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Virtual Learning Festival: 10 October - 31 October 2025

Published on โ€Ž08-07-2025 03:19 AM by Databricks Employee | Updated on โ€Ž08-20-2025 06:41 AM

๐Ÿš€ Learn, Level Up, and Get Rewarded! ๐Ÿš€
 ๐Ÿ“… Save the dates: October 10 โ€“ October 31, 2025!

๐ŸŽ‰ We're celebrating learning, growth, and career advancement with an exciting opportunity to level up in data engineering, data analysis, machine learning, and generative AI. Whether you're just starting out or sharpening your expertise, this is your chance to invest in yourself alongside thousands of professionals.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Users who complete at least one self-paced learning pathway within Customer Academy between October 10 and October 31 will receive the following incentives:
 โœจ 50% off any Databricks Certification
 โœจ 20% off an annual Databricks Academy Labs subscription

For full details, check out the FAQ page

๐Ÿ’ฌ Note: Rewards will be emailed to the address linked to your Databricks Academy account in early November after the event has concluded.

Explore the learning pathways and get started below:

COURSES REQUIRED

CUSTOMER ACADEMY ENROLLMENT LINKS

LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

Please complete the following 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. Data Management and Governance with Unity Catalog

LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING

Please complete the following 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

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

LEARNING PATHWAY 4: ASSOCIATE ML PRACTITIONERS

Please complete the following 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

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

LEARNING PATHWAY 6:  GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING

Please complete the following 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

Please complete the following 4 modules from the Apache Sparkโ„ข Developer Learning Plan:
  1. Introduction to Apache Sparkโ„ข
  2. Developing Applications with Apache Sparkโ„ข
  3. Stream Processing and Analytics with Apache Sparkโ„ข
  4. Monitoring and Optimizing Apache Sparkโ„ข Workloads on Databricks

LEARNING PATHWAY 8:  DATA WAREHOUSING PRACTITIONER

Please complete the following 2 modules from the Data Warehousing Practitioner Learning Plan:
  1. Data Warehousing with Databricks
  2. SQL Programming and Procedural Logic in Databricks

Happy learning! ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿง‘โ€

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

 



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Starts:
Fri, Oct 10, 2025 12:00 AM PDT
Ends:
Sat, Nov 1, 2025 12:00 AM PDT
59 Comments
Sumit_7
Contributor
In response to Mustafa_hunaiti
a week ago

No, not to start but rather finish the last module of a track in between the Oct 10 - 31 window.

msanand3
New Contributor II
a week ago

HI

ShashwatTiwary
Visitor II
a week ago

If I finish two pathways for example DE associate and DE professional then will I get 50% voucher for both the exams?

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Sumit_7
Contributor
In response to ShashwatTiwary
a week ago

No, you'll get only one single vocher per account.

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bunchong_xia
Visitor II
Monday

Where can i find notebook related to learning content ?

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Sumit_7
Contributor
In response to bunchong_xia
Monday

@bunchong_xia All the pathways have modules link which has Learning content and lab access as well.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Sumit_7
Tuesday

@bunchong_xia @Sumit_7 to clarify, the notebooks are not provided within our self-paced modules. If you'd like to get hands-on experience with the content, please leverage the Databricks Academy labs subscription within Academy. We'll be providing a 20% discount code to all Learning Festival participants alongside the 50% certification discount code if you'd like to purchase this ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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snemohan1
New Contributor
Monday

is it mandatory to complete the learning path through customer academy only or can I complete it from partners academy ? and still be eligible to get voucher if completing from partners academy?

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Sumit_7
Contributor
In response to snemohan1
Monday

@snemohan1 You may use any account, you'll be eligible.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Sumit_7
Tuesday

@snemohan1  @Sumit_7 to clarify you must complete through Customer Academy - Partner Academy completions are not eligible.

snemohan
New Contributor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
Tuesday

Thanks for the update. 

Sumit_7
Contributor
In response to Jim_Anderson
Tuesday

@Jim_Anderson Thanks for correcting there.

Rupakadur2025
Visitor II
Monday

 

Hi, Is there any virtual and on-demand training for free I can take now.

Thanks!

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Sumit_7
Contributor
In response to Rupakadur2025
Monday

@Rupakadur2025 Yes, you may login and check at https://www.databricks.com/training/catalog. You'll find plenty of courses to choose from.

gourav_s
New Contributor
Tuesday

can I post this in linkedin? Is the offer still valid?

 

Regards,

Gourav

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to gourav_s
Tuesday

@gourav_s yes, please feel free to share the opportunity with your network! Any learning pathway completions between October 10 - 31 will qualify for the incentives. These will then be distributed in early November ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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daniroj1012
Visitor II
Wednesday

Hi is the voucher applicable for any of the pathways or if I completed the associate DE is only for that certification for example? 

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Sumit_7
Contributor
In response to daniroj1012
Thursday

@daniroj1012 The voucher will be applicable on all the cerification available in Databricks.

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techgeorge
New Contributor II
6 hours ago

Hi Databricksters,

Great initiative! It said the event starts Oct 10. Does it still counts if we start earlier? I already access one of the pathway recently.

Thanks!

@techgeorge
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lalith_kkvn
Visitor II
In response to techgeorge
2 hours ago

I think @Sumit_7  answered a similar question in the comments way above. Quoting the answer: "No, not to start but rather finish the last module of a track in between the Oct 10 - 31 window."  

I think it means we can start early, but the final module in any one of the learning paths we attempt should finish in the time period Oct 10th - 31st. The organizers can correct me if this is not true. Thanks! 

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