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Self-Paced Learning Festival: 09 January - 30 January 2026

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Published on ‎12-09-2025 03:56 AM by Databricks Employee | Updated on ‎01-02-2026 02:50 AM

🚀 Grow Your Skills and Earn Rewards! 🚀
 📅 Mark your calendar: January 09 – January 30, 2026

🎉 Join us for a three-week event dedicated to learning, upskilling, and advancing your career in data engineering, analytics, machine learning, and generative AI. Whether you’re new to the field or aiming to deepen your knowledge, this is a great opportunity to invest in your professional development alongside a global community.

🎟️ Finish all of the modules listed within at least one of the self-paced learning pathways below within Customer Academy during the event window to receive:
 ✨ 50% discount on any Databricks Certification
 ✨ 20% discount on a yearly Databricks Academy Labs subscription

💬 All Incentives will be distributed to the eligible participants on 06 February 2026, after the event has concluded. These incentives will be sent to the email associated with your Customer Academy account.

⚠️ Note: Please ensure every component of the course is marked as completed (including any course introduction sections) during the eligibility window to confirm your learning pathway is properly recorded and to qualify for the incentives.

Start exploring our learning pathways below!

LEARNING PATHWAY

CUSTOMER ACADEMY ENROLLMENT LINKS

LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

Please complete all 4 modules from the Data Engineer Learning Plan
  1. Data Ingestion with Lakeflow Connect
  2. Deploy Workloads with Lakeflow Jobs
  3. Build Data Pipelines with Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines
  4. DevOps Essentials for Data Engineering

LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

Please complete all 4 modules from the Data Engineer Learning Plan
  1. Databricks Streaming and Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines
  2. Databricks Data Privacy
  3. Databricks Performance Optimisation
  4. Automated Deployment with Databricks Asset Bundles

LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

Please complete both modules from the Data Analyst Learning Plan
  1. AI/BI for Data Analysts
  2. SQL Analytics on Databricks

LEARNING PATHWAY 4: ASSOCIATE ML PRACTITIONERS

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

Please complete all 4 modules from the Machine Learning Practitioner Learning Plan
  1. Data Preparation for Machine Learning
  2. Machine Learning Model Development
  3. Machine Learning Model Deployment
  4. Machine Learning Operations

LEARNING PATHWAY 5: PROFESSIONAL ML PRACTITIONERS

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

Please complete both modules from the Machine Learning Practitioner Learning Plan
  1. Advanced Machine Learning Operations
  2. Machine Learning at Scale

LEARNING PATHWAY 6:  GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

Please complete all 4 modules from the Generative AI Engineering Learning Plan
  1. Generative AI Solution Development
  2. Generative AI Application Development
  3. Generative AI Application Evaluation and Governance 
  4. Generative AI Application Deployment and Monitoring

LEARNING PATHWAY 7:  APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

Please complete all 4 modules from the Apache Spark™ Developer Learning Plan
  1. Introduction to Apache Spark™
  2. Developing Applications with Apache Spark™
  3. Stream Processing and Analytics with Apache Spark™
  4. Monitoring and Optimizing Apache Spark™ Workloads on Databricks

LEARNING PATHWAY 8:  DATA WAREHOUSING PRACTITIONER

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

Please complete all 3 modules from the Data Warehousing Practitioner Learning Plan
  1. Data Warehousing with Databricks
  2. SQL Programming and Procedural Logic in Databricks
  3. Data Modelling Strategies

Happy learning! 📚🎓🧑‍💻🧑‍

#Databricks #MachineLearning #DataEngineering #AI #GenerativeAI #DataAnalysis #Upskill #Certification #TechCareers #LearningFestival #DataScience #AICommunity #DatabricksAcademy #DataSkills #AITraining #LearntoEarn



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Starts:
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 04:00 AM PST
Ends:
Sat, Jan 31, 2026 04:00 AM PST
283 Comments
Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to gvGiri
12 hours ago

