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Virtual Learning Festival: 10 October - 31 October 2025

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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
319 Comments
abrett86
New Contributor

I have completed PATHWAY 7: APACHE SPARK; is there a way to check if I will be eligable for the voucher? Just want to make sure until I have time fix if something is missing. ๐Ÿ™‚

NithyaS
New Contributor III

All the will be distributed in early November after the event has concluded.

belforte
New Contributor II

@Jim_Anderson  Completed Professional Data Engineer pathway but just want to confirm need to complete all Pathways or just attend any one from those to get voucher.

Data Scientist
SQL Server โ€ข Power BI โ€ข Python โ€ข Machine Learning
JorgeHugo
Visitor II

Hi, Jim!

I've finished the LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING.

Could you please, inform me, when the voucher will be available?

 

 

JorgeHugo
Visitor II

Hi, Jim!

I've finished the LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING.

Could you please, inform me, when the voucher will be available?

Email: carolino@cielo.com.br

NithyaS
New Contributor III

 All vouchers will be distributed in early November after the event has concluded.

jess_197
New Contributor II

Hey!
Has anyone here signed up for and used the Databricks Academy Labs?
Is it worth it for preparing for the Data Engineer Professional exam?

Thanks in advance!

I have the labs subscription through a client. Now, is it worth it? It depends...

  • Do you work in an enterprise (AWS) or premium (Azure) environment daily? This gives you access to all the features and you can learn by doing real world projects. 
    • If the answer is no, the labs help with this experience.
  • Are you only learning through the self paced modules and can only use the Community free edition? 
    • If the answer is yes, the labs will help with this.

The labs give you a virtual lab with all the notebooks/code etc... that you can run yourself. You can type the code, try things in an enterprise environment. If you are studying for the Data Professional certification, this access and experience is helpful. If just going for the Associate, you can get by without it. Although I've taken/passed that cert back in July and have not seen the new Associate exam. I hope this information helps. The labs are like the self paced modules, but the labs experience is added (have more modules to launch and explain the lab). Otherwise, the modules are the same. I know most people do not like to pay for things, but if you are serious about being a Databricks engineer/analyst/ml and do not have experience, then the labs will help in that area. I have the labs subscription but only use it rarely because I have real projects and access to an actual environment daily.

I hope this helps!

Thank you a lot for your answer Corey!!

Sravani1
New Contributor II

Can anyone let me know how to access the labs for practice?

NithyaS
New Contributor III

Only if you take up lap subscription - you can access labs for practice

schunduEA
New Contributor II

Nicely going

Praveen_Keerthi
Visitor II

Do I get 2 voucher if I complete 2 learning pathway?

Ibtesaam
Visitor II

Hey, I have just completed 4 modules from data engineering, when can I expect the voucher? and what is the date to use by?

Youโ€™ll receive the coupon code after the virtual festival concludes. Itโ€™ll be delivered to your registered email account in early November.

techgeorge
New Contributor II

Finished the Apache Sparkโ„ข Developer Learning Plan! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ†

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@techgeorge
kanukollu
Visitor II

I completeLEARNING PATHWAY 6:  GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING, can I get a 50% discount ? 

Sinivas
New Contributor

These learning paths are an excellent way to learn Databricks platform for not only the beginners but also equally for the experienced people. These lessons touches every feature the platform has to offer.

tjain5
Visitor II

I have completed all 4 modules of the learning pathway 7: Apache Spark developer, when should I expect to receive the voucher?

swamisan
Visitor III

 

Subject: Request for Course Completion Voucher

Hope youโ€™re doing well.

Iโ€™ve completed one of the courses from the learning path. My username is swamisan and my registered email is sangameshwar.s@outlook.com.
Please share the voucher to the above email once the Learning Fest is completed.

Course URL;
https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn/courses/3707/aibi-for-data-analysts?hash=58cd386fba9ad...

Thank you for your support.
Best regards,
Swami Sangameshwar

SWAMI SANGAMEHWAR