Free OCI and Cloud Applications Certifications

In this special episode of the podcast, hosts Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham are joined by Rohit Rahi and Bill Lawson to talk about the free OCI training and certification being offered by Oracle University for a limited time.   Find out how you can choose from over 25 different Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Cloud Applications Business Process certifications and gain the knowledge and skills needed to boost your career.   Oracle MyLearn: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community Free Certification: https://education.oracle.com/oracle-oci-certification LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode.   ---------------------------------------------------------   Episode Transcript:   00;00;00;00 - 00;00;39;02 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we’ll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started. Hello and welcome to the Oracle University Podcast. I'm Lois Houston, Director of Product Innovation and Go to Market Programs with Oracle University, and with me is Nikita Abraham, Principal Technical Editor.   00;00;39;05 - 00;01;06;02 Hey there! We're very excited about today's episode, which will be all about the free training and certification being offered for a limited time by Oracle University. And we're so excited to welcome two of our OU product development leaders to talk with us about the free training and certificate that's available. Rohit Rahi and Bill Lawson are joining us today. If you've been listening to the podcast, you already know Rohit because he was our special guest last season.   00;01;06;04 - 00;01;29;22 Rohit is Vice President, OCI Global Delivery, and has extensive experience in the cloud space. Bill is the Senior Director of Cloud Applications Product Management. His team looks after the new content development for Oracle Cloud Applications. All the great training that helps you successfully implement and use our cloud apps—his team creates it. Thank you so much, Bill and Rohit, for being with us today.   00;01;29;24 - 00;01;59;14 We're really excited to talk with you both. So, to start, Rohit, can you tell us a little about the free certification promotion in general? So, we have had free OCI training for a while now and have just launched a free certification exam promotion worldwide beginning June 1st and continuing through August 31st. Each participant in the promotion will get free access to OCI and Cloud Applications Business Process training.   00;01;59;16 - 00;02;25;00 They will also get two free exam attempts that they can apply towards any exam in the promotion. And what's the benefit of getting this training and certification from Oracle? This free promotion will help you acquire in-demand critical skills in Oracle Cloud computing, database, security, AI/ML, and application business processes to boost your career and deepen your core expertise. All of this while eliminating the cost barrier for getting certified.   00;02;25;01 - 00;02;53;16 When we're talking about gaining access to training, is it strictly training content or are there any other resources that will be made available? Well, we have packed a lot into this promotion. You will get access to Oracle MyLearn, where you can book your exams and access a library of learning and exam preparation materials. MyLearn is our one-stop platform where you get access to the content, training content, skill checks, exam prep material, all of it.   00;02;53;22 - 00;03;24;05 You will also have access to brand-new hands-on performance exams for select OCI and Cloud Applications certifications that will really help showcase your hands-on knowledge in real-life scenarios. And then there's the Race to Certification challenge, where you can complete race criteria and win prizes during your certification journey. You can also access Oracle University Learning Community for collaboration and idea sharing to help you better prepare for your free certification exam.   00;03;24;07 - 00;03;50;01 Wow. There really is a lot to offer. Now, who is this training for? Can an absolute beginner take this training or do you need to be more experienced to take it. Also, are there any prerequisites to participate in the promotion? Anyone can take this training. We have learning paths from the beginner to advanced levels. You can start with the free foundations classes and certifications for OCI and Data Management.   00;03;50;08 - 00;04;22;12 If you already have some knowledge, familiarity, and experience with OCI, you might want to look at the learning paths and certifications for architects, cloud developers, DevOps engineers, security engineers, cloud operations, machine learning engineers, data analysts, and database admins. There is really a lot to choose from. 21 tech exams in total. And if you're interested in learning more about Oracle Cloud Applications, you could take advantage of the free business process training and certifications for HCM, Financials, Sales, Procurement, and Supply Chain.   00;04;22;19 - 00;04;45;23 These provide a great opportunity to learn more about business processes as defined by Oracle's modern best practices and how our cloud applications modernize these processes to make running businesses even better. These classes and certifications are for any experience level from the recent college grad to the seasoned professional who wants to learn more about Oracle Cloud Applications.   00;04;46;00 - 00;05;03;15 That's awesome. Let's say I want to get started and enroll for this promotion. How would I go about doing that? Well. Well, you could start by going to education.oracle.com. All the information you need to know is on this page, including the details about the free training, which exams are included, and the Race to Certification challenge.   00;05;03;18 - 00;05;28;15 Yeah, that's right, Bill. This is a really exciting challenge we are running as part of the promotion in which you can earn prizes as you complete your learning. Like you said, all the information is on education.oracle.com and we are really happy to offer this opportunity for you to not only learn and certify for free, but also win additional prizes along the way.   00;05;28;17 - 00;05;52;09 Wow, that's really cool. Prizes—an added bonus! I thought Oracle Cloud Infrastructure was already free, Rohit. So what's really new here? You're absolutely right, Niki. The training for OCI is free and has been free for a while now. What is new in this promotion is the opportunity to get certified for free.   00;05;52;11 - 00;06;14;06 Want to get the inside scoop on Oracle University? Head on over to the all-new Oracle University Learning Community. Attend exclusive events. Read up on the latest news. Get firsthand access to new products and stay up-to-date with upcoming certification opportunities. If you're already an Oracle MyLearn user, go to MyLearn to join the community. You will need to log in first.   