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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
741 Comments
JoaoFigueiro
New Contributor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson
I have successfully completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING.
Looking forward to receiving the certification voucher.

tkapireddy
New Contributor II

Hey Jim,

Reporting that I have completed the Associate Data Engineering courses and am looking forward to receiving the coupon.

katrinberlin
New Contributor II

Thanks @Jim Anderson, I’ve finished Module 3: Data Analysts Learning Pathway.

 

Best regards,

Ekaterina

Thanks for participating, Ekaterina! Best of luck with the certification 🙂 

Senselvi
New Contributor II

I have completed learning path 3 . Hoping to receive the discount voucher.

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

Sovail
New Contributor II

Hello @Jim_Anderson
I have completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING.
Looking forward to receiving the certification voucher.

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

flamrcaster
New Contributor II

Hi,

I completed the following:

LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING 

LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS

Thank you for this opportunity. Looking forward toward receiving the coupons and completing the certifications. 

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

mhsakib
Visitor II

I finished the LEARNING PATHWAY 7:  APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER path 4 courses within the mentioned time. How can I apply for the discount code?

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Thanks for participating! No need to apply for the incentives - we'll distribute these to all eligible participants via email on April 09 🙂 

spotluri456
New Contributor

Hi @Jim_Anderson I Have completed LEARNING PATHWAY 7:  APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER pathway. I look forward to the certification. Thank you.

 

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

rvimala
New Contributor

Hi @Jim_Anderson, I've completed LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING pathway. Looking forward to receiving the certification voucher.

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

juliomateuscs
Visitor II

Completed the data engineer associate modules. thanks for the learning, waiting for the voucher

Thanks for participating! 🙂 

dhyans22
Visitor II

Completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 6: GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING modules. Thanks for learning.

Thanks for participating! 🙂