7/17/2002 -- Oracle recently gave candidates of its OCP DBA 9i title a short reprieve from its newly announced training requirements.

When Oracle introduced the mandatory training policy one month ago, the company said it was effective immediately for anyone who had yet to pass a 9i exam. Recently, however, Oracle pushed the deadline back.

"In order to allow candidates more time to adapt to the new requirement, Oracle University has extended the Oracle 9i DBA Certified Professional credential course requirement deadline to September 1, 2002," its Web site now states.

Candidates can avoid the requirement by passing their first 9i exam before the above deadline. Anyone upgrading their DBA certification from version 7.3 or later is exempt from the requirement.

A list of online and classroom instructor-led courses that meet the requirement can be found here.

For more information on this announcement, click here. - B.N.