00;06;14;08 - 00;06;26;21 If you've not yet accessed Oracle My Learn, visit mylearn.oracle.com and create an account to get started. Join the community today.   00;06;26;24 - 00;06;52;29 Welcome back. Bill, I want to ask you about Oracle Cloud Apps Business Process training. For anyone who doesn't already know, what are these business processes and what sort of training do we offer on this? As I mentioned earlier, MyLearn has business process training related to HCM, ERP Financials, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, and Sales. For example, for HCM, there are processes such as Recruit to Onboard, which is in the Applicant life cycle.   00;06;53;01 - 00;07;22;15 Think about it. You as an employee, you have maybe once been contacted by a company through recruiting activities. Companies require processes to reach out to and identify potential candidates and set up interviews. You receive a job offer, you accept it. And on day one, you begin your onboarding process into the new company as a new hire. In a modern business, this is driven by technology and managed by various job roles within an organization, including you as the applicant, to move through the process quickly and efficiently on your career journey with the new company.   00;07;22;17 - 00;07;43;20 Other business processes for HCM include Hire to Retire, Payroll to Payment. You know we all like to get compensated for the hard work we do, right? And Career Planning to Development. For Financials processes such as Invoice to Cash, Procure to Pay, and Budget to Report. Within Sales, we have processes that we cover Lead to Opportunity, Opportunity to Quote, Quota to Order, and Order to Close, only to mention a few.   00;07;43;25 - 00;08;09;26 The Business Process training focuses on how these processes are managed within Oracle Cloud Applications, how data and control flows between the processes, the various job roles responsible for the activities and tasks for these processes, and the inputs and outcomes for each of them. Our content is rich text based, has captivating imagery, concepts explained by experts, product demonstrations, and quizzes to reinforce what you have learned.   00;08;10;01 - 00;08;35;00 Who would benefit most from this training, Bill? This training and certifications are for anyone who wants to build strong foundational knowledge of Oracle Cloud Business Processes to use, implement, and test Oracle Cloud Applications. You can be a business process owner, a functional user, an implementation project team member, an implementer, or on the user acceptance testing teams within your company or even university students.   00;08;35;05 - 00;09;03;12 It's so great that we have this free training for OCI and Cloud Apps. So, Rohit, what certifications are available for OCI? There are the two always free certifications, Foundations Associate certifications, one for OCI and one for Database Management. So, these are always free. And then we have 19 other certifications. For these, you would use the two free exam attempts that are included in the promotion.   00;09;03;12 - 00;09;26;08 You can find a list of all the exams on education.oracle.com. And Bill, what certifications are included for the business process training? For the business process training, there are five associate-level exams included for HCM, Financials, Sales, Procurement, and Supply Chain Management. This free promotion sounds like a great opportunity to learn some new things and get certified.   00;09;26;11 - 00;09;44;00 Bill, how many free exams can I take as part of the promotion? Can I choose any certification exam to take for free? The promotion includes two exam credits. Once you register through the promo page, these will be added to your MyLearn account. You can take any of the 26 exams that are part of the promotion.   00;09;44;02 - 00;10;03;22 You do have to register on education.oracle.com to get these exam credits though. And of course, you can always take the two OCI foundations exam which are free anytime and you don't have to pay for these exams. Yes, you're right. Good point, Rohit. And what happens if I don't pass the exam? You can retake any exam.   00;10;03;25 - 00;10;22;26 You can use the two credits on any of the exams included in the promotion. You can take two different exams or use both on one exam if you need to take a retake. And if I need more attempts or want to take more exams? You can buy additional exam credits through MyLearn for any exam, including the ones not part of this promotion.   00;10;22;27 - 00;10;44;15 So, let's think positive here. I've taken the exam and passed. Will I receive a digital badge or certification? How can I share this accomplishment with others? Absolutely, Niki, you can. You will have access to a digital badge when you pass the exam. These are available to you on MyLearn and you can share on social media, etc. Where can I go if I have more questions about this?   00;10;44;17 - 00;11;03;13 The best place to go is education.oracle.com. You'll find all the answers, including an FAQ section there. I want to know more about the contest you spoke about earlier. What do I have to do to win prizes and what kind of prizes are there? The contest combines the challenge of learning new skills and the opportunity to win prizes.   00;11;03;16 - 00;11;25;00 There are three sectors like there are in a racetrack, and as you complete each sector, you'll win prizes. Right, and at the end of the first sector, you will earn a free exam attempt and a special badge in the Oracle University Learning Community. When you complete the second sector, you earn a second free exam attempt and another badge in the community.   00;11;25;00 - 00;11;47;03 And when you complete the third and the final sector, you get yet another free exam attempt, if you're counting, that's three in total, and another community badge. But you will also get some additional prizes for this top tier, such as you will get access to our premium OCI labs for three months. Hmm, that's a pretty sweet deal if you ask me.   00;11;47;03 - 00;12;06;23 Free certifications and training, and you can win prizes on top of that! You're so right, Bill. Well, gentlemen, this has been very enlightening. There are lots of opportunities to learn new things and get certified as well. Thank you so much for joining us today and sharing about the free training and certifications that are available. Yeah, we're really excited to share this with our listeners.   00;12;06;24 - 00;12;27;05 Yeah. Thank you both for having us. Yes, it's been great to be back on the podcast with you both. Thank you. Don't forget this is only for a limited time from June 1st to August 31st. So, if you're wanting to take advantage, visit education.oracle.com, that's education.oracle.com, today and register for the promotion.   00;12;27;05 - 00;12;49;07 Well, that's all the time we have for today. Thank you so much for joining us. Until next week, this is Nikita Abraham and Lois Houston signing off. That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. 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