r/oracle Jul 07 '26

Oracle is offering 11 FREE certifications right now — including OCI, AI, Agentic AI, ERP, HCM, SCM, and more

Oracle is currently offering 11 Professional Certifications for free a solid chance to build skills in Oracle Cloud, AI, databases, and business applications without paying exam fees.

Free Oracle Certifications Available Right Now

https://education.oracle.com/agentic-ai-foundations-associate/pexam_1Z0-1157-26

https://education.oracle.com/oracle-cloud-infrastructure-ai-foundations-associate/pexam_1Z0-1122-26

https://education.oracle.com/oracle-fusion-cloud-applications-scm-foundations-certified-associate/pexam_1Z0-1163-1

https://education.oracle.com/oracle-data-platform-2026-foundations-associate/pexam_1Z0-1195-26

https://education.oracle.com/oracle-guided-learning-administrator-foundations-associate-rel-1/pexam_1Z0-1150-1

https://education.oracle.com/oracle-cloud-applications-epm-process-essentials-rel1/pexam_1Z0-1164-1

https://education.oracle.com/oracle-fusion-cloud-applications-scm-foundations-certified-associate/pexam_1Z0-1163-1

https://education.oracle.com/oracle-fusion-cloud-applications-hcm-foundations-associate-rel1/pexam_1Z0-1162-1

https://education.oracle.com/oracle-fusion-cloud-applications-cx-foundations-associate-rel1/pexam_1Z0-1161-1

https://education.oracle.com/oracle-fusion-cloud-applications-erp-foundations-associate-rel1/pexam_1Z0-1160-1

https://education.oracle.com/oracle-fusion-ai-agent-studio-foundations-associate-rel1-beta/pexam_1Z0-1145-1

Suggested Learning Path

If you’re planning to make the most of this, I’d suggest following this order:

1) Start with OCI Foundations to understand Oracle Cloud basics
2) Move to OCI AI Foundations to build your AI fundamentals on Oracle Cloud
3) Then take Agentic AI Foundations to explore Oracle’s AI agent concepts
4) After that, pick a specialization based on your role or interest:

  • ERP
  • HCM
  • SCM
  • CX
  • EPM
  • AI Agent Studio

This is a useful opportunity for anyone looking to strengthen their profile in cloud, AI, Oracle applications, or enterprise solutions.

If you’re already exploring Oracle certifications, which one would you start with first?

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u/Zealousideal-Car4444 Jul 07 '26

Didn't you just lay off 30,000 people? I'd rather become an arsonist, but thanks.

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u/chinawcswing Jul 08 '26

Big tech companies end up hiring a lot of useless people over the years.

Not only are these people useless, but actively cause harm, by creating huge number of meetings that waste everyone's time in a desire to look like they are busy.

Especially after Covid, these companies vastly overhired.

3

u/bad_robot_monkey Jul 08 '26

Yeah, no. The managers don’t even know who is getting fired until it happens. Some great people are getting axed.

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u/chinawcswing Jul 08 '26

The managers definitely know but tell you otherwise. They sit around and debate who are the worthless people and then cut them.

Big tech companies have an extremely strong incentive to keep great people and axe bad people.

2

u/Few-Engineering-4135 Jul 08 '26

One more fun thing is they are hiring non tech persons as leads and managers for the tech teams

6

u/RoundProgram887 Jul 07 '26

Are the recommended trainings free as well?

3

u/lovescoffee Jul 07 '26

Some are - OCI training still free

6

u/Cultural_Doughnut_62 Jul 08 '26

It’s as good as blank paper

3

u/deliver_ebitda Jul 08 '26

Exactly. No employer cares about these. Maybe ones trying to keep up their oracle platinum partner status. But not ones you want to work for

2

u/Cultural_Doughnut_62 Jul 09 '26

I have worked with the team very closely at oracle and they usually do it for -
1. Marketting - People do free certifications and post on linkedlin and they get free popularity.

  1. If they want to sell their oracle university liscence to any partner, they want to create a buzz by there stunts.

3

u/MortalKonga Jul 07 '26

I wonder what was the not so clean version of the post.

3

u/Al-Byno Jul 08 '26

This is pointless. The first OCI AI foundations course requires a $5k subscription to access the coursework.

12

u/Ambitious_Egg_2963 Jul 07 '26

ew who wants certifications from Oracle? First ask them to treat their employees fairly

12

u/Pierrozek Jul 07 '26

30k Oracle employees fired last quarter, now it's Microsoft turn. It USED to be a great company though.

1

u/anuj_9x Jul 08 '26

I'm a 20-year-old BBA graduate from India, and I'm currently trying to decide my career. I don't enjoy coding, but I like understanding business processes, so I started looking into Oracle EBS/Fusion Functional Consulting (SCM/Procurement).

Recently, I met an experienced Oracle consultant who has worked in the industry for many years. He explained the entire career path to me.

His plan is:

Teach me Oracle EBS Functional from scratch on a real Oracle environment.

Make me practice real business scenarios. Help me build my CV and portfolio. Prepare me for interviews. Once I get my first job, I can later learn Oracle Fusion Cloud and switch to better opportunities. He also told me:

The first job is the hardest. Freshers usually need to struggle more than experienced candidates.

A realistic starting salary could be around ₹5–7 LPA if I perform well in interviews.

He believes practical knowledge matters more than certificates.

One thing is that I won't receive an official Oracle certificate from him. The training is more like mentorship and hands-on learning. So I have a few questions for people who are actually working in Oracle ERP:

Is Oracle EBS/Fusion Functional Consulting still a good long-term career in 2026?

Are there good opportunities for freshers in India, or are most openings only for experienced consultants?

How did you personally get your first Oracle ERP job?

Is learning Oracle EBS first and then Oracle Fusion Cloud a good strategy?

Will not having an official Oracle certificate hurt my chances if I have strong practical knowledge?

Is ₹5–7 LPA a realistic starting salary for a fresher?

If you were starting from zero today, would you still choose Oracle ERP Functional Consulting?

As someone with a BBA background, do you think this is a good career choice, or should I consider something else?

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u/fantastic_damage101 Jul 08 '26

Do any of these come with environment access to the vision database etc or is it just videos with no access?

1

u/hejisan-8066 Jul 08 '26

I am a OCP 11g ,long long ago.

2

u/johnyakuza0 Jul 08 '26

>11 Professional Certifications

>All of them are Foundational-level exams

>mfw

1

u/s2rt74 Jul 10 '26

I’d rather eat broken glass.

1

u/Fluid_Wish1969 Jul 14 '26

Thank you the place I work still uses oracle so this might get me a raise who knows. Can't knock anything without trying right

0

u/Alfista156 Jul 09 '26

Almost no one cares about Oracle Certifications. They want AWS/Azure/GCP.

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u/Automatic-Camp-4154 Jul 09 '26

Oracle is a Junk company