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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

The exam must be taken before May 02. Best of luck! 🙂 

Jessie0130
Visitor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson I have completed the module successfully, but haven't received the voucher yet. My registered email_id is: q.jin0130@outlook.com. Thank you so much!

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

hrishikesh123
Visitor II

I have completed LEARNING PATHWAY 5: PROFESSIONAL ML PRACTITIONERS, yet to receive the voucher.

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

hrishikeshsuresh2003@gmail.com

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

Hareeshyv460
Visitor II

Hi,

I have completed "ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING" and "DATA ANALYSTS" learning paths. But didn't receive any discount voucher with email (email titled 'Thank you for participating in the Databricks Virtual Learning Festival!'). Can you please check this and get me discount vouchers.

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

Hi, I still haven't received my voucher, could you check? I completed a machine learning course. my email techwellington.dev@gmail.com

Data Engineer — Cloud & Data Platforms
Brazil
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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

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! 🙂 

Hello, my e-mail: analistathiego@hotmail.com

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

It looks like you've completed the onboarding topics for each of these learning pathways. Please note, you needed to complete the modules detailed within the post above for either of these learning pathways to qualify for the incentives and prepare for the certification exams

Hello, Jim

My e-mail: auhoaiki12@gmail.com

dps
New Contributor

Hi Jim,
I have received the coupon, this can be used for only one exam ?
Or able to schedule more than one exams?

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

To confirm, it can only be applied to one exam

SandeepKumarKU
Visitor II

I Still haven't received the voucher code even after completing "LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS"

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

DM sent, thanks!

dheerajtuteja
Visitor II

I did not got the discount code yet. Am I missing some info?