracle Training Camps. The program instructor shall be available at all times to provide individual and group attention, lead lab exercises and practice sessions, and ensure the students' success. Our attention to detail shows in our unsurpassed instruction and customer service, our classroom and testing facilities, and our individual and corporate success stories.
From the skilful crafting of our unique curriculum to our careful selection of courseware to every detail of your training comfort, Firebrand Training is the best way to obtain your Oracle Certification. Other training providers cannot match our commitment to quality instruction-led training and top-notch educational facilities.
Oracle Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) - Benefits
The demand for professionals in information technology (IT) is high and the competition for jobs is intense. Individuals, experienced or new to the profession, need to know what skills make them attractive to employers. Employers look for ways to distinguish employees and prospective employees that have the solid foundation of skills needed for effective performance.
The Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) Program helps the IT industry make these distinctions by establishing a standard of competence in specific job roles. An Oracle Certification is a valuable, industry-recognized credential that signifies a proven level of knowledge and ability.
Reasons for OCA certification include career advancement, personal improvement, skills enhancement, and higher salaries. According to Certification Magazine, http:/www.certmag.com, Oracle certified professionals earned 28% more money than the average IT certified professional. In addition, Computer Reseller News, http:/www.crn.com, cites that Oracle certified DBAs on average are paid 21% more than non-certified DBAs.
Benefits to the Technical Professional
The Oracle Certified Professional Program can give you a distinct advantage. An OCA Certification demonstrates that you have solid understanding of a job role and Oracle products used in that role. Being an Oracle Certified Professional can help raise your visibility and increase access to the industry’s most challenging opportunities.
OCA's have testified to the value of Oracle Certification
- 97% said they have benefited from certification
- 89% said they gained more confidence in their Oracle expertise after becoming certified
- 96% would recommend the program to a professional colleague*
Benefits to the IT Employer
The Oracle Certified Associate Program is also valuable to hiring managers who want to distinguish among candidates for critical IT positions. For companies that send employees through annual IT training, certification ensures a return on the training investment by validating the knowledge and understanding gained at training sessions. Companies can also combine certification with an employee development program to enhance employee loyalty and performance on the job.
Hiring certified professionals has a direct impact on a company’s bottom line, as these conclusions from a research study by International Data Corporation** suggest:
- Certified Professionals handled 40% more support calls per person, per day than uncertified staff
- Companies that advocated certification reported 49% less down-time than those that did not
- For the majority of companies surveyed, the savings from increased effectiveness paid the costs of certification in less than nine months
Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.
Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.
Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including
- Intensive group instruction
- One-on-one instruction attention
- Hands-on labs
- Lab partner and group exercises
- Question and answer drills
- Independent study
This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.
Oracle Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) - Curriculum
Firebrand Training has an aggressive educational schedule that thoroughly covers all essential elements necessary to become certified as an OCA:
- Database Components & Architecture
- Creating and controlling a Database
- Storage and Schema Objects
- Net Services
- Shared Server
- User Admin and Security
- Managing Data
- Consistency and concurrency
- Maintenance and performance Monitoring
- Database Backups
- Database Recovery
- Practical Exercises
- Exam 1Z0-042
Oracle Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) - Exam Track
Oracle 10g Administration I Exam number: 1Z0-042
Oracle Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) - What's Included
Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.
Our Certification Programs includes
- Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM Delivery
- Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software
- Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
- Examination vouchers *
- On site testing **
- All Meals; Unlimited Beverages, Snacks and Tea/Coffee
- Transportation to/from designated local railway stations
- Examination Passing Policy
Please note
- * Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2
- ** On site testing is not included in our ISACA, or ITIL Managers and Revision Certifications
Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.
Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.
Examination Passing Policy
Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.
Oracle Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) - Prerequisites
A candidate should have 6 months or more in Oracle and SQL database administration in an enterprise environment.
To achieve OCP certification, candidates are required to attend one instructor led training course from Oracle University.
Firebrand Training staff interview all potential students regarding their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and Firebrand Training toward accelerated training and certification.
Firebrand Training is an aggressive training environment. You must have an attitude aimed for success. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.
Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) Testimonials
"A well planned course, plenty of practise questions an excellent trainer. Fabulous surroundings - perfect for a residential course and getting away from home. "
Lauren Juggler, Self Employed.
