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Oracle divorcing Prometric

Whomsoever of us has been through the official Oracle Traning through the coveted Oracle University knows about Prometric. Prometric has long been the official training partner with Oracle for all of the Oracle courses offered through OU. But, this seems to be changing as Oracle sees its partnership with Prometric souring out.

Oracle has announced that starting September 25, 2009, Oracle courses will no longer be offered through Prometric. OU is believed to be already in discussions with a new testing vendor, who would move into Prometric’s shoes. This was let out by Paul Sorenson from Oracle, while the official Oracle announcement is expected shortly. The announcement, amongst others, is expected to include new registration steps for candidates after 25th September, 2009.

However, it seems Oracle still plans to allow candidates to continue using their existing Testing ID issued by Prometric. Also, the unexpired vouchers issued by Prometric are expected to be functional in the new system as well.

As an implication of going in for a new vendor, the Oracle Certification candidates will have to register on a new website, quite obviously. A new Web Account with the new Testing Vendor partner will thus be needed at the time of registration.

Oracle is expected to launch a replacement to the “Hands On Course Requirement Forms” in the form of “Course Submission” system on the new website. Forms already submitted will, however, continue to be processed by OU.
You can email to ocpreq_ww@oracle.com in case you have an outstanding form that needs attention of the Oracle University ASAP.

A 2-3 week delay in shipment of printed certificates is expected while maintenance is underway on Oracle Certification Database.

If you are still anxious about the whole thing, check out Paul Sorenson’s address for some Expected Questions regarding the same.

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