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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
saurabh2010
Visitor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎02-07-2026 12:18 PM

Thank you. I just DM'ed you.

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jay1103
Visitor II
‎02-07-2026 10:20 AM

Are the vouchers distributed? I completed LEARNING PATHWAY 6:  GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING & LEARNING PATHWAY 3:  DATA ANALYSTS,  during the event time, but didn't receive it in my registered email.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to jay1103
‎02-07-2026 11:05 AM

Please DM me the email associated with your academy account so I can investigate, thanks! 🙂 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
‎02-07-2026 11:05 AM

As a reminder

  • All incentives have now been distributed to eligible participants
  • Please check the inbox and spam folder for the address associated with your Databricks Customer Academy account
  • The email will have the subject: Thank you for participating in the Databricks Virtual Learning Festival!
  • The email will contain your unique 50% discount code, valid on any Databricks Certification until 02 May 2026

If you have not received the email and believe you have met the eligibility criteria, please Directly Message me so I can investigate further.

Please ensure you provide the email associated with your Customer Academy account - I will need this to investigate the issue.

Thank you! 🙂 

NitinPTakalkar
Visitor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎02-10-2026 02:01 AM

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

I've completed all Self-Paced training under email id nitinptakalkar@gmail.com but I've not received any email (I've checked everywhere) on Exam Voucher.

Please validate and issue me ASAP

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to NitinPTakalkar
‎02-10-2026 02:08 AM

Unfortunately it looks like you haven't completed the Automated Deployment with Databricks Asset Bundles module from the professional DE learning pathway

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NitinPTakalkar
Visitor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎02-10-2026 09:54 AM

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

I've already completed but not sure why it is shown as incomplete. Please check again and issue the Voucher as I need appear for the exams this month, as from next month - March, the project is going to start.

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NitinPTakalkar
Visitor II
In response to NitinPTakalkar
‎02-12-2026 02:15 AM

Why there is no Exam voucher given to me?

I've completed Self-paced courses as follows:

NitinPTakalkar_0-1770889833796.png

 

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NitinPTakalkar
Visitor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎02-13-2026 01:32 AM

@Jim_Anderson

I have completed the most relevant topics to appear for the exam. Why are you holding the voucher now saying that you haven't completed the Automated Deployment with Databricks Asset Bundles module from the professional DE learning pathway

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NitinPTakalkar
Visitor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎02-13-2026 01:35 AM
 
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gangarajun
Visitor II
‎02-07-2026 11:25 AM

Hi @Jim_Anderson,

Thanks for sharing this event with us. I got a voucher and also passed the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional certification today 😅

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to gangarajun
‎02-08-2026 05:41 AM

Congratulations!! 🙂 

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MevAntonidas2
Visitor II
‎02-07-2026 12:00 PM

Finished the course on 12th Jan (even got a badge), but I did not receive any voucher yet.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to MevAntonidas2
‎02-08-2026 05:41 AM

Please DM me the email associated with your academy account so I can investigate, thanks! 🙂 

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Sayiam_Arora
Visitor II
‎02-07-2026 12:00 PM

Hi @Jim_Anderson  I have completed the modules but cannot find any discount vouchers on my registered mail.
mail : sayiamarora27@gmail.com

 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Sayiam_Arora
‎02-08-2026 05:41 AM

It looks like the email was sent on Feb 06, but I will share again for your reference 🙂

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Fahad046
Visitor II
‎02-07-2026 12:00 PM

Hi @Jim_Anderson can you help me about voucher? I didn't receive it. my email is fahadikram046@gmail.com

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Fahad046
‎02-08-2026 05:43 AM

Unfortunately both the Build Data Pipelines with Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines and DevOps Essentials for Data Engineering are still showing as in-progress for your account so the learning pathway is still recorded as incomplete

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smkhosla
Visitor II
‎02-07-2026 03:52 PM

Hi Jim I have asked this query multiple times now with no response. Can you check the status of my voucher- smkhosla@yahoo.com. I completed the pathway for professional engineering certification. 

Thank you in advance 

thanks 

Smita 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to smkhosla
‎02-08-2026 05:44 AM

Hello Smita,

Unforutnately the Automated Deployment with Databricks Asset Bundles module is still listed as in progress, hence the Professional DE learning pathway was not recorded as complete during the event

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