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		<title>Certification and Your Paycheck</title>
		<link>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/03/09/certification-and-your-paycheck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do people with a particular certification really earn? It&#8217;s one of the first things people want to know about certification &#8211; how it will affect their paycheck. Although every case is individual, affected by a variety of factors such as years of experience, geographic location, and industry, there is still enough certification-specific compensation information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Database Administration One of the Fastest Growing Occupations</title>
		<link>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/03/04/database-administration-one-of-the-fastest-growing-occupations/</link>
		<comments>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/03/04/database-administration-one-of-the-fastest-growing-occupations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harold Green</dc:creator>
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Hi Everyone,
There is an  interesting new article in Certification Magazine that reports that  database administrator is one of the fastest-growing occupations. It  also provides a good &#8216;day in the life of a DBA&#8217; narrative. If you are  either considering a career as a DBA or are seeking to move your career [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oracle Database 11g Certified Master (Full) Exam To Begin Mid-2010</title>
		<link>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/03/01/oracle-database-11g-certified-master-full-exam-to-begin-mid-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/03/01/oracle-database-11g-certified-master-full-exam-to-begin-mid-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harold Green</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exam News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Exams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Certification]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the new Oracle Database 11g Certified Master  Upgrade Exam (one-day practicum)  has been released, Oracle University is focusing on the development of  the more thorough two-day full OCM exam.
On December 7, 2009,  Oracle Certification released the [one-day] upgrade exam, which provides  a path for those already certified as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oracle Certification Profile: Harald van Breederode</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harold Green</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Certification]]></category>

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Oracle Certification interview with Harald van Breederode – Oracle Certified  Master (OCM) and instructor with Oracle University in The Netherlands.  Harald is part of the Oracle Certification exam development team and has  also co-authored several popular booklets with Joel Goodman on DBA  skillsets.
WATCH VIDEO
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		<title>Beta Testing Underway For &#8220;Oracle Database 11g Essentials for Implementers&#8221; Exam (1Z1-514)</title>
		<link>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/02/19/beta-testing-underway-for-oracle-database-11g-essentials-for-implementers-exam-1z1-514/</link>
		<comments>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/02/19/beta-testing-underway-for-oracle-database-11g-essentials-for-implementers-exam-1z1-514/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harold Green</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Certification]]></category>

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Beta testing is  underway for the new &#8220;Oracle Database 11g Essentials for Implementers&#8221; certification exam (1Z1-514). This exam is required to  earn the new Oracle Database 11g Certified Implementation Specialist  certification and can be taken at Pearson VUE Testing Centers worldwide.
The Oracle Database 11g Certified  Implementation Specialist certification endorses intermediate-level  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Brocade Beta Exam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Brocade Certified Layer 4-7 Engineer exam will be in beta from 2/12/2010 to 3/12/2010. The test has 190 questions and a 4-hour time limit.  To register go to the Brocade website and use promo code BCLE2010Beta. The exam number is 152-320.
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		<title>Now Live &#8211; &#8220;Oracle Certification Database 11g OCM (Upgrade)&#8221; Exam</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harold Green</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Oracle Certification Program is pleased to announce that the new Oracle Database 11g Certified Master Upgrade Exam (one-day practicum) has been released. This [one-day] upgrade exam provides a path for those already certified as OCM on Oracle Database 9i or 10g to upgrade their certification to Oracle Database 11g Certified Master.
SPECIAL NOTE:
Candidates upgrading their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Benefits of Oracle Certification &#8211; For Employers</title>
		<link>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/02/03/the-benefits-of-oracle-certification-for-employers/</link>
		<comments>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/02/03/the-benefits-of-oracle-certification-for-employers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harold Green</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this segment of a two-part video series, Joel Goodman &#8211; Global Team leader of the Oracle DBA certification exam development team &#8211; gives some great insight to Oracle&#8217;s philosophy to why certification is important to employers.

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		<title>CompTIA Rethinks, Redoes Recertification Plan</title>
		<link>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/01/27/comptia-rethinks-redoes-recertification-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/01/27/comptia-rethinks-redoes-recertification-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Martinez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After encountering a legion of outraged certified and soon-to-be certified individuals, which should have come as no surprise, CompTIA has backed off its plan to retroactively enact renewal requirements for CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ certification holders. Recertification will still be required – but not yet. For now, CompTIA says, “Regardless of when you became [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Adding a Recertification Requirement After the Fact Fair?</title>
		<link>http://gocertify.com/blog/2010/01/13/is-adding-a-recertification-requirement-after-the-fact-fair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Martinez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently CompTIA announced that three of its certifications will begin having recertification requirements.  Furthermore, the recertification policy doesn’t just apply to these certifications going forward, but also applies to those that have already been earned.  While the value of adding a recertification requirement going forward is hard to argue against, is it really [...]]]></description>
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