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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
1,941 Comments
iamanimesh
New Contributor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎01-06-2026 08:01 PM

Can we start it today or have to start after 9 jan ?

StephanieAlba
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to iamanimesh
‎01-07-2026 05:05 AM

You may start today. You have to finish anytime during the window.

smkhosla
Visitor II
In response to StephanieAlba
‎02-06-2026 02:18 PM

Hi , I have completed the courses, but not yet received the 50% voucher for the certification. Can you please assist me.

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Akash_1100122
Visitor II
In response to iamanimesh
‎01-29-2026 05:02 AM

finish it before 30th Jan

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devr84
Visitor II
In response to iamanimesh
‎02-13-2026 10:27 AM

i have completed all the modules in below coerce within the specified windows, but 50% voucher is not received. 
LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

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RVM
New Contributor III
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎01-08-2026 09:59 AM

I have completed the Data Engineer path two days ago.

How can I be elegible for discount?

shiven1409
New Contributor III
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎01-22-2026 02:17 PM

Hi Jim,

How to get the notebook and lab for practice?

surojitsengupta
New Contributor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎01-29-2026 11:17 AM

I have completed both the courses for Data Engineering Associate and Professional tracks from my customer learning portal, as they were included in the Data engineering learning plan. Which exam voucher will I be eligible for?
Looking forward to the professional certification.

Mashtic
New Contributor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎01-30-2026 08:33 PM

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Thanks for this learning opportunity I was able to finish in the nick of time LEARNING PATHWAY 7:  APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER and LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING. I hope I was able to finish it on time

 

NagaLakshmi
New Contributor III
In response to dhirajpatil
‎01-06-2026 07:40 PM

You need to finish during the window.

s_s
New Contributor III
In response to dhirajpatil
‎01-19-2026 11:43 AM

How long the exam voucher is going to be valid?

vaibhav_patil
New Contributor II
In response to dhirajpatil
‎01-20-2026 01:25 AM

no during event only

 

JoeGameLop25
New Contributor II
‎12-18-2025 08:55 AM

Goes!

lilly_dbx
New Contributor II
‎12-21-2025 12:44 AM

Looking forward to learning!

tanuj127
New Contributor II
‎12-21-2025 05:32 AM

Do we have to complete all modules to get the 50% certification coupon?

StephanieAlba
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to tanuj127
‎12-29-2025 06:47 AM

You have to meet the QUALIFICATION CRITERIA: listed for the learning pathway you choose.

HarshaSJ
New Contributor III
‎12-22-2025 06:54 AM

When can i expect the link to join the classess and is there any resgistration end date for this course Self-paced learning.

Harsha SJ
StephanieAlba
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to HarshaSJ
‎12-29-2025 06:48 AM

Click the link(s) in the right hand column (CUSTOMER ACADEMY ENROLLMENT LINKS)

Riyaz991228
New Contributor III
‎12-22-2025 10:55 PM

Will i be eligible for two discount coupons if i complete two courses during this period.

StephanieAlba
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Riyaz991228
‎12-29-2025 06:48 AM

You will not be eligible for two discount coupons if you complete two courses during the Learning Festival. Regardless of how many courses you complete within the festival’s eligibility window, each participant is only eligible for one 50% discount certification voucher and one 20% discount coupon for Databricks Academy Labs.