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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
1,939 Comments
Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

DM'd separately

webster12
New Contributor II

Hi Jim,

I’m unable to DM you, so posting here instead.

I completed the required learning pathway prior to 30 Jan but have not yet received the 50% certification voucher.
Please see the screenshots below as proof of completion.

Is there a process to address this?

Thank you.


databricks ss2.png

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

Dhanugm
Visitor II

Hi Jim,

I have completed all 4 modules of APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER, but yet to get certificate voucher. I have been following up on this for last few days. Please look into it and do the needful.

Thanks

Dhana

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

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

hakiriha
Visitor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson,

I have finished all four modules in Learning Path 1: Associate Data Engineering within the given deadline but I have not recevied my voucher yet

Could you please let me know when I should expect to receive it?

my Customer Academy account:kiriharan78@gmail.com
Best regards,

Kiriharan Mohan

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

Dnyana
Visitor II

hii sir, I have completed all the modules of Genrative Ai but by mistaically i have unsubscribe the community mail so i coulde't find the voucher 
so plese guide me for where should i see the voucher ?

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

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

.

hii @Jim_Anderson  my email is dnyana.m.b@gmail.com
please tell me if anything required from my side and let me knnow for the further process for the voucher 

Dnyana
Visitor II

@Jim_Anderson please guide me for the voucher , I have completed the all modules of genrative AI but by mistacally unsubscribe the e mail ,

so i haven't found the voucher in my email . so for voucher what should i do ?

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

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

chrahul1999
New Contributor III

I have finished the databricks course before 30th but still i didn't received the coupon, Even searched the email title "Thank you for participating in databricks virtual learning festival, couldn't found. Please investigate further. Email: rahulchitiprolu1999@gmail.com

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

mithsgadhe03
Visitor II

Hello,

I haven’t received the voucher for the January 2026 Databricks Virtual Learning Festival yet.

I’ve already checked my inbox and spam folder and searched for emails with the subject “Thank you for participating in the Databricks Virtual Learning Festival!”, but I couldn’t find any voucher-related message.

For reference, I’ve attended multiple Virtual Learning Festivals:

  • January 2026 – attended, but voucher not received

  • October 2025 (10 October – 31 October 2025) – attended, but voucher not received

  • April (9 April – 30 April) – attended and received the voucher successfully

Could someone please let me know when the vouchers are usually sent out or if I need to take any additional steps?

Thanks in advance for the help

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

Hi Jim,
Thanks for the quick response. I’ve hit the temporary DM limit here, so sharing the details below.
email : mithsgadhe03@gmail.com

this is another link to verify that i have completed the all the modules which has date of issued
link :  credential link



hi Jim @Jim_Anderson ,
Just to clarify, I used different email IDs for different festivals:

October 2025: mithgadhe03@gmail.com

January 2026: mithsgadhe@gmail.com

this is another link to verify that i have completed the all the modules for Gen Ai( for Jan 2026 event -email id - mithsgadhe@gmail.com ) which has date of issued
link :  credential link



gouthamreddy28
New Contributor

Hi @Jim_Anderson,

I have finished all four modules in LEARNING PATHWAY 7:  APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER within the given deadline but I have not received my voucher yet

Could you please let me know when I should expect to receive it?

My Customer Academy account: gouthamreddyaepuru.career@gmail.com


Best regards,

Goutham