Specialization Competency Readiness Oracle Certification Program Beta Exams. Current as of July 23, 2010 If the Specialization is active on the OPN Portal, the name contains the link to the appropriate Knowledge Zone. The dates are refering to Oracle's Fiscal Year: FY11 - Q1 = June 1, 2010 thru August 31, 2010 FY12 - Q1 = June 1, 2011 thru August 31, 2011 FY11 - Q2 = September 1, 2010 thru November 30, 2010 FY12 - Q2 = September 1, 2011 thru November 30, 2011 FY11 - Q3 = December 1, 2010 thru February 28, 2011 FY12 - Q3 = December 1, 2011 thru February 28, 2012 FY11 - Q4 = March 1, 2011 thru May 31, 2011. FY12 - Q4 = March 1, 2012 thru May 31, 2012. The Specialization Competency Readiness lists all the Specializations launched and planned that are/will be part of the OPN Specialized program. The Specializations aim to cover the broad range of Oracle’s technology and applications products including those recently acquired. The list is regularly reviewed and aligned with the priorities as expressed by our customers, our partners, and Oracle subject matter experts. The Specializations' curriculum and accreditations are being developed by Oracle experts using a rigorous instructional design methodology to qualify partners’ skills in four roles: Sales, PreSales, Support, and Implementation . Every new released Oracle Certification goes through a beta cycle, an evaluation process to ensure that partners are taking relevant certification. Passing a beta exam is the same as passing a production exam. For more details on beta exams, please visit: The expected availability of each element of the competency criteria is given by the quarters in the cells below. As dates are confirmed they will be added to this guide. These plans are subject to change at Oracle's sole discretion.
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Specialization Competency Readiness
Oracle Certification Program Beta Exams.
Current as of July 23, 2010
If the Specialization is active on the OPN Portal, the name contains the link to the appropriate Knowledge Zone.
The dates are refering to Oracle's Fiscal Year:
FY11 - Q1 = June 1, 2010 thru August 31, 2010 FY12 - Q1 = June 1, 2011 thru August 31, 2011
FY11 - Q2 = September 1, 2010 thru November 30, 2010 FY12 - Q2 = September 1, 2011 thru November 30, 2011
FY11 - Q3 = December 1, 2010 thru February 28, 2011 FY12 - Q3 = December 1, 2011 thru February 28, 2012
FY11 - Q4 = March 1, 2011 thru May 31, 2011. FY12 - Q4 = March 1, 2012 thru May 31, 2012.
The Specialization Competency Readiness lists all the Specializations launched and planned that are/will be part of the OPN Specialized program. The Specializations aim to
cover the broad range of Oracle’s technology and applications products including those recently acquired. The list is regularly reviewed and aligned with the priorities as
expressed by our customers, our partners, and Oracle subject matter experts.
The Specializations' curriculum and accreditations are being developed by Oracle experts using a rigorous instructional design methodology to qualify partners’ skills in four
roles: Sales, PreSales, Support, and Implementation .
Every new released Oracle Certification goes through a beta cycle, an evaluation process to ensure that partners are taking relevant certification. Passing a beta exam is the
same as passing a production exam. For more details on beta exams, please visit:
The expected availability of each element of the competency criteria is given by the quarters in the cells below. As dates are confirmed they will be added to this guide.
These plans are subject to change at Oracle's sole discretion.
The Specialization Competency Criteria is a quick reference to the available Specializations and the tests/exams that count towards meeting the competency criteria in joining the OPN Specialized program. The tests/exams are designed to qualify partners ‘skills in four roles: Sales, PreSales, Support, and Implementation.
Every new released Oracle Certification goes through a beta cycle, an evaluation process to ensure that partners are taking relevant certification. Passing a beta exam is the same as passing a production exam. Oracle Certification Beta Exams can be easily identified as their IDs begin with "1Z1", while Oracle Certification Production Exam IDs begin with "1Z0".
For more details on beta exams, please visit: Oracle Certification Program Beta Exams.
Oracle is actively building/developing new Specialist tests/exams and these will be added as soon as available. For the estimated time of delivery, please refer to the Specialization Competency Readiness part of this guide.
