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Changes To 10g OCA Certification

People planning to appear for  10g OCA Exam will be startled to find that they need to pass additional exam to get the certificate. Starting from December 1, 2008, in addition to the existing exam (Oracle Database 10g: Administration I (1Z0-042)), candidates are also required to pass any one of the four following Oracle SQL exams to earn the certification:

Introduction to Oracle: SQL® and PL/SQL™ (1Z0-001) or,
Introduction to Oracle9i: SQL (1Z0-007) or,
Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals I (1Z1-051) or,
Oracle Database SQL Expert (1Z0-047)

People who have cleared the IZ0-042 exam before 30 Nov 2008 are not required to give the exam. Below is snapshot from Oracle website detailing new Certification Path. You can find the details here

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