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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
Keisha_Karthick
New Contributor II

I finished     APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER module, 4 modules mentioned above, please let me know if I still need to anything on my side to get discount.

mrdbbyv
New Contributor II

Hi, I noticed that you reply all users with patience. I also completed Associate Data Engineer path. Thanks for the learning opportunity!

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Congratulations and thanks for participating! 🙂 

VeejendhiranP
New Contributor II

is that enough to  complete and get certificates for all courses in learning path? do we need to register this anywhere for getting coupon ? 

No need to register - we'll be distributing all vouchers to eligible participants on February 6. Thanks for participating 🙂 

ovchalke
New Contributor II

Hello @Jim_Anderson 

I have completed LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING and looking forward to take Certification exam soon. Can't wait to get my hands on Labs and Certificiation Exam!!

Thank You!

Congratulations! 🙂 

webster12
New Contributor II

Completed Learning pathway 3

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mail id: websterjaysonsacluti29@gmail.com

moyani831
New Contributor II

Hi Jim, I just completed LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS. Thanks

yash_with_data
Visitor II

Where can i access the notebooks used in the demo sessions pls?

 

The notebooks are exclusively available through the Databricks Academy Labs subscription. We'll be providing a 20% discount code to all participants on Feb 6

caleb07
New Contributor II

Hello @Jim_Anderson 

I have completed LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING and looking forward to take Certification exam soon.

Thank You!

ahmed-bassiouny
New Contributor

i am waiting

As per the post - all vouchers will be distributed on February 6 🙂 

VRdbr
Visitor II

Hi

I have completed following courses
LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS
LEARNING PATHWAY 4: ASSOCIATE ML PRACTITIONERS
LEARNING PATHWAY 5: PROFESSIONAL ML PRACTITIONERS
LEARNING PATHWAY 8: DATA WAREHOUSING PRACTITIONER

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Wow! I hope you enjoyed all of the content 🙂 

needamultani
New Contributor II

I have completed all the 4 Course for ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING Module

Congratulations! I hope you enjoyed the content 🙂 

tkordi
Visitor II

Thanks for this opportunity. I have just completed a learning path. How to get access to the notebooks being used in demos? Also, will we have access to these learning paths for free after the event as well? Thanks

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

To confirm, our self-paced materiel will remain free after the event 🙂 

 

The notebooks are exclusively available through the Databricks Academy Labs subscription. We'll be providing a 20% discount code to all participants on Feb 6