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Self-Paced Learning Festival: 09 January - 30 January 2026

Published on ‎12-09-2025 03:56 AM by Databricks Employee | Updated on ‎01-02-2026 02:50 AM

🚀 Grow Your Skills and Earn Rewards! 🚀
📅 Mark your calendar: January 09 – January 30, 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

💬 All Incentives will be distributed to the eligible participants on 06 February 2026, after the event has concluded. These incentives will be sent to the email associated with your Customer Academy account.

⚠️ 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 and to qualify for the incentives.

Start exploring our learning pathways below!

LEARNING PATHWAY

CUSTOMER ACADEMY ENROLLMENT LINKS

LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

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 Declarative Pipelines
  4. DevOps Essentials for Data Engineering

LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

Please complete all 4 modules from the Data Engineer Learning Plan

  1. Databricks Streaming and Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines
  2. Databricks Data Privacy
  3. Databricks Performance Optimisation
  4. Automated Deployment with Databricks Asset Bundles

LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

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

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

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

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

Please complete both modules from the Machine Learning Practitioner Learning Plan

  1. Advanced Machine Learning Operations
  2. Machine Learning at Scale

LEARNING PATHWAY 6:  GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

Please complete all 4 modules from the Generative AI Engineering Learning Plan

  1. Generative AI Solution Development
  2. Generative AI Application Development
  3. Generative AI Application Evaluation and Governance 
  4. Generative AI Application Deployment and Monitoring

LEARNING PATHWAY 7:  APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

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 Analytics with Apache Spark™
  4. Monitoring and Optimizing Apache Spark™ Workloads on Databricks

LEARNING PATHWAY 8:  DATA WAREHOUSING PRACTITIONER

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

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:
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 04:00 AM PST
End:
Sat, Jan 31, 2026 04:00 AM PST
1,940 Comments
Saishreya4
Visitor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson I haven't received the coupons could you please check on them.
my email: saishreyachagam@gmail.com

SAI SHREYA CHAGAM

It looks like you were included in the email distribution earlier today. I will DM you the code again for your reference 🙂 

Lucasbr
New Contributor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

I completed all 4 modules of Data Engineer Associate learning pathway. But I didn't receive the voucher yet. Could you please check.
my email: Lbperes@gmail.com 

Lucasbr
New Contributor II

Something is wrong with this platform, I have completed all modules of the path in January, but now it shows one of them incomplete.

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Unfortunately all of the modules are showing as completed except the DevOps Essentials for Data Engineering -  would you mind sending a separate DM if you could show me how this is module is displaying for you so I can investigate further? Thanks 🙂 

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anton27
New Contributor

Hi @Jim_Anderson , I also didn't recieve any voucher yet, all four Data Engineer Associate courses were completed mid of January.

mail: antonfpmi@gmail.com

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

It looks like the email was sent earlier today, but I will share again for your reference 🙂 

Hi @Jim_Anderson ,I have completed Data Engineer Associate but i didn't receive the voucher. Any help is appreciated.

mail: pavithrathummala1989@gmail.com

Hi @Jim_Anderson ,I have completed Data Engineer Associate but i didn't receive the voucher. Any help is appreciated.

mail: pavithrathummala1989@gmail.com

koustavroy88
New Contributor II

hi, i have completed all the modelue for ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING but didnt received the coupon.

my email: koustavroy88@gmail.com

sorry i received , I just searched databrick in my mail box and it showed up. Thank You

Gopal555
New Contributor II

I have got my 50% discount voucher emailed to my registered email ID as promised. Thank you so much!!

Congratulations! Best of luck with the certification 🙂 

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

As a reminder

  • All incentives have now been distributed to eligible participants
  • Please check the inbox and spam folder for the address associated with your Databricks Customer Academy account
  • The email will have the subject: Thank you for participating in the Databricks Virtual Learning Festival!
  • The email will contain your unique 50% discount code, valid on any Databricks Certification until 02 May 2026

If you have not received the email and believe you have met the eligibility criteria, please Directly Message me with the email associated with your Customer Academy account so I can investigate further.

Thank you! 🙂 

Hi, I finished the data engineer associate module and met all criteria. but didn't receive a voucher. 

Can you please look into it? Thanks in advance! Email: nadaalbayar31@gmail.com

 

DM'd separately 🙂 

shilpashivamall
New Contributor II

@Jim_Anderson , I didn't receive it either the Databricks Certification 50% coupon and rebate on  #Databricks Academy Labs subscription.. Could you please check.  my account is shilpashivamallu@yahoo.com#Databricks. I have added the completed module images. 

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DM'd separately 🙂 

DataNerd12
Visitor II

hi , I have completed pathway for both Associate and professional data engineering. I have recieved only 1 voucher. Could you please send me another voucher. 

Attaching snapshot for completion.