I was really into the idea of doing the OCM but I can't justify the cost. If I worked for a company that would pay for it I'd think about it again.

The cost of the practical doesn't surprise me that much since it sounds like it's gonna be quite intensive. What really offends me is the mandatory courses. I'm sure there are lots of people who would learn nothing, or little, from these courses.

At least there aren't going to be loads of paper OCMS.

I think Julian's former company funded the whole OCM program by sending him on 1 million training courses. I'd be surprised if anyone at Oracle has been on more courses than him

Cheers