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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

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 🙂

 

Hey @Jim_Anderson , 

I havent received my voucher yet could you please look into it my email id sevakulajyothi999@gmail.com

Hi @Jim_Anderson ,

Please, can you investigate with regards to e-mail: lrdiazmar@gmail.com?

I have checked and nothing so far.

Thanks a lot!

Oooops!

I have just founded under promotions tab!

Thanks a lot!

asindu99
New Contributor II

Check your promotions inbox or search "50% certification discount code". 

ans2025
New Contributor II

I received the voucher, thank you.

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Congratulations! Thanks for participating 🙂

mzaicode
New Contributor II

Hi Guys,
Please check the promotion section of your emails. Last year it got sent there in my email and I found it way too late to apply.

AbhiKumar
New Contributor II

Anyone got the discount coupons ? 

AbhiKumar
New Contributor II

I got it , just now . It was a great help from data-bricks . Can't be explained in words.

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 🙂

Hello @Jim_Anderson,

I received it , it was under promotions folder.

Could you please check for sevakulajyothi999@gmail.com?

alxchris
New Contributor II

@Jim_Anderson Received the vouchers! Thank you very much! Let's keep going!💪🙏

ideshpande
Visitor II

Hello @Jim_Anderson I still haven't received the discount code.

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

praneeth0605
Visitor II

Hello Jim,

 I checked my inbox and I haven't received any voucher. Could you please check my status.

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

I haven't received the voucher yet. My account is associated with sevakulajyothi999@gmail.com email address

Soumyatc
Visitor II

hi @Jim_Anderson ...I completed the learning pathway on data warehousing but yet to receive any mail on the voucher