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Databricks Learning Festival (Self-paced): Global

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Published on โ€Ž03-08-2026 08:45 AM by Databricks Employee | Updated on โ€Ž03-13-2026 05:01 AM

๐Ÿš€ Grow Your Skills and Earn Rewards! ๐Ÿš€
๐Ÿ“… Mark your calendar: 16 March โ€“ 03 April, 2026

๐ŸŽ‰ 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 youโ€™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.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ 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:
โœจ 50% discount on any Databricks Certification
โœจ 20% discount on a yearly Databricks Academy Labs subscription

๐Ÿ’ฌ Incentives will be distributed to the email associated with your Customer Academy account on April 9, after the event has concluded.

โš ๏ธ 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.

Please review the FAQ page linked here for further information.

Start exploring your learning options below!

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

CUSTOMER ACADEMY ENROLLMENT LINKS

LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

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 Spark Declarative Pipelines
  4. DevOps Essentials for Data Engineering

LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING

Please complete all 4 modules from the Data Engineer Learning Plan:

  1. Databricks Streaming and Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines
  2. Databricks Data Privacy
  3. Databricks Performance Optimization
  4. Automated Deployment with Databricks Asset Bundles

LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS

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

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

Please complete both modules from the Machine Learning Practitioner Learning Plan:

LEARNING PATHWAY 6:  GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING

Please complete all 4 modules from the Generative AI Engineering  Learning Plan:

  1. Building Retrieval Agents on Databricks
  2. Building Single-Agent Applications on Databricks
  3. Generative AI Application Evaluation and Governance 
  4. Generative AI Application Deployment and Monitoring

LEARNING PATHWAY 7:  APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER

Please complete all 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 Analysis with Apache Sparkโ„ข
  4. Monitoring and Optimizing Apache Sparkโ„ข Workloads on Databricks

LEARNING PATHWAY 8:  DATA WAREHOUSING PRACTITIONER

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! 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:
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 12:00 AM PDT
Ends:
Sat, Apr 4, 2026 12:00 AM PDT
166 Comments

No, please note you need to complete the course for the first time during this event in order to qualify

nmanojprabhakar
New Contributor II

When i try to access the link , i am getting below error 
I am planning to complete LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING 
You are not authorized to access https://customer-academy.databricks.com. Please select a platform you can access from the following list.

Can someone please help me on this 

You likely have a Partner Academy account. Please note, this event is exclusively for Customer Academy users.

abi05
New Contributor

@Jim_Anderson  Thanks for planning the self paced learning festivals. It really helps in my learning and certifications. Could you please let me know how many such virtual learning festivals are planned for this year. Just curious.

Thanks in advance

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

I'm so glad to hear! We'll be looking to run at least another two event later this year if you'd like to continue your learning ๐Ÿ™‚ 

venupodila
New Contributor

If I complete databricks certified data engineer associate course here and If i get a coupon for it. can I use it for data engineer professional or any other certification which I didn't complete the modules given ?

Addyy
New Contributor II

I think you can use the coupon for any of the Databricks certification of your choice.

imamit
New Contributor II

Coupon will be available for all the certifications with 50% discount on their MRP

Amit Yadav
vishnu9247
Visitor II

Do we have to register anywhere or can we simply go to the Databricks Academy and complete the modules to be eligible for the program.

Addyy
New Contributor II

You need to select "yes" that you will be attending and start your modules which you want to attempt.

You can simply complete any of the listed learning pathways, no sign up required ๐Ÿ™‚ 

Assuming you finish one or more learning pathway before April 03, you'll receive the incentives via email on April 09.

mayurrsahu
New Contributor

Is the event live? can i start the learning path now ?

 

Addyy
New Contributor II

Yes, it is live now!

Binoy
New Contributor

Hi Addyy, are you able to access the courses directly from the link shared above? Or should we access the courses separately through partner academy?

Addyy
New Contributor II

Binoy, I am able to access the courses using above links. You need to login to your databricks academy account. If you don't have academy account, then create one.

Binoy
New Contributor

Hi Addyy,

Thank you.

I believe we have to login to Partner academy and complete our courses in there as seen in the attachment.

brian_de
New Contributor

Hi Binoy,

This event is exclusively for Customer Academy users, so logging in through Partner Academy wonโ€™t give you access.

Jayanth_Dolai
Visitor II

Where can learners find the demo labs that are introduced within the course content?

The hands on labs are available through the Databricks Academy Labs subscription

MihaiR
New Contributor III

If one already has a partners academy account, and therefore cannot log-in into the customers academy, will completing these courses on the partners academy still count, or does it have to be customers academy? And if so, can we submit a ticket to have accounts at least temporarily reallocated between the two instances of Databricks academy?

Would have been best if the backend allowed to log-in into both partners and customers academy if you had an account already associated with the former, since I believe Partners Academy is a superset of Customers Academy.

PS: I noticed that course progress is automatically synced between the two academies, hopefully it works all the same with Partner's Academy.

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