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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
venkatesh894
Visitor II

Completed LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING. Thank you Databricks Academy for this course!

Oyindamola
Visitor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson,
I have complete the Data Engineering Associate path. 
Thank you for this opportunity

Monisha_D
New Contributor

Successfully completed LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS. It was an excellent learning in short time. Waiting to hear about the discount voucher!

Thanks to Databricks for the learning festival!

joaomanoel
New Contributor

I have finished all the modules in LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

MounikaPentukar
Visitor II

I completed all modules under LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

rahul_dep
Visitor II

Completed LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING. Thank you.

AYANO
New Contributor

I have finished all the modules in LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING, and Waiting to hear about the discount voucher! Thank you for this opportunity!

Lawrydesouza
New Contributor II

Completed - LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING

shilpashivamall
New Contributor II

@Jim_Anderson , Hope you are doing well!. I have completed all 4 modules from Data Engineering learning plan- Associate Data Engineer. Am I receiving 50% coupon for exam. Thank you

jjc369
Visitor II

Completed learning pathway 3 : data analyst ! Thanks.

shilpashivamall
New Contributor II

@Jim_Anderson , I could complete 4 modules from Data Engineering Associate. 

siouxiee
Visitor II

 

Hi,
I have completed the 4 modules in LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING.
Thanks in advance

 

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prayasam33
Visitor II

Hi @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!

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vpalav10
Visitor II

Completed LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

Dhanugm
Visitor II

Completed APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER learning path. Great resource. Thank you !

Dhanugm
Visitor II

 

Completed APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER learning path. Great resource. Thank you !

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monindradas
New Contributor

Completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING. Awaiting for the 50% discount coupon for Databricks Certification

anilkumar4him
Visitor II

Just completed the "APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER" Learning path.
What a refreshing learning path it was, Looking forward to get the voucher and getting certified from Databrick. thank you for hosting this event !

Deepika6
Visitor II

Completed all 4 courses


shobithpc
Visitor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson I already have an annual Databricks Academy Labs subscription. I have noticed that the self paced course links here don't have access to the Lab Exercises. Can I enroll in the same course in academy labs and will I still be eligible for the certification voucher? Thanks in advance!