Hi Nairaland users, please i need a professional advice on this, i intend to do a course on oracle, but the constrain here is that i don't know anything about programming and other related packages, will i be able to to make it? or better still which of the package am i suppose to do first that make me be one of the best oracle administrator if i go for the 3months oracle course.

It is advisable for Beginners to learn Oracle SQL and PL/SQL first.

However this link will take you through the Certification Requirements and Learning Paths you need to follow in which ever area you decide to specialize.

http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=47

best way is get oracle install on your window pc or unix workstation, get a book and practice. then go for exam.

if you already using oracle at work, get a book and go for exam

end-of-day, its your knowledge not cert that will count

babasin,

I agree with you. Nothing beats practical knowledge born out of trial and error. Especially for something as fussy as Oracle. It makes exams a breeze. Well said.

well ther are two types of people, conceptual and pratical,

i love the practical , fact is you can never get to parctical with oracle, not everything you see in sybex works as well when it comes to handling a real 10g database (RDBMS)

larry

@larryoncol

is there a Unix or Solaris user group in Abuja?

I would be visiting soon. It would be nice to set-up such. I have some books, cds, plus Solaris server which I could share with others who wants to learn Oracle/Solaris.