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Databricks Learning Festival (Self-paced): Global

Published on ‎03-08-2026 08:45 AM by Databricks Employee | Updated on ‎04-01-2026 01:32 AM

🚀 Grow Your Skills and Earn Rewards! 🚀
📅 Mark your calendar: 16 March – 03 April, 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

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

⚠️ 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. Advanced Techniques with Spark Declarative Pipelines
  2. Databricks Data Privacy
  3. Databricks Performance Optimization
  4. Automated Deployment with Declarative Automation 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 Spark™ Developer Learning Plan:

  1. Introduction to Apache Spark™
  2. Developing Applications with Apache Spark™
  3. Stream Processing and Analysis with Apache Spark™
  4. Monitoring and Optimizing Apache Spark™ 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! 📚🎓🧑‍💻🧑‍

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Start:
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 12:00 AM PDT
End:
Sat, Apr 4, 2026 12:00 AM PDT
747 Comments

The notebooks are only available via the Databricks Academy Labs subscription 

Devp26
Visitor II

Hello Team,
I completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING modules. I was wondering, are the slides and all the training materials available in any sort of downloadable form, like pdfs or any other form? 

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Unfortunately not, but you'll always be able to access the latest version of the content via Customer Academy itself

aksn
Visitor II

I recently updated my account with a new email address before starting the learning path, and I noticed my calendar invite wasn't marked as 'yes'. Could you please confirm if I am still eligible for the 50% certification discount? Thank you!

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

There is no need to mark the calendar invite as yes. To confirm, as long as you complete one or more of the learning pathways during the eligible window, you'll receive the incentives which we'll distirbute on April 09 via email to the address associated with your Customer Academy account

devankush
Visitor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson , I have completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS. Thanks for this opportunity of learning and getting discount of certification cost. 

Thanks for participating! I hope you enjoyed the content 🙂 

MikaData29
New Contributor

Hi @Jim_Anderson That’s a great opportunity, thanks! I’ve completed the Learning Pathway 2: Professional Data Engineering, and besides gaining so much value from the modules, I couldn’t be happier to receive the voucher.

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

ram0124
Visitor II

I have just started the “ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING” today, and I’m planning to complete it by April 3rd.

Also, I wanted to confirm — do I need to fill out any survey or form after completing the course?

Additionally, how will the completion of the learning pathway be tracked as part of the 3-week event?
I just want to ensure I’m following the correct process.

AlaaAdel
Databricks Partner

Hi @Jim_Anderson ,
I have completed the track items for Associate Data Engineer as follows, now waiting for the voucher.

Thanks for participating! All vouchers will be distirbuted on April 09

nalka
Visitor II

Is the voucher only valid for the cert associated with the course I complete? I have the spark developer exam scheduled for the sixth of April, so I'm working through that course (I may have had a single module completed so I'm hoping I still get credit). But I would like to use the voucher for another certification like the Data Engineer one. Would this be allowed?

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

As per the FAQ, the voucher can be applied to any Databricks Certification 🙂 

rahma
New Contributor

Hello guys, I'm new here. I finished a module from a pathway I selected. I can't see if this is recorded anywhere in my profile, however I have the completion certificate. Is there any status tracking from here?

Thanks

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

You can check within the My Activities > Courses option under the user menu on the top left menu. Please ensure all modules within the learning pathway are logged as completed 🙂 

Sbkn0101
Visitor II

Can i avail for more than one certification course or is it limited to one per head for season?

As per the FAQ, each participant is limited to one voucher per event 🙂 

Adarshyanamala
New Contributor

Hi,

Completed all 4 modules in Customer Academy during event window. Logged into Community but no Register button on Learning Festival page.

Am I registered? Separate link needed? Confirmation email? Just wait for April 9 voucher?

Thanks!

No registration is required - you simply complete any of the learning pathways during the event via Customer Academy and you'll receive the incentives via the email address associated with your account on April 09 🙂