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Databricks Learning Festival (Self-paced): Global

Published on โ€Ž03-08-2026 08:45 AM by Databricks Employee | Updated on โ€Ž04-01-2026 01:32 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. 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 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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Start:
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 12:00 AM PDT
End:
Sat, Apr 4, 2026 12:00 AM PDT
749 Comments
Kelvin_KK
Visitor II
a week ago

Hi, completed the ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING pathway. I look forward to the certification. thank you

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Kelvin_KK
Sunday

Best of luck with the certification! ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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farooque99
Visitor II
a week ago

I have completed path1 of all 4 modules. Is it possible to confirm all 4 modules are reflecting in your system as complete with my userID/emailID?

 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to farooque99
Sunday

You can actually verify this under your own account, via the My Activities > Courses section under the user menu in the top left. Provided all modules for the learning pathway were completed, with at least one recorded during the event, you'll be included within the voucher distribution on April 09 ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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rajath_64
Visitor II
a week ago

Hi @Jim_Anderson,

Iโ€™ve completed all four modules of the Learning Pathway 1: Associate Data Engineering program and am looking forward to receiving the certification voucher.

Thanks,

Rajath Shiggaonkar

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to rajath_64
Sunday

Thanks for participating, Rajath! ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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SP_Maha
Visitor II
a week ago

Hi  

I have successfully completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING and would like to request the certification voucher associated with this track.

 

Best Regards

SaravanaRaja Ponnusamy

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to SP_Maha
Sunday

Thanks for participating! ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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Mahdyy
New Contributor III
a week ago

Just finished spark developer path before midnight, Hope I get my Discount @Jim_Anderson, thank you for the opportunity for learning, when can we expect to see some live streams or community related videos that teach us useful tricks on databricks (AWS style).

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Mahdyy
Sunday

Thanks for participating! More to come on this soon... ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Lucasbr
New Contributor II
a week ago

Hi @Jim_Anderson,
I've completed "PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS" today. Thanks!

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Lucasbr
Sunday

Thanks for participating! I hope you enjoyed the course! ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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Sangeetha15
Visitor II
a week ago

@Jim_Anderson Thank you so much for this opportunity, I have completed LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS.

Looking forward to take up the certification.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Sangeetha15
Sunday

Best of luck with the certification! ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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claudioChavarri
Visitor II
a week ago

@Jim_Anderson Thank you so much for the opportunity, I have completed LEARNING PATHWAY 4: ASSOCIATE ML PRACTITIONERS

Looking forward to take up the certification in Machine Learning

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to claudioChavarri
Sunday

Thanks for participating! ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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Ashritha
Visitor II
a week ago

Hi @Jim_Anderson I have successfully completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING and would like to request the certification voucher associated with this track.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Ashritha
Sunday

Thanks for participating! All eligible participants will receive the incentives via email on April 09 ๐Ÿ™‚ 

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claudiovanni
New Contributor II
a week ago

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

anaeem
New Contributor II
a week ago

Hi @Jim_Anderson,

Completed all learning paths except the GenAI learning path.