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Databricks Advanced Learning Festival: September 16 - October 14 2026

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Published on ‎08-21-2026 08:47 AM by Databricks Employee | Updated on ‎09-01-2026 03:43 AM

Databricks

Advanced Learning Festival

📅 September 16 – October 14, 2026

🎉 Join us for a four-week event dedicated to learning, upskilling, and advancing your career in data engineering, analytics, machine learning, and generative AI. Whether you are 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 modules in at least one learning pathway during the event window to receive:

50% OFF any Databricks Certification
20% OFF a yearly Databricks Academy Labs subscription

💬 Incentives distributed: to the email associated with your Customer Academy account on October 19, 2026, after the event concludes.

⚠️ Important: ensure every component of a course is marked complete (including any introduction sections) within the eligibility window so your pathway is properly recorded.

🔑 Registering to redeem your voucher

When you register for your WebAssessor account, please use the same email address associated with your Databricks Customer Academy account. Vouchers for this event are scoped to that email and can only be redeemed by it. If you already have a WebAssessor account under a different email, you can add your Academy email as a secondary email on your existing account.

Choose Your Learning Pathway

Start exploring your options below and enroll through Customer Academy.

📊 Data Analysts

Complete both modules from the Data Analyst Learning Plan:

🤖 Associate ML Practitioners

Complete all 4 modules from the Machine Learning Practitioner Learning Plan:

🧠 Professional ML Practitioners

Complete both modules from the Machine Learning Practitioner Learning Plan:

Happy learning! 📚🎓🧑‍💻




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Starts:
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 12:00 AM PDT
Ends:
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 12:00 AM PDT
229 Comments
CleversonRocha
New Contributor

I started taking the courses in the track before the Festival, even if I finish them now, will I still get the voucher?

Gopal555
New Contributor II

Hi - I participated in the Self-Paced Learning Festival: 09 January - 30 January 2026 and obtained the 50% off coupon. But, couldn't take up Certification exam before the coupon expiry. Can I redo the same course and get eligible to get a new 50% off coupon? Please advise.

vamshi_y
Visitor II

where can i find resources like notebooks etc. 

J99_rioscruz
New Contributor

Hi, Im new to Data Engineering, i have at least basic knowledge of the Azure Environment, and also some concepts like SQL, Python, Postgres, do i require more to understand the course of Data Engineer Associate?

 

bhargav_m
Visitor II

Can we complete the Any Learning path via Partner Academy or Is it Mandatory  be do via Customer Academy  to get Certification voucher benefits?

germano
New Contributor III

Hello Jim,

I'd like to know: if it's possible to take same pathway?, since last time, I didn't take the exam.
It's is possible to set as incomplete and take same pathway?

omobright
New Contributor

Hello, I did this learning pathway last year "️ Associate Data Engineering" but didn't get the voucher, i am trying to take it again in hopes i get the voucher this time around, but on opening the course, it says i should resume, meaning continue where i left it last year... 
now these are my questions
1. if i continue, would i get the voucher (I doubt i would since the event clearly states i start and complete a learning pathway within the specified timeline)?
2. if i retake/rewatch the modules showing "completed", would it count as starting and ending the module within sep 16th to oct 14th
3. or is my best option to just start a different learning pathway or there is a way to clear the ️ Associate Data Engineering so i can start taking it.

Please a response would be appreciated, so i don't miss out on this event as i did last year, Thank you

Actually, from the Home Page when you open the module from whatever learning path you have chosen, you will be redirected the USER Menu for the Databricks training page, there you will see your currently ongoing lesson of the current module, there you will see the show course syllabus button, check whether any of the lesson is marked as "In Progress" even after you have completed it, click on it, open it in expanded view(The full page view of the video/documentation), and then simply exit, a pop up will appear in the bottom saying "Lesson has been completed".

kuksankita
New Contributor

Hi Jim, I recently registered and paid full price for the Databricks Certified Professional Data Engineer exam, which I have not yet taken. If i receive a 50% discount voucher. Is it possible to apply this voucher retroactively to my existing registration for a partial refund?

Even if you have completed the modules for any of the learning pathway, vouchers are only provided post conclusion of the learning festival, that point aside, as far as I understand it, you have performed the transaction and paid for your slot already, there is no policy for refund of partial amount, voucher is meant for applying before checkout itself, not post transaction completion.

GiuliaG
Visitor II
Good morning,
I have completed the 4 modules from the Generative AI Engineering Learning Plan. But where can I see that I have completed the path, so I can be certain I will receive the discount voucher?
MayurJadhav
New Contributor II

How can I check whether I have completed the required modules?

Log in to your Databricks Customer Academy account and select 'My Activities' within the user menu in the top left. Under the Courses tab, you can verify whether all courses within a given learning pathway have been logged as completed within the eligible window.

How can I receive the voucher and coupon, and when will I receive them?

The voucher and coupon will be distributed on October 19, 2026, after the event has concluded. The incentives will be sent to the email address of your Databricks Academy account.

Read more FAQs here: FAQ for Advanced Learning Festival September 16 - ... - Databricks Community - 166151

vab
New Contributor

How to get 50% off for any certifiacte ? 

 

 

A-Lat
New Contributor III

You need to register on Databricks Academy https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn

1. If you don't have an account, just use the link above to register.

2. Complete one of the learning pathway above between now and 14th October 2026.

3. You will automatically qualify, if you complete at least one of the pathway.

PS: Ensure that all modules, lectures and videos, and lecture notes are marked as complete.
You will receive an email from Databricks from the Databricks some days after the event with the vouchers. 

Hope it helps

abhix2
New Contributor II

Hi Everyone, 

After reading all the comments , I did a little Gemini search and here is how you can qualify for the Voucher during this learning festival ,

Key Qualification Rules:

Started but Unfinished: If you enrolled or started working through a module before September 16 but had not completed it, finishing it now will register the completion date inside the event window and count toward your voucher.

Modules Completed Before September 16: If you fully completed any module within that pathway prior to September 16, 2026, that specific module will not count toward the festival promotion.

Full Pathway Completion: Every single module required for your chosen pathway must show a completion date within the festival window.

How to Verify Your Module Timestamps:

  1. Log into your Databricks Customer Academy account.
  2. Open the user menu (top left) and click My Activities.
  3. Select the Courses tab and check that all modules listed under your pathway show a completion date between September 16 and October 14, 2026.

If you already finished one or more modules in your intended pathway before the festival start date, you will need to choose a different, uncompleted learning pathway and finish all of its modules during the event window to earn the discount voucher.

Best Regards,

abhishekx2

jagan2292
Visitor II

This seems to be the easier learning path to get the voucher? What path are you all using?

 

Data Analysts

Complete both modules from the Data Analyst Learning Plan:

pankajdb
New Contributor

Excited

AbhiKumar
New Contributor II

@Jim_Anderson , I already finished most of the learning path . can i finish it again since i am looking for an exam coupon. 

Please confirm .

amarmol010
Visitor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson ,

Have completed the 4 modules of Associate Data Engineering. Thank you.