You can still say you're 9i OCP but once it expires it won't be visible on certview so if an employer asks for proof you can't unless you have a hard/local copy. At least that's how I interpret "You will lose access to your certificate and logo on CertView if your credential becomes inactive" Regards, Mike ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Ronan Merrick <merrickronan1@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: 10 October 2014 17:32 To: fuzzy.graybeard@xxxxxxxxx Cc: Oracle-L Freelists Subject: Re: New policy on Oracle Certifications I have to say I did not really get this. Are they saying that if you are a 9i OCP and call yourself an OCP you will not be able to do that anymore? I thought it goes without saying that your cert is tied to the version of the software you achieved it with. If I was going for a job I would always say 11g OCP. I hope to get the 12c OCP next year. I thought it was implied that continual certification was a given. On 9 Oct 2014 20:13, "Hans Forbrich" <fuzzy.graybeard@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:fuzzy.graybeard@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: FYI - from https://blogs.oracle.com/certification/entry/1055_01 "The Oracle Certification Program is implementing a recertification requirement for our Oracle Database Administration credentials." Just giving people a heads-up ... /Hans