I’ve decided to write about how I’ve got my OCP 11g certification. Why? It’s not always clear that the step order indicated by the official Oracle Certification pages is not mandatory, and that it can be changed to better fit your needs.
What the Certification pages states
According to the page, you should go through the steps in the following order:
- Pass the exams 1Z0-051 and 1Z0-052 to get the OCA
- Complete an approved course
- Pass the 1Z0-053 exam
- Complete the course submission form
- Get the OCP certification
What you can do
Actually, you can go through the steps in any order, and get your result when all the required steps have been completed
My goal was to achieve the OCP certification first and then get the OCE Performance and Tuning. Since I was longtime and largely prepared for the OCP, I’ve decided to change my path as follows:
- Pass the exams 1Z0-051 and 1Z0-052 to get the OCA
- Pass the exams 1Z0-053
- Get the training on Perf&Tuning (Training On Demand also works, and the course counts toward the OCP since it is included in the list of courses available for the OCM).
- Concurrently, I’ve submitted by form for the OCP and passed the exam 1Z0-054 for the OCE, achieving 2 certifications in few days.
By doing it this way, I’ve been able to get the Perf&Tuning exam just after the specific training.
For any question, just contact the Oracle University, they will clarify any doubt about the possible paths.
Note: the P&T training I’ve taken is no more valid for the OCM path since I’ve already submitted it for the OCP. If you plan to do the same you’ll need TWO additional trainings in order to get the OCM.
Hope it helps
Ludovico
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Respected Sir
I want to be OCP what is the criteria of that and it is free.
Muhammad, The information about the OCP exam is here:
https://education.oracle.com/oracle-database-administration-2019-certified-professional/trackp_DB19COCP
does it mandatory to complete the training also in order to complete OCP ?
Rajesh, that was the case a few years ago. With OCP 2019, there’s no need for that: https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/dc/ww-ou-5297-database2019-faq-3.pdf
HTH
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Ludovico
good advice thx ludovico
If I attend only 1z0-051 exam then can I get e-certificate for 1z0-051 or any thing will issue by oracle university?
Hi Shivam, sadly, exam 1z0-051 alone does not give any official certification. Note also that 1z0-061 is the new version for 12c.
Great post Ludovico. I’ll do the same, but I’ll take the SQL Tuning 11gr2 Workshop course to validate the OCP and take the 1Z0-117 exam to achieve the SQL Tuning OCE. Very much thank you, it helped a lot.
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