You should look for an authorised exam preparation system as part of your training package. Sometimes people can be thrown off course by practicing questions for their exams that don't come from official boards. Sometimes, the way questions are phrased can be completely unlike un-authorised versions and you should be prepared for this. Practice exams can be invaluable for confidence building - so when it comes to taking your actual exams, you don't get uptight.

Including exams with the course fee and offering an 'Exam Guarantee' is common for many companies. Consider the facts:

Clearly it isn't free - you're still coughing up for it - it's just been included in your package price. The fact is that if students pay for each progressive exam, one at a time, the chances are they're going to qualify each time - because they are conscious of the cost and their application will be greater.

Does it really add up to pay a training college up-front for examination fees? Go for the best offer at the time, instead of paying any mark-up - and do it in a local testing centre - instead of miles away at the college's beck and call. A surprising number of unscrupulous training companies make huge amounts of money through getting in the money for all the exam fees up-front then hoping that you won't take them all. Re-takes of previously unsuccessful exams through training course providers who offer an 'Exam Guarantee' are tightly controlled. You will be required to do mock exams so you can prove to them you have a good chance of passing.

With the average price of Pro-metric and VUE examinations costing in the region of 112 pounds in this country, it's common sense to fund them one by one. Not to fork out thousands extra in up-front costs. Consistent and systematic learning, coupled with quality exam simulation software is what will really see you through.

Worldwide, the most common database systems are Oracle and MS SQL Server. Quite a few big installations still use the more mature 'Oracle' system, but nevertheless SQL Server has become the most used System in most commercial settings, & where online databases are concerned it rules the roost. Needless to say, as SQL-Server is owned by MS, the organisation has incorporated it in to each of its programs and platforms. For all those wanting to become vendor accredited therefore, this is the natural path to take. The MCITP ('Microsoft Certified IT Professional') & 'MCTS' ('Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist') programs have superceded the earlier 'MCDBA' (Microsoft Certified Database Administrator) accreditations. Despite the fact that 'SQL' Server 08 is beginning to secure some foot-hold, the existing commonplace commercial version of Microsoft 'SQL' Server is 2005, & it's this version which is included in the MCITP DBA certification. To achieve the full 'MCITP' accreditation, several 'MCTS' modules must be done first.

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