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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! 📚🎓🧑‍💻🧑‍

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Starts:
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 04:00 AM PST
Ends:
Sat, Jan 31, 2026 04:00 AM PST
569 Comments
SonaliGpt
Visitor II

I have just started with the data engineering pathway.  Quick question: Is there a way we can practice the Demo ourselves through the platform, like a follow-along with the video lectures for CTAS/COPY INTO, etc. Thanks in advance!

nikumbh_n
New Contributor

Completed "LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING" path. 

Thank you.. Happy learning.. 

zend
New Contributor

Will the courses also be available after Jan 30?

ThomasTheCoffee
Visitor II

Hey, 

I have just completed all of the ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING Courses! 🙂 

Maran21
Visitor

I have completed all modules for :LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING

luannguyenthanh
Visitor II

Hi Databricks Team,

I have a question regarding the Self-Paced Learning Festival requirements. The post mentions completing modules within Customer Academy.

I am currently accessing and completing the learning pathways via Partner Academy. Could you please confirm if completions on Partner Academy also qualify for the 50% certification discount reward?

Thank you for your support.

DNCQ0911
Visitor

I have just completed LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING

Prasson619
Visitor II

Hello @Jim_Anderson,

I have completed all the modules in 'LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING'. Please share the required coupons and details on the same.

Mail id: prassonpanda13@gmail.com

Best Regards,

Prasson Panda

Ankit5
New Contributor

If I reattempt the course will I still be eligible for the discount

UshaKrishna
Visitor II

During the window, I have finished all the 4 modules in the "ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING". I see the status of all modules as completed and downloaded the certificates. Am I eligible for the discount coupon or are the labs shown in the demo videos need to be completed as well? Please clarify. Appreciate it. Thanks!