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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
"Excellent training and facilities."
Andrea Ingham, Prior Analytics Ltd.
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"Accelerated learning was the best way of getting trained and certified as you are fully immersed for the whole length of the course."
Christopher Frith, Landmarc Support Services Ltd.
Microsoft MCTS .NET - Web Applications (7 Days) (23/6/2008 to 29/6/2008)
"Firebrand offered me a great method of training with good assurance of passing the exams. The course was outstanding and the trainer has to be the best I have ever experienced. His knowledge and expertise was unbelievable and this made him the perfect trainer. I would definately come back here again for future courses. The food and hospitality was excellent."
Chris Roche, Unemployed.
PRINCE2 Foundation/Practitioner (5 Days) (7/7/2008 to 11/7/2008)
"Excellent trainer, with more than a willing ability to ensure all questions were answered and very flexible in her approach to those of differing abilities."
Ken Weston, TSG Ltd.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV (6 Days) (28/7/2008 to 2/8/2008)
"Definitely a good way to accelerate learning. The instructor was able to aid understanding of several topics that I had struggled to grasp from reading reference books."
NP, NHS Supply Chain.
Microsoft MCSE 2003 Certification (14 Days) (21/7/2008 to 3/8/2008)
"My instructor has created a new breed of experts and champions. He has maintained a full 100% pass rate on both courses of this dual certification. His dedication to my education and passing cannot be doubted."
JDV, Capgemini UK Plc.
Microsoft SharePoint Developer (Dual MCTS) Certification (5 Days) (4/8/2008 to 8/8/2008)
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Cisco CCNA Certification (6 Days) (28/7/2008 to 2/8/2008)
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SJ, Myself.
Cisco CCNA Certification (6 Days) (16/6/2008 to 21/6/2008)
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Ricardo Marshall, Capgemini.
Microsoft SharePoint Developer (Dual MCTS) Certification (5 Days) (23/6/2008 to 27/6/2008)
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Stephen Spence
Director - Contact Centre Sense Ltd."
Stephen Spence, myself.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 (8 Days) (20/7/2008 to 27/7/2008)
"Very friendly, felt comfortable from day 1, almost part of the team."
Chris Barker, dabs.com.
Microsoft Dynamics AX Advanced Developer (4 Days) (26/6/2008 to 29/6/2008)
"Great, do not expect to sleep. when they said you eat, sleep and train in centre, that is exactly what they mean. It is tough but good."
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Microsoft MCSA Vista (9 Days) (23/6/2008 to 1/7/2008)
"Great, do not expect to sleep. when they said you eat, sleep and train in centre, that is exactly what they mean. It is tough but good."
David Wong, Royal Bank of Scotland.
Microsoft MCSA Vista (9 Days) (23/6/2008 to 1/7/2008)
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Cisco CCNA Certification (6 Days) (28/7/2008 to 2/8/2008)
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Moji Shahrooz, Institute Of Education London University.
Microsoft MCSE Vista Security+ Certification (14 Days) (26/5/2008 to 8/6/2008)
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Microsoft SharePoint Developer (Dual MCTS) Certification (5 Days) (23/6/2008 to 27/6/2008)
"Great, do not expect to sleep. when they said you eat, sleep and train in centre, that is exactly what they mean. It is tough but good."
David Wong, Royal Bank of Scotland.
Microsoft MCSA Vista (9 Days) (23/6/2008 to 1/7/2008)
"It was a well spent, long 4 days but worth it for the end result. I would definately come back again for future courses as you learn so much in such little time, wheres as self tutition is a long process and laboures. Where as here it is done in so little time."
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HB, unemployed.
CompTIA A+/Network+ Certification (7 Days) (30/6/2008 to 6/7/2008)
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Chris Hurst, Cable and wireless.
(ISC)2 CISSP Boot Camp (7 Days) (23/6/2008 to 29/6/2008)
"I came on this course to get a good grounding in networking but with the practical experience I badly needed and could not have possibly have got elsewhere. I certainly got that and more. The labs were excellent and worked! The instructor was extremely knowledgeable and approachable. I certainly got what would have taken me years to achieve done in one week. I had planned to spend the whole of next year just on the learning phase of the CCNA so to have the knowledge in one week is priceless. Many thanks."
SJ, Myself.
Cisco CCNA Certification (6 Days) (16/6/2008 to 21/6/2008)
"Results speak for themselves, I thought initailly that the pace and long days would cause me to fail through fatigue, but at some point it leveled out and all became clear. Total emmersion in the subject together with the commaradery of the other students made the whole experience a fulfilling and rewarding one."
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CompTIA A+/Network+ Certification (7 Days) (30/6/2008 to 6/7/2008)
"A boot camp is never going to be easy but having a great lecturer with real world experience and advice is invaluable. It is also a benifit to have all meals provided and scheduled into the day so that you can concerntrate entirely on the course. The people I met on the course were great and have kept in touch with them. To ensure sucesses make sure you do some proper study beforehand but at minimum what you get sent. I did hardly any and still passed but I am sure I would have got more out of it had been able to schedule bit more work.
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Richard Whjght, TSG.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV (6 Days) (28/7/2008 to 2/8/2008)
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(ISC)2 CISSP Boot Camp (7 Days) (14/7/2008 to 20/7/2008)
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ISACA CISM (4 Days) (2/6/2008 to 5/6/2008)
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Matthew Newitts, Newitt & Co Ltd.
Microsoft MCPD Web Developer Certification (9 Days) (4/8/2008 to 12/8/2008)
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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