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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
Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to harsha_wagh
‎01-16-2026 05:11 AM

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

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Safiya_P_M
New Contributor
‎01-15-2026 10:32 PM

I have Completed Watching Videos please send the 50% discount coupon code.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Safiya_P_M
‎01-16-2026 05:11 AM

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

ankita_meher
Visitor II
‎01-15-2026 10:55 PM

will this learning videos still be available after Jan ?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to ankita_meher
‎01-16-2026 05:11 AM

Yes 🙂 

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Akreeti_Gupta
Visitor II
‎01-16-2026 12:16 AM

Hi @Jim_Anderson,

I have completed the desired, Learning Pathway, but have not received any mail confirmation.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Akreeti_Gupta
‎01-16-2026 05:10 AM

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

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TakshakHisaria
Visitor II
‎01-16-2026 01:03 AM

how do you track completion of course module

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to TakshakHisaria
‎01-16-2026 05:10 AM

You can verify whether all requisite modules have been completed inside the 'My Transcript' option on the user menu in the top left. 

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rvsuilic
Visitor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎01-18-2026 07:58 AM

I could not see a "My Transcript" option - maybe that got renamed?
But,
User menu (the hamburger menu top left)
-> My activities
-> Courses
Lists all your courses, the user status (you want "COMPLETED"), and the COURSE COMPLETION date (you want 9 Jan 2026 - 30 Jan 2026).

Caveat Emptor.


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FabianGutierrez
Contributor
In response to TakshakHisaria
‎01-17-2026 01:11 AM

Hi, I'm also following the course, you can see the progress on the "Learning Plan". Per course you have several ''Lessons". Once you have gone through each Lessons that completes a Course and they complete a Learning Plan. Hope this helps.

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TicoBoy
Visitor II
‎01-16-2026 02:34 AM

Hi Jim,

I completed Learning Pathway 2: Professional Data Engineering last week.
Could you please let me know how we can confirm if we're being considered for the 50% voucher?

Thanks

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to TicoBoy
‎01-16-2026 05:10 AM

You can verify whether all requisite modules have been completed inside the 'My Transcript' option on the user menu in the top left. Assuming you've completed all of the modules of a learning pathway, you'll be included within the voucher distribution on February 06.

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nnishkumar15
Visitor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎01-16-2026 05:28 AM

My transcript option not showing for me. Can you please assist on this.

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AJLim
Visitor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎01-17-2026 02:23 PM

sorry, which user menu? I do not see a "My Transcript" Option anywhere

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muhsamy123
New Contributor II
‎01-16-2026 05:28 AM

Hi @Jim_Anderson, Suppose I get the voucher, Do I have to take the exam before a certain date? If so can u please tell me when?

kariMaDA
New Contributor II
In response to muhsamy123
‎01-17-2026 06:45 AM

Hi there, I think they said the voucher will expire if you receive it on May 2nd (deadline). Please feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to muhsamy123
‎01-19-2026 01:36 AM

Yes, please take the exam before May 02

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Srishti_12
Visitor II
‎01-16-2026 07:33 AM

how can we access the modules files of associate data engineering

 

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Matthew_7
New Contributor II
In response to Srishti_12
‎01-16-2026 07:49 AM

From here: https://customer-academy.databricks.com/pages/29/customer-academy-home-page
Next, hit course catalog,then scroll down to the following subcategory to find it among a series of courses:
DB001 [FREE Self-Paced] Databricks Academy - Role-Based/Specialty Learning Path Catalog

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