PRINCE2 Foundation/Practitioner (5 Days) (9/6/2008 to 13/6/2008)
"An excellent experience. This environment suited my training needs exactly. The instructor knows his subject inside out. I would use Firebrand again. One tip - be prepared to put in the hours!"
Robert Anthoney, Self employed.
PRINCE2 Foundation/Practitioner (5 Days) (7/7/2008 to 11/7/2008)
"Excellent training in great location."
Clive Fisher, Direct marketing manager.
PRINCE2 Foundation/Practitioner (5 Days) (9/6/2008 to 13/6/2008)
"Be prepared and you will be rewarded. Nothing but learning here."
Matthew Newitts, Newitt & Co Ltd.
Microsoft MCPD Web Developer Certification (9 Days) (4/8/2008 to 12/8/2008)
"A better way to study than the traditional training centre experience."
Jeffrey Wood, Heath Lambert Group.
Microsoft SharePoint Developer (Dual MCTS) Certification (5 Days) (4/8/2008 to 8/8/2008)
"Kitchen staff were outstanding - food was brilliant."
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PRINCE2 Foundation/Practitioner (5 Days) (9/6/2008 to 13/6/2008)
"Great facility, one which promotes learning and supplies all the necessary comforts to allow you to concentrate on the curriculum."
Chris McKenna, Alternative networks PLC.
(ISC)2 CISSP Boot Camp (7 Days) (23/6/2008 to 29/6/2008)
"A tough course, so you really have to prepare. But provides a wide coverage of the domain."
EJ, Barclays Bank PLC.
Microsoft SharePoint Developer (Dual MCTS) Certification (5 Days) (4/8/2008 to 8/8/2008)
"Teacher was excellent!"
Stephen Barrett, Globescope.Org Ltd.
PRINCE2 Foundation/Practitioner (5 Days) (21/7/2008 to 25/7/2008)
"The food and evironment made this a great place to do the course. Also a great instructor meant that the long hours and hard work were easy to overcome."
MB, Dabs.com.
Microsoft Dynamics AX Foundation Developer (4 Days) (<--Please Select-->)
"Excellent. It delivers on its promises in a relaxed and ejoyable way."
SP, Elliott Penny Ltd.
PRINCE2 Foundation/Practitioner (5 Days) (9/6/2008 to 13/6/2008)
"I did not think it was possible to take in this amount of information so quickly but I was proved wrong, walking away qualified after 7 days!"
Gavin Dickie, Hilo-PSS Group.
CompTIA A+/Network+ Certification (7 Days) (30/6/2008 to 6/7/2008)
"CEH is a very intensive course with a wide spectrum of knowledge required. Firebrand will take you though this at high speed, in a quality environment and with excellent materials. To spare yourself some (very) late night reading during the course, and to build confidence for what is a fairly tough exam, I recommend getting in as much background reading as possible beforehand."
MM, allpay.net.
EC-Council CEH (5 Days) (23/6/2008 to 27/6/2008)
"Firebrand offers effective and skilled exam preparation for all ages, even mature students. The training in a quiet environment helps students rapidly increase their speed and ability to pass the exams. Focused learning and exam technique produces positive results."
JOHN BENSON, IT company in Brighton.
CompTIA A+ (4 Days) (28/7/2008 to 31/7/2008)
"The course gave me the confidence to apply my existing knowledge as well as the incredible amount I learned. I'd recommend Firebrand to anyone."
Gregory Cecil, RCS Inc.
Microsoft MCTS SQL Server 2005 (5 Days) (9/6/2008 to 13/6/2008)
"A better way to study than the traditional training centre experience."
Jeffrey Wood, Heath Lambert Group.
Microsoft SharePoint Developer (Dual MCTS) Certification (5 Days) (4/8/2008 to 8/8/2008)
"The instructor was very knowledgable and enthusiastic both about the curriculum and the real world implementation of the technology.
The training encourages a strong camraderie between the delegates which helps with the learning process."
Kevan Boitoult, Steria Services Ltd.
Microsoft MCSA Vista (9 Days) (18/8/2008 to 26/8/2008)
"If you want intense, effective training then this is the place to be! The great food and company help, too :-)"
TLR, ColArt Fine Art & Graphics.