Current as of July 23, 2010
Database
Specialization Name Re
leas
e #
Sales Specialist Test /
Acceptable Sales Champion
(last acceptable date) # Sa
les
Spe
cial
ists
PreSales Specialist Test/
Acceptable PreSales Champion
(last acceptable date) # P
reSa
les
Spe
cial
ists
Support Specialist Test/
Acceptable Support Champion
(last acceptable date) # Su
pp
ort
Spe
cial
ists
Certified Implementation Specialist/
Acceptable Certified Exams
(last acceptable date) # C
ert
ifie
d
Spe
cial
ists
Oracle Database 11g Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z0-514) OR
Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate OR
Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Professional OR
Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Associate (Jul 15, 2010) OR
Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Professional (Jul 15, 2010)
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Data Warehousing Sales Specialist OR Data Warehousing PreSales Specialist OR Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Oracle Data Warehousing Sales Champion
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Data Warehousing PreSales Champion Assessment (Dec 2,
2009)
Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10gR5 Sales Specialist OR Oracle Enterprise Manager 10gR5 PreSales Specialist OR Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
The Sales, PreSales and select Support tests are non-proctored and earn an Oracle Sales/PreSales/Support Specialist credential. Select Support and Implementation exams are proctored and earn a Certified Implementation/Suport Specialist credential. This guide shows for each Specialization the available Oracle Specialist tests/exams as well as the acceptable Oracle Champion accreditations that count towards the competency
criteria for individual Specializations. Only a select number of Oracle Champion accreditations are acceptable for the new program and have to be earned prior to the launch of the Specialization(s) - see below the last acceptable date. Partners that make use of their champion accreditation(s) to receive credit towards Specialization have a 12-month grace period to attain the Specialist credentials.
Oracle Database 11g Oracle Database 11g Sales Specialist OR 2 Oracle Database 11g PreSales Specialist OR 2
Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation 10.1.3 Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation PreSales Specialist 2
Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Financial Management Certified Implementation Specialist: General Ledger (1Z0-516) OR
Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Financial Management Certified Implementation Specialist: Payables (1Z0-517) OR
Oracle E-Business Suite Support Specialist OR Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1 Financial Management Certified Implementation Specialist: Receivables (1Z0-518) OR
Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Sales Champion Assessment Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Financials PreSales Champion Partner Smart: E-Business Suite Support Champion Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Financials Certified Expert Consultant, Payables OR
Partner Smart: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Partner Support
Champion Assessment (Dec 2, 2009)
Business Intelligence Applications 7.9.5 Sales Specialist OR Business Intelligence Applications 7.9.5 PreSales Specialist OR Oracle General Support Specialist OR Oracle Business Intelligence Applications 7.9.6 for CRM Essentials (1Z1-524) OR
Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Sales Champion
Assessment (Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Business Intelligence PreSales Champion Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)Oracle Business Intelligence Applications 7.9.6 for ERP Essentials (1Z1-525)
Partner Smart: Hyperion Support Consultant Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle General Support Specialist OR
Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle General Support Specialist OR
Partner Smart: Oracle's General Support GLPs Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management Sales Specialist OR Oracle Enterprise Taxation Management PreSales Specialist OR Oracle General Support Specialist OR
Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub PreSales Specialist 2 1 Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR Oracle Enterprise Linux Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z0-402) OR
Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)Oracle Enterprise Linux Administrator Certified Associate
Oracle Technology Support Specialist OR
Partner Smart: Technology Support Champion Assessment
(Dec 2, 2009)
Sun Certified Network Administrator AND
Sun Certified Network Administrator for Solaris 10 OS (CX-310-
302) ANDSun Certified Network Administrator OR
Sun SPARC Enterprise Entry-Level and Midrange Servers
Support (IDO) SpecialistSun Certified Security Administrator (CX-310-303)
Sun Certified System Administrator AND
Sun Certified Network Administrator for Solaris 10 OS (CX-310-
302) ANDSun Certified Network Administrator 2
Sun SPARC Enterprise High-End Servers Support (IDO) Specialist Sun Certified Security Administrator (CX-310-303) 2
Sun Certified System Administrator AND Sun Certified Network Administrator OR
Sun Certified Network Administrator for Solaris 10 OS (CX-310-
302) AND
Sun Chip Multithreading (CMT) Servers Support (IDO) Specialist Sun Certified Security Administrator (CX-310-303)
Industry
Specialization Name Industry Specialist Test # In
du
stry
Spe
cial
ists
Healthcare Healthcare Industry Specialists 5
Public Sector Public Sector Industry Specialist 5
2
Oracle Sun SPARC Enterprise Entry-Level and
Midrange Servers
Sun SPARC Enterprise Entry-Level, Midrange and High-End Sales
Specialist2
Sun SPARC Enterprise Entry-Level, Midrange, and High-End Server
PreSales Specialist2 1 2
Oracle Solaris Oracle Solaris Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Solaris PreSales Specialist 2 Oracle Solaris Support Specialist 2 Sun Certified System Administrator
1
Oracle Sun Chip Multithreading (CMT) Servers Oracle Sun Chip Multithreading (CMT) Servers Sales Specialist 1 Oracle Sun Chip Multithreading (CMT) Servers PreSales Specialist 2 1
Oracle Sun SPARC Enterprise High-End ServersSun SPARC Enterprise Entry-Level, Midrange and High-End Sales
Specialist4
Sun SPARC Enterprise Entry-Level, Midrange, and High-End Server
PreSales Specialist4
1
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Sales Specialist 2 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 PreSales Specialist 2 1 2
1 Oracle VM 2 for x86 Certified Implementation Specialist (1Z1-540) 2Oracle VM 2 Oracle VM 2 Sales Specialist 2 Oracle VM 2 PreSales Specialist 2