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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
Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Aliasgar_K_C
‎02-06-2026 05:34 AM

We have only just finished the distribution, so please check your inbox for an email titled 'Thank you for participating in the Databricks Virtual Learning Festival!'

Please feel free to share the email associated with your academy account if not, and I'll investigate further.

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Tebian
Visitor II
‎02-06-2026 04:10 AM

Hello  @Jim_Anderson I have not received the voucher yet. are you still sending out the vouchers?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Tebian
‎02-06-2026 05:34 AM

We have only just finished the distribution, so please check your inbox for an email titled 'Thank you for participating in the Databricks Virtual Learning Festival!'

Please feel free to share the email associated with your academy account if not, and I'll investigate further 🙂

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OssamaElhansali
New Contributor
‎02-06-2026 04:15 AM

Hello  @Jim_Anderson , I completed the 4 modulesof the pathway APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER, but still waiting for the voucher!

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to OssamaElhansali
‎02-06-2026 05:34 AM

We have only just finished the distribution, so please check your inbox for an email titled 'Thank you for participating in the Databricks Virtual Learning Festival!'

Please feel free to share the email associated with your academy account if not, and I'll investigate further 🙂

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watermelon
New Contributor
‎02-06-2026 04:24 AM

Hi I have finished all the four modules in Learning path 2:  PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING within the time limit. But I didn't still get the voucher to my email. May I now when will i be getting the voucher?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to watermelon
‎02-06-2026 05:34 AM

We have only just finished the distribution, so please check your inbox for an email titled 'Thank you for participating in the Databricks Virtual Learning Festival!'

Please feel free to share the email associated with your academy account if not, and I'll investigate further 🙂

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SOWMYA_KARTIK
Visitor II
‎02-06-2026 04:26 AM

Have completed LEARNING PATHWAY 7:  APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER within the training window. Certificates attached. Have not received any voucher yet

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SOWMYA_KARTIK
Visitor II
In response to SOWMYA_KARTIK
‎02-06-2026 04:29 AM

have received the voucher. Thank you. 

 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to SOWMYA_KARTIK
‎02-06-2026 05:34 AM

Congratulations! 🙂

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amarmol
New Contributor II
‎02-06-2026 04:37 AM

Voucher mail received. Thanks @Jim_Anderson 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to amarmol
‎02-06-2026 05:34 AM

You're very welcome - best of luck with the certification! 🙂 

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kozakc
Visitor II
‎02-06-2026 04:39 AM

Hi there,
thank you very much for your help during this session. I've received may vouchers and now I would like to ask about the Lab discount.
Where can I find these Labs on Databricks web sites? Could you send me a link or any other information about that?
Thank you in advance

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dintelu
New Contributor II
In response to kozakc
‎02-06-2026 05:12 AM

lab discount voucher is also embedded in the same email content.

manoj kumar
Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to kozakc
‎02-06-2026 05:36 AM

You can find instructions on leveraging the 20% discount code on a Databricks Academy Labs subscription here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-wRUL85xtWPl3POG9itYd9NQVHXWOLmbD9S0t_LsqgU/edit?tab=t.0

[Public] Databricks Academy Labs Coupon Instructions
[Public] Databricks Academy Labs Coupon Instructions
docs.google.com/document/d/1-wRUL85xtWPl3POG9it...
PUBLIC Databricks Academy Labs Coupon Instructions We are thrilled to invest in your data + AI success with technical training! To see our various enablement offerings, please visit our Learning Library and Certifications Catalog. Below are instructions on how to use your Databricks Academ...
Sakya
Visitor II
‎02-06-2026 04:40 AM

Hello ,

I did not get any voucher so far. When can I expect the voucher?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Sakya
‎02-06-2026 05:37 AM

We have only just finished the distribution, so please check your inbox for an email titled 'Thank you for participating in the Databricks Virtual Learning Festival!'

Please feel free to share the email associated with your academy account if not, and I'll investigate further 🙂

 

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KeerthanaN
New Contributor II
‎02-06-2026 04:43 AM

Hi, received the voucher, thank you Databricks team, it was a good learning experience!
Good luck to everyone attempting the certification!

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to KeerthanaN
‎02-06-2026 05:37 AM

Thanks for participating!

artur_martins
Visitor II
‎02-06-2026 04:46 AM

Hello  @Jim_Anderson I have not received the voucher yet.

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