topic Pathway advice on how to Data Engineer Associate in Data Engineering

Pathway advice on how to Data Engineer Associate

shoumitra — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:50:07 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am new to this community and I am a BI/Data Engineer by trade in Microsoft Azure/On prem context. I want some advice on how to be a certified Data Engineer Associate in Databiricks. The training, lesson or courses to be eligible for taking the test. I need a practical pathway or a partner that I can connect with to take a course, plan and take the test. Please guide if possible.

Regards

Shoumi

Re: Pathway advice on how to Data Engineer Associate

szymon_dybczak — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:13:56 GMT

Hi @shoumitra ,

You can register at databricks academy. There's a plenty of free learning paths depending on what you're interested in.

https://customer-academy.databricks.com/

For example below you can find free Data Engineer Learning Plan that will prepare you for certificate:

Data Engineer Learning Plan - Databricks Learning

Re: Pathway advice on how to Data Engineer Associate

jackeis — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:07:04 GMT

Great post, very helpful insights on the Data Engineer Associate pathway 👍 I’m also preparing for this exam and found similar resources really useful for understanding the core concepts and practice approach. Thanks for sharing! If anyone else has additional tips or resources, feel free to reply.