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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
Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to ParagMJoshi
‎02-13-2026 01:49 AM

As a reminder

  • All incentives were distributed to eligible participants on February 06.
  • 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! 🙂 

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TapsData
Visitor II
‎02-12-2026 10:52 PM

Hello I finished my training and I didn't receive voucher {tapiwaamisidata@gmail.com} 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to TapsData
‎02-13-2026 01:50 AM

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

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sitin_verma
Visitor II
‎02-13-2026 01:24 AM

Hi , I have completed the courses, but not yet revieved the 50% voucher.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to sitin_verma
‎02-13-2026 01:50 AM

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

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AntonioArruda
Visitor II
‎02-13-2026 04:44 AM

Hi, I have not received the voucher. my email is: arruda.antonio@gmail.com

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to AntonioArruda
‎02-13-2026 10:37 AM

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

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trw
Visitor II
‎02-13-2026 05:00 AM

Hi, I have not received the voucher. my email is:   ab.ghorbani28@gmail.com

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to trw
‎02-13-2026 10:38 AM

Unfortunately there are no eligible learning pathway completions under this email 

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sandeep_chouhan
Visitor II
‎02-13-2026 05:13 AM

hey can i start from today while last date had been gone?

 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to sandeep_chouhan
‎02-13-2026 10:39 AM

the content will remain accessible, but please note the deadline for the incentives has now ended. We'll be running another event in April if you'd like to qualify for the incentives 🙂 

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avishek84
Visitor II
‎02-13-2026 05:33 AM

I missed out the live courses due to commitments. Can I start the courses now and complete them, just for learning (not the voucher)?

How long will I have access to these courses - lifelong?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to avishek84
‎02-13-2026 10:39 AM

Yes, our self-paced learning pathways will continue to be freely accessible at any time 🙂 

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babuprasad
Visitor II
‎02-13-2026 08:46 AM

Hi Databricks Training Team,

I hope you are doing well.

I have completed all required modules of the self-paced learning pathways for the following Databricks certifications within the Virtual Learning Festival event window (January 9–30, 2026):

  1. Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate

  2. Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate

As per the event incentive, I understand that eligible participants are entitled to receive a 50% discount voucher for any Databricks certification after completing at least one learning pathway during the event. I have fulfilled these requirements before the deadline.

Could you please issue the 50% discount certification vouchers for these certifications to the email address.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.
I look forward to your response.

Best regards,
Babuprasad
Username= Babuprasad
Databricks Academy Email = suraybp555@gmail.com

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to babuprasad
‎02-13-2026 10:41 AM

Unfortunately I can't locate any self-paced learning pathway completions under this email. Please feel free to DM me if you used an alternative email to sign up for Customer Academy.

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babuprasad
Visitor II
In response to Jim_Anderson
2 weeks ago

Dear Jim Anderson,

Please find attached the self-paced learning pathway completion details. The Screen shoots includes the courses I have completed along with the corresponding completion dates.

Additionally, you can use the link below to view the learning pathway completions.

Due to attachment limitations, I was unable to include the SQL Analytics course completion certificate in this email.

https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn/courses/2963/data-ingestion-with-lakeflow-connect/less...

Thank you.

Thanks and regards,
Babuprasad

 

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BG2
Visitor II
‎02-13-2026 11:05 AM

I finishen the GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING path but yet to recieve the vouccher too. Thanks.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to BG2
‎02-15-2026 01:11 AM

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

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Miriam22
New Contributor II
‎02-13-2026 02:44 PM

Hi @Jim_Anderson @ I have completed the Apache spark developer e-learning. Can you share the coupon code for the certificatio

 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Miriam22
‎02-15-2026 01:11 AM

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