No, the content is not downloadable. You'll always be able to access the latest version of the content through Databricks Academy itself 

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kgthebricks
Visitor II
yesterday

Can I do this on the Partner Academy or is this strictly for Customer Academy. If it is strictly for the Customer Academy, how do I register for the Customer Academy?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to kgthebricks
12 hours ago

Please note this initiative is exclusively for the Customer Academy users. You can register for Customer Academy here:https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn

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joedigeronimo
Visitor II
yesterday

How do you attend the learning festival - Jan 9 - 31?  I would like to complete the Spark and Data Warehouse pathway? 

How do I sign up?i

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to joedigeronimo
12 hours ago

please complete the relevant self-paced modules linked within the original post before January 30 to qualify.

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tarun_2001
Visitor II
yesterday

Hi @Jim_Anderson , i have completed the associate Data engineering Associate learning path of 4 modules.
When can i expect the voucher for exam and will voucher is for Data engineering Associate.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to tarun_2001
12 hours ago

Thanks for participating. As per the post, we'll be distributing the vouchers on February 06, after the event has concluded.

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iamanimesh
New Contributor II
yesterday

Hey ,I wants to know till what time voucher will be valid once we receive it in Feb . Is there any specific period to redeem it

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AkilaDBA
New Contributor III
In response to iamanimesh
yesterday

It will be valid for 3 months. Till April end. The information will be available in the mail you would receiving  

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to iamanimesh
12 hours ago

Coupons will be valid until 02 May 2026.

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Jagruth
Visitor
yesterday

Is there any place we need to register to enter this event for the reward? Or just click on the links for the modules and finish them.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Jagruth
12 hours ago

So long as you complete one of the eligible learning pathways before January 30, you'll receive the incentives via email on February 06.

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GigiDatt
New Contributor
yesterday

I've completed the tutorials and demos, but without hands-on coding.

It would be beneficial to have access to the Labs and a discounted Databricks Academy Labs subscription while following the demos.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to GigiDatt
11 hours ago

We'll be providing a 20% discount code on a Databricks Academy Labs annual subscription to all participants on February 06.

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Rajender
Visitor II
yesterday

Hi Databricks Team,

I recently completed the Databricks Data Engineer Associate learning course as part of the last learning event and successfully cleared the Databricks Data Engineer Associate certification. I have also now completed the Apache Spark Developer training. Thank you for providing such well-structured and valuable learning content.

I am looking to further strengthen my hands-on and exam readiness, particularly around practice exams and mock assessments. I am not entirely sure how to proceed with the practice exam portion—whether Databricks provides official practice tests, recommended labs, or guided assessment resources, or if there are any structured next steps you would suggest.

Could you please guide me on:

  • Available official practice exams or mock tests

  • Recommended hands-on labs or assessments aligned with the certification

  • Any best-practice approach to validate readiness beyond course completion

I would really appreciate any guidance or resources you can share.

Thank you again for your support and excellent training programs.

Best regards,
Raj

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Rajender
11 hours ago

Hello Raj,


Thanks for participating! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the course! We don't offer any practice exams as we often find candidates can tend to overly focus on revising the example questions as opposed to the applicable topics. However, we do offer a comprehensive Exam guide, outlining the specific content areas assessed within the exam which you can access here: https://www.databricks.com/learn/certification/apache-spark-developer-associate

Best of luck with the certification! 🙂 

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kartikmeher_21
Visitor II
yesterday

i had completed one learning course in October learning festival, but haven't received any voucher. Can you help here.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to kartikmeher_21
11 hours ago

Please feel free to DM me with the email associated with your academy account so I can investigate this further 🙂 

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DB_Deebot
Visitor II
yesterday

Completed data warehousing training. Hope i get my certification voucher. 

 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to DB_Deebot
11 hours ago

Congratulations! I hope you enjoyed the course 🙂 

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