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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
1,948 Comments
Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Jagruth
‎01-13-2026 03:37 AM

So long as you complete one of the eligible learning pathways before January 30, you'll receive the incentives via email on February 06.

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GigiDatt
New Contributor
‎01-12-2026 09:57 PM

I've completed the tutorials and demos, but without hands-on coding.

It would be beneficial to have access to the Labs and a discounted Databricks Academy Labs subscription while following the demos.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to GigiDatt
‎01-13-2026 03:37 AM

We'll be providing a 20% discount code on a Databricks Academy Labs annual subscription to all participants on February 06.

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Rajender
Visitor II
‎01-12-2026 10:14 PM

Hi Databricks Team,

I recently completed the Databricks Data Engineer Associate learning course as part of the last learning event and successfully cleared the Databricks Data Engineer Associate certification. I have also now completed the Apache Spark Developer training. Thank you for providing such well-structured and valuable learning content.

I am looking to further strengthen my hands-on and exam readiness, particularly around practice exams and mock assessments. I am not entirely sure how to proceed with the practice exam portion—whether Databricks provides official practice tests, recommended labs, or guided assessment resources, or if there are any structured next steps you would suggest.

Could you please guide me on:

  • Available official practice exams or mock tests

  • Recommended hands-on labs or assessments aligned with the certification

  • Any best-practice approach to validate readiness beyond course completion

I would really appreciate any guidance or resources you can share.

Thank you again for your support and excellent training programs.

Best regards,
Raj

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Rajender
‎01-13-2026 03:40 AM

Hello Raj,


Thanks for participating! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the course! We don't offer any practice exams as we often find candidates can tend to overly focus on revising the example questions as opposed to the applicable topics. However, we do offer a comprehensive Exam guide, outlining the specific content areas assessed within the exam which you can access here: https://www.databricks.com/learn/certification/apache-spark-developer-associate

Best of luck with the certification! 🙂 

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kartikmeher_21
Visitor II
‎01-12-2026 10:30 PM

i had completed one learning course in October learning festival, but haven't received any voucher. Can you help here.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to kartikmeher_21
‎01-13-2026 03:41 AM

Please feel free to DM me with the email associated with your academy account so I can investigate this further 🙂 

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DB_Deebot
Databricks Partner
‎01-12-2026 10:35 PM

Completed data warehousing training. Hope i get my certification voucher. 

 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to DB_Deebot
‎01-13-2026 03:41 AM

Congratulations! I hope you enjoyed the course 🙂 

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ML_225
Visitor II
‎01-13-2026 01:34 AM

Hello @Jim_Anderson 

I am interested in "LEARNING PATHWAY 7: APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER", however I am not able to locate the respective content link. Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks! 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to ML_225
‎01-13-2026 03:41 AM

The links to the modules are included within the table of the original post 🙂 

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Matthew_7
New Contributor II
‎01-13-2026 01:44 AM

The Apache Spark Developer track is right here:

https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn/learning-plans/160/apache-spark-developer-learning-pla...

ML_225
Visitor II
‎01-13-2026 01:57 AM

Thank you @Matthew_7  for your reply.

I tried opening "https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn/learning-plans/160/apache-spark-developer-learning-pla..." link but it is not working. It is showing me a message saying "Not Authorized To Access Customer Academy". Any idea ?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to ML_225
‎01-13-2026 03:42 AM

It looks like you have a Partner Academy account associated with this email address. Please register for a Customer Academy account with an alternative email address to access this content.

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Matthew_7
New Contributor II
‎01-13-2026 02:40 AM

@ML_225 , first sign up to the databricks academy if you haven't done that, then visit here: https://customer-academy.databricks.com/pages/29/customer-academy-home-page

Beneath databricks academy, hit course catalog, then scroll down to "DB001 [FREE Self-Paced] Databricks Academy - Role-Based/Specialty Learning Path Catalog". You's find it among a series of other speciality courses.

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ankita_meher
Visitor II
‎01-13-2026 04:11 AM

how can I get access to Databricks lab ?

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Matthew_7
New Contributor II
‎01-13-2026 04:28 AM

@ankita_meher , I think that's possible if you do sign up for the instructor-led public event or lecture.

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ankita_meher
Visitor II
In response to Matthew_7
‎01-13-2026 07:31 AM

So this course is to watch and learn, no hands on ?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to ankita_meher
‎01-13-2026 10:22 AM

To confirm, there are no hands on within our self-paced learning pathways - this is video content only.

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Harsh2411
New Contributor
‎01-13-2026 05:15 AM

Will the certification discount be provided to all learners who successfully complete the required self-paced courses during this window, or is the discount applicable only to selected or shortlisted participants?

 

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