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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
319 Comments
Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Amolj
Monday

No - access to labs is limited to a Databricks Academy labs subscription. These can be purchased for $200 per year, but we'll be providing a 20% discount to any participants in this event

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Asindu
Visitor II
Saturday

I have completed 2 courses before. Can I retake those courses to get this discount?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Asindu
Monday

Do you mean two modules from within a learning plan? Assuming there are still elements of the learning plan left to complete, you could qualify through finishing these outstanding modules before January 30 🙂 

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Asindu
Visitor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
Monday

I have already completed two modules within the Associate Data Engineer Pathway before this time window. I still have two remaining modules to complete.
Since I finished the first two modules in November and early December, I would like to kindly check whether I am eligible for any discount for completing the remaining modules.

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AkilaDBA
New Contributor III
In response to Asindu
Monday

You should be eligible.

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Zuhair1
New Contributor II
Saturday

Hi @Jim_Anderson 
I completed all the module in October 2025, but now When i click on any of the module mentioned in the ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING learning path. I can see the Retake module option? Can i complete them again and be eligible for the voucher?
Kindly guide on this.

Regards.

diyoifa_data
New Contributor
In response to Zuhair1
Saturday

I have the same question @Jim_Anderson 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Zuhair1
Monday

No, we only log the initial date a module is completed, therefore revisiting the same content during this event would not be valid. Please complete an alternative learning pathway if you'd like to qualify for the incentives again.

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anujsharma729
Visitor II
Saturday

I am trying to access LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING but when I click on any of the links given for the module, it says you are not authorized to access. How can I access the links?

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Terror
Visitor II
Saturday

Hi, How can I get a 100% off voucher for the Data Engineering Professional Certification?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Terror
Monday

We do not offer 100% certification discounts

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Gd23
Visitor II
Saturday

May I please know where can I access the labs to complete the modules 

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psangang
New Contributor
In response to Gd23
Saturday

Same qsn from my end too, I dont see lab cluster associated to our Databricks account.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to psangang
Monday

Lab access for training is exclusively limited to the Databricks Academy Labs Subscription. We'll be providing a 20% discount to all participants in this event.

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Gd23
Visitor II
Saturday

should i pay for the labs to complete the modules 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Gd23
Monday

There is no requirement to purchase the labs to complete the modules - we will also be providing a 20% discount on the Databricks Academy Labs subscription after the event has concluded if you'd like to complete the labs.

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Prolud
New Contributor II
Saturday

I have just completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING, the next step is my Databricks Certification 😉

psangang
New Contributor
In response to Prolud
Saturday

Were you able to access lab and if so, how?

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Prolud
New Contributor II
In response to psangang
Sunday

yes, I've used my Databricks Academy Labs subscription 

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psangang
New Contributor
In response to Prolud
Sunday

But, I guess thats 200$ and not free?

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