Microsoft SharePoint Professional (Dual MCTS) (5 Days) (16/6/2008 to 20/6/2008)
"Excellent end to end."
Chris Hurst, Cable and wireless.
(ISC)2 CISSP Boot Camp (7 Days) (23/6/2008 to 29/6/2008)
"The CCNA 2007 is highly recommended and I could not have done this without Firebrand Training. Two exams and passed both. Very pleased with the training and overall experience.
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Chris Howden, Scottish Borders Council.
Cisco CCNA Certification (6 Days) (11/8/2008 to 16/8/2008)
"Its the third training I do here and was never disappointed. I changed my jobs and girlfriends more frequently. The camp improved, jobs and girfriends rarely do."
Marco Ermini, Vodafone Group Services GMBH.
ISACA CISA (3 Days) (9/6/2008 to 11/6/2008)
"Its a fantastic environment to spend some uniterrupted time studying a subject. You just cant get this oppertunity in the normal work place."
Martyn Bostock, Omnica Limited.
Microsoft Dynamics AX Foundation Developer (4 Days) (22/6/2008 to 25/6/2008)
"Learning via Firebrand trainging is indeed very immersive and certainly accelerated. If you need to know a topic and you need to know it now then Firebrand is definately the training provider you should choose.
It is not for the faint of heart... you have to sit an learn for the entire time you attend the camp... but that is an excellent way to get to know something quickly."
SD, Dolphin Music.
Microsoft MCTS .NET - Web and Windows Applications (9 Days) (14/7/2008 to 22/7/2008)
"I have just done the 6-day Nav course and although it was very intense.... Firebrand made my experience very enjoyable!"
Michael Chan, Arken Dispays.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV (6 Days) (28/7/2008 to 2/8/2008)
"The quickest route to certification and a good understanding of the subject."
TR, Consultant.
PRINCE2 Foundation/Practitioner (5 Days) (28/7/2008 to 1/8/2008)
"Very hard work and very rewarding."
Tom Jobe, Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance.
Microsoft MCTS SQL Server 2005 (5 Days) (21/7/2008 to 25/7/2008)
"Truly immersive, you start to live and breathe the course material, thinking of nothing else, not communicating with the outside and not having a care in the worls outside of CISSP. Sets you up perfectly for the 6 hour exam."
Neil Ginns, nCipher.
(ISC)2 CISSP Boot Camp (7 Days) (14/7/2008 to 20/7/2008)
"Our CEH instructor was very impressive (and scary with the amount he knew). An excellent course...."
Ben Keeley, CSC.
EC-Council CEH (5 Days) (18/8/2008 to 22/8/2008)
"An excellent course. The pacing was just right, with several long days of lectures, but with time always being made available for additional reading and lab work, which is essential on a course like this. Despite not completing all the exams yet (I decided to defer the Windows 2008 exams in order to get some more hands on experience with some of the areas I had previously had little exposure to), I will leave the course with a lot more confidence and knowledge than when I came. With a little bit more self study I should be able to successfully complete the exams.
The instructor was excellent and made the course very enjoyable. He had vast amounts of real world experience which is always invaluable and was more than happy to elaborate on any questions raised.
The whole team at Firebrand were friendly and made the whole prospect of being away from home for 2 weeks much easier than I had anticipated. The food was also varied and of a very high quality.
Despite being very apprehensive about attending the course beforehand, I would not hesitate to recommend Firebrand as an effective training solution, and I hope to return to do additional courses in the future!"
Michael Dutton, CP Kelco UK Ltd.
Microsoft MCITP Enterprise Administrator (13 Days) (14/7/2008 to 26/7/2008)
"An elightening experience...
gained knowledge, experience, insight, clarity and probably a little weight..."
Jonathan Dunn, Impellam Group plc (formerly Carlisle Group plc).
Microsoft MCTS .NET - Web Applications (7 Days) (14/7/2008 to 20/7/2008)
Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) Course Dates
Start |
End |
Availability |
Register |
|---|---|---|---|
28/7/2008 |
31/7/2008 |
Finished |
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8/9/2008 |
11/9/2008 |
Limited availability |
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20/10/2008 |
23/10/2008 |
Seats open |
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