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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:
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737 Comments
Irfan0017
Contributor

I thought, this time I would receive 100% free voucher after attending this learning festival, I was eagerly waiting for this learning festival, but again it is only 50% discounted, it is very disappointing...

Can anyone please confirm when this 100% discounted learning festival will be held in future?

Unfortunately none of our planned Virtual Learning Festival events will include a 100% discount voucher

I have completed path 1 of module 4, when will I receive the voucher?

 

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

Hi @Viniciustorres , I have finished the associate data engineering module during the event window, today is 11 April but i have not yet received the 50% voucher. Whom should i send an email for getting the voucher ?

Thanks!

@Jim_Anderson please , i have completed on time  ,but i haven't received any voucher from databricks  

I am in the same boat @Jim_Anderson . I finished the associate data engineer track, and I have the pdfs generated on completion to prove it but I have yet to receive the voucher. Who would I email to get the discount vouchers?

Hey the same has happened with me How do we takle this?

Why would they do that?

shivaniB
New Contributor III

Hi,

I have a question regarding the eligibility criteria for the learning festival.

If I have already completed 2 out of the 4 modules in the Associate Data Engineering learning pathway before the event window, and I complete the remaining 2 modules during the promotion period (March 16 – April 3), will I still be eligible to receive the certification discount voucher?

If not, how should I proceed in this scenario? Is there a way to reset the progress or re-open previously completed modules and mark them as completed again during the event window so that the full pathway counts toward the promotion?

Thank you for the clarification.

Hi,
As far as I know, you must complete all 4 modules within the promotion period (March 16 – April 3) to be eligible for the certification discount voucher.
If any module was completed before the event window, it will not count toward this promotion.

You don’t need to reset anything. On the left-hand side of the learning path, you will see which modules show the label “Completed” (In each session).
Only the modules without the “Completed” label need to be finished.
After completing each module, you will also receive a completion badge via email, which confirms your progress.

So in your case:
– The 2 modules you finished earlier will not count for this promotion.
– You will need to complete all 4 modules again within the promotion window to qualify for the discount voucher.

Hope this helps!

shivaniB
New Contributor III

Hi Irfan,

Thank you for your response.

I’m a bit confused about one point. If modules that were already marked as “Completed” before the event window do not count, but the platform already shows them as completed and does not allow retaking them, how would it be possible to complete all four modules again during the promotion period?

It would be helpful if someone from the team could clarify whether previously completed modules affect eligibility or if there is a way to reset the progress so the completion is recorded within the promotion window.

Thanks!

I have completed 4 modules but haven't received any Completion badge to email. Any idea how long it takes to get that email ?
I, however, have downloaded the certificate from the site, but no email yet.

I have the same question, I have few lessons completed from 2 of the modules, I need help on this issue as well. Hoping that this might reach someone from DataBricks team

Thanks!

To clarify, so long as you've completed all modules within a learning pathway and at least one of the modules was completed during the event window, you'll be considered eligible for the incentives. So in this case, yes, assuming you completed the outstanding 2 modules during the event window, you would receive the voucher on April 09.

so this basically means if all for modules for the PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING, for instance, had previously been completed, you do not qualify for the free voucher.

I think what people are trying to get to is, if these are retaken within the event window, does that quality them for a free voucher?

Hey Jim,

I completed all the modules from the databricks certified data engineering associate, I am waiting for my voucher and I completed all the four modules from the pathway 1. Till when can I expect to receive the voucher?

 
 

Hey Jim,

I completed all the modules from the databricks certified data engineering associate, I am waiting for my voucher and I completed all the four modules from the pathway 1. Till when can I expect to receive the voucher?

 
 

 

Thanks 

Thanks 

I have completed 2 learning pathways, but I have received only 1 voucher. Shall I expect one more voucher?

hiennguyen
New Contributor II

Does the voucher have expiry date?