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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! 📚🎓🧑‍💻🧑‍

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

 





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Start:
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 12:00 AM PDT
End:
Sat, Apr 4, 2026 12:00 AM PDT
759 Comments
Ashwin0112
Visitor II
a week ago

Hi @Jim_Anderson,
I'd love how this pathway is set and how utmost of a knowledge repository this is.
I wanted to reach out to you to understand how to access the notebooks used in these courses. I've tried to seek this out via the workspace, discover feature in the Databricks free edition but wasn't able to. Can you guide me through?
Thanks in advance.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Ashwin0112
Sunday

THanks for the feedback! We don't share the notebooks provided within our self-paced learning pathways, but the best way to gain hands on experience would be via the Databricks Academy Labs annual subscription, which provides unlimited access to all of our pre-provisioned hands-on lab environments

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g-kr
New Contributor
a week ago

Completed  all 4 modules from the Apache Spark Developer Learning Plan
Great Experience, Thank you , looking forward to the voucher

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to g-kr
Sunday

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

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yousaf77
Visitor II
a week ago

How do you verify if you have completed a full learning path? 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to yousaf77
Sunday

If you click into the User menu in the top left, under My Activities > Courses you'll be able to see which modules have been recorded as completed 🙂 

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soumarch
Visitor II
a week ago

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

I have completed all 4 modules of Associate Data Engineering Learning Path.Looking forward to receiving the exam voucher to take the next step toward certification.

 
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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to soumarch
Sunday

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

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prem_gajare
New Contributor
a week ago

Hi @Jim_Anderson ,Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. I’m pleased to share that I have successfully completed LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING and am looking forward to receiving the discount voucher for the certification.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to prem_gajare
Sunday

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

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prasannadata
New Contributor II
a week ago

I have completed "LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING" and also recieved a badge and certficates of all the modules

GKV
Visitor II
a week ago

Hi @Jim_Anderson ,

I have completed my LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING. It was a great learning experience.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to GKV
Sunday

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

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Vipul_jain
Visitor II
a week ago

Hey Jim,

Can i download all the notebooks used in demostration and run on local??

Vipul Jain
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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Vipul_jain
Sunday

Unfortunately not, but we offer the Databricks Academy Labs subscription if you'd like to try out any of our training labs within pre-provisioned lab environments 🙂 

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piyushugale
Visitor II
a week ago

Hello @Jim_Anderson, I have completed all trainings under 'LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING'. Looking forward for a exam coupon code.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to piyushugale
Sunday

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

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duycao
Visitor II
a week ago

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Hi @Jim_Anderson, I have completed LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

Though it's quite many newbie theory then I still learned a lots, gonna hands on more ready for the cert

Thanks Databricks for this chance ❤️

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to duycao
Sunday

Thanks for participating! Best of luck with the certification 🙂 

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AmarxZoro
New Contributor
a week ago

Hi  @Jim_Anderson , completed all the modules from Learning Pathway 1. Hope to get the 50% discount voucher for the Associate Exam.

Thanks!

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