Certification
Overview
The
Oracle FWM Certification is the one credential that is especially
designed for individuals with strong foundation and who want to apply
the Oracle Forms Builder 11g for building applications driven towards
scalability and high performance. It is a credential designed for the
experienced candidates, who have additionally undergone the requisite
training.
Who can do this?
The
FWM Credential is one that is for the candidates whose foundation is
strong with respect to PL/SQL basics and SQL in particular, along
with the latest training and field experience. The aim of this
certification, as stated, is to make candidates proficient in
application building, especially that class of applications which
possess high scalability along with providing a high performance for
this user. The associated tag with it is the OCP, Oracle Fusion
Middleware 11g Forms Developer.
Benefits
The
various topics over which candidates gain proficiency on in this
credential include code reuse and design, GUI controls and how they
can be used to write triggers and also what all is needed and to be
done to troubleshoot applications. It helps them gain an edge in the
market as an FWM developer.
Prerequisites
Along
with possessing experience in the field and revenant training, a
candidate has to possess one prior certification, either the as a
Certified Associate PL/SQL Development by Oracle an OCP in Forms
Development.
Associated Exam
The
exam questions associated with this credential are all of the same
pattern, being multiple choice. Additionally, attaining a score of
atleast 70% is essential in order to pass it. The exam is known as
the Oracle Forms Developer Certified Essentials exam.
Recommendation
states that candidates also have attended the Oracle FWM 11g: Using
Oracle Forms for Application Building is essential.
Examination Overview
The
exam consisting of 90 questions and of 135 minutes, includes
questions from the following areas:
- Describe
the components of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
- Oracle's
Forms, Services & Developer
- Architectural
overview of the Services
- Describe
the course application
- Transaction
Processing
- Writing
Flexible Code
- Sharing
Objects and Code
A
more detailed list and explanation of the same is given by the Oracle
University. This examination tests their skills as well as the
expertise that they process in the development of applications which
are internet-centric. Apart from being a tool to gain more
credibility as a developer, this certification is also a way to gain
the requisite skills for becoming a more proficient developer.
Through the medium of this examination, candidate's skills in the
implementation and execution of this software are tested. What kind
of applications they can develop along with the efficiency of the
same is also analyzed through the medium of this paper. Oracle
recommends that the preparation approach followed for this be an
integrated one- meaning that it should be an equal mix of both
theoretical approach.
Once a candidate clears this exam, he'd find
his skill set to include an increased proficiency relative to all the
components that are there in the Developer Suite of the Oracle9i. He
would also be able to successfully customize the interface and
session of Forms Builder along with being fully aware of the run-time
environment that there is. Navigation of the various forms items as
well as creation of the same, noninput items and so on are also the
included skills developed through its preparation.
If a candidate's score is less than 70%, then he is declared failed
in it. The exam results for an Online Exam is available normally
within half an hour or 30 minutes of the commencement of the exam.
One who attains less than 70% has to, by the rules, wait for a period
of 14 days before retaking the same.
Certification
Validity
Candidates who
earn the credential continue to use it indefinitely, even when it is
no longer available to other candidates or has been upgraded to a
higher version.
Expert Review
-As
a developer, I have seen both sides of the certification- having it
and not having it. I was surprised at the difference the Oracle FWM
Developer credential made in my career, for it helped me not only get
a much better job and a higher position, the salary also got a
significant bump, but nothing was better than the skills it helped me
developed. Now as one of the best Fusion Middleware developers in my
firm, I couldn't have ever gotten this without the Oracle FWM
Developer credential, which worked like a charm.
Ramon
Ciurans, Apollo
Investment Corp
Mannheim,
Germany.