Hi. The OCM is a 2 day practical exam. You actually have to do things with the database. It's not a multiple choice exam like the other certifications. As a result, it actually proves you can use Oracle for the tested scenarios. The 2 day practical exam is very expensive. Added to this there is a requirement to attend two Oracle University courses, which means the the total cost is very high indeed. Of all the database certifications I think OCM is the most meaningful, but I refuse to pay that sort of money out of my own pocket. If an employer paid for me to do it that would be a different story. Cheers Tim... On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Guillermo Alan Bort <cicciuxdba@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Hi List, > > I know there is at least one OCM here so I think this question may be > answered. I certified OCA 10g back in 2007, OCP 10g in 2009 and am going to > certify OCP11g in February 2011. Other than going into other certification > paths, I understand that the next step would be OCM. The level of experience > and understanding required for OCA and OCP are fairly low (a couple of years > of experience and reading one of the certification guidebooks was more than > enough) My question goes now to Oracle Certified Master... what does this > certification entail? how is the exam? is it just a more complex version of > the OCA/OCP exam or are there actual questions to answer? Is there a > practical part of the exam? What are the focus points for OCM certification? > How has it affected your professional possibilities? > > Thanks in advance > Alan.- >