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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
1,948 Comments
Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to BeimnetTefera
‎01-13-2026 02:38 AM

Yes, we'll be providing a 20% discount code on a Databricks Academy labs subscription to all participants after the event has concluded if you'd like to gain hands on experience with the labs

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irtizak
New Contributor II
‎01-12-2026 04:57 AM

If I have already completed a pathway, and I retake it,  do I qualify ?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to irtizak
‎01-13-2026 02:35 AM

No - please complete an alternative learning pathway

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L_A
Visitor II
‎01-12-2026 06:20 AM

Hi, Could you please clarify something for me, I am not a databricks customer , if I complete the relevant modules within the customer academy as specified in the announcement will beneficiate from the voucher offer or is this strictly for users who are customers of databricks ? 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to L_A
‎01-13-2026 02:39 AM

Yes, to confirm the incentives will apply to you as you are a user within Customer Academy rather than Databricks Partner Academy.

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bvdinesh
Visitor II
‎01-12-2026 06:28 AM

HI, How to open link within documents 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to bvdinesh
‎01-13-2026 02:40 AM

The links within the original post will directly enrol you into the self-paced content within Databricks Academy 🙂 

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NitinPTakalkar
Visitor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎01-15-2026 06:19 AM

I've completed following titles. Do I have an option to pick the voucher for exam?

PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING - Completed
PROFESSIONAL ML PRACTITIONERS - Completed
GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING - Completed
DATA WAREHOUSING PRACTITIONER - Completed

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gvGiri
New Contributor II
‎01-12-2026 06:30 AM

Are these pdf documents, part of the modules, available for downloads? if yes, how can I download? 

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to gvGiri
‎01-13-2026 02:40 AM

No, the content is not downloadable. You'll always be able to access the latest version of the content through Databricks Academy itself 

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kgthebricks
Visitor II
‎01-12-2026 07:57 AM

Can I do this on the Partner Academy or is this strictly for Customer Academy. If it is strictly for the Customer Academy, how do I register for the Customer Academy?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to kgthebricks
‎01-13-2026 03:33 AM

Please note this initiative is exclusively for the Customer Academy users. You can register for Customer Academy here:https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn

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joedigeronimo
New Contributor II
‎01-12-2026 02:34 PM

How do you attend the learning festival - Jan 9 - 31?  I would like to complete the Spark and Data Warehouse pathway? 

How do I sign up?i

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to joedigeronimo
‎01-13-2026 03:35 AM

please complete the relevant self-paced modules linked within the original post before January 30 to qualify.

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tarun_2001
Visitor II
‎01-12-2026 03:37 PM

Hi @Jim_Anderson , i have completed the associate Data engineering Associate learning path of 4 modules.
When can i expect the voucher for exam and will voucher is for Data engineering Associate.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to tarun_2001
‎01-13-2026 03:36 AM

Thanks for participating. As per the post, we'll be distributing the vouchers on February 06, after the event has concluded.

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iamanimesh
New Contributor II
‎01-12-2026 06:30 PM

Hey ,I wants to know till what time voucher will be valid once we receive it in Feb . Is there any specific period to redeem it

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AkilaA
New Contributor III
In response to iamanimesh
‎01-12-2026 06:54 PM

It will be valid for 3 months. Till April end. The information will be available in the mail you would receiving  

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to iamanimesh
‎01-13-2026 03:36 AM

Coupons will be valid until 02 May 2026.

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Jagruth
New Contributor
‎01-12-2026 09:22 PM

Is there any place we need to register to enter this event for the reward? Or just click on the links for the modules and finish them.

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