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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
1,943 Comments
Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Mustaq
‎02-17-2026 08:44 AM

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

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trw
Visitor II
‎02-17-2026 08:08 AM

Hi  @Jim_Anderson I have completed the module successfully. Yet haven't received the voucher mail.
Please help
registered email_id :   ab.ghorbani28@gmail.com

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to trw
‎02-17-2026 08:46 AM

Unfortunately none of the modules are listed as completed. Please note, all elements of the course materiel need to be reviewed for the course completion to be logged.

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chanakya22
Visitor II
‎02-17-2026 08:05 PM

I didnt received any voucher, I completed all the videos in LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

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chanakya22
Visitor II
In response to chanakya22
‎02-17-2026 08:06 PM

email id is kc.chanu@gmail.com

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to chanakya22
‎02-18-2026 12:34 AM

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

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
‎02-18-2026 03:13 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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pravbala30
Visitor II
‎02-18-2026 03:13 AM

Hi - I completed all four modules under "LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING" and I'm yet to receive the voucher. My email ID - pravbala30@gmail.com. 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to pravbala30
‎02-18-2026 05:11 AM

DM'd separately 🙂 

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vmarques_18
Visitor II
‎02-18-2026 03:29 AM

Hello @Jim_Anderson , I have completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS using the account associated with the email vinicius.marqques@gmail.com. How should I proceed to claim and use my discount voucher? I have checked my inbox and haven't found anything related to this matter.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to vmarques_18
‎02-18-2026 05:10 AM

DM'd separately 🙂 

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eareyesga
New Contributor
‎02-18-2026 06:59 AM

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

I finishen the LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING path but yet to recieve the vouccher too. My email is eareyesga@gmail.com. Thanks.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to eareyesga
‎02-18-2026 08:44 AM

DM'd separately

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eareyesga
New Contributor
In response to Jim_Anderson
‎02-19-2026 09:24 AM

Hi Jim_Andreson,

I’m just following up regarding the DM mentioned earlier, as I haven’t been contacted yet.

Could you please let me know if there are any updates?

Thank you in advance.

Best regards,
Alejandro

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Raja3
Visitor II
‎02-18-2026 07:42 AM

Hi @Jim_Anderson My associated email is rajaalaksmanan.k@tcs.com. I have completed data engineer associate learning pathway within scheduled time, but still didn't receive coupon. Kindly check and let me know.

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sshekhar2k4
Visitor II
‎02-18-2026 07:19 PM
Hi Jim,
 
I have had completed Associate Data Engineering pathway within the stipulated time period but haven't received the coupon yet.
 
Request to please check on this.
 
my email id: sshekhar2k4@gmail.com
 
Thanks,
S Shekhar 
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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to sshekhar2k4
‎02-19-2026 01:19 AM

Unfortunately only the first module, Data Ingestion with Lakeflow Connect, from the associate Data Engineering learning pathway is listed as completed. As per the event post, all four modules needed to be completed to qualify for the incentive and prepare for the certification

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ankita_meher
Visitor II
‎02-18-2026 11:18 PM

Hi @Jim_Anderson  I have completed the course and have all the certification with me. Still I haven't received the voucher. My registered email id is meheranki18@gmail.com. Let me know If you want me to share the certificates as well.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to ankita_meher
‎02-19-2026 05:02 AM

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

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ankita_meher
Visitor II
‎02-19-2026 05:47 AM

@Jim_Anderson  Thank you! Received it now. If the vouchers expires on 2nd May? Does it mean I have to take the exam on or before 2nd May ?

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