cancel
Showing results forย 
Search instead forย 
Did you mean:ย 

Self-Paced Learning Festival: 09 January - 30 January 2026

Published on โ€Ž12-09-2025 03:56 AM by Databricks Employee | Updated on โ€Ž01-02-2026 02:50 AM

๐Ÿš€ Grow Your Skills and Earn Rewards! ๐Ÿš€
๐Ÿ“… Mark your calendar: January 09 โ€“ January 30, 2026

๐ŸŽ‰ 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 youโ€™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.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ 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:
โœจ 50% discount on any Databricks Certification
โœจ 20% discount on a yearly Databricks Academy Labs subscription

๐Ÿ’ฌ 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.

โš ๏ธ 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 Sparkโ„ข Developer Learning Plan

  1. Introduction to Apache Sparkโ„ข
  2. Developing Applications with Apache Sparkโ„ข
  3. Stream Processing and Analytics with Apache Sparkโ„ข
  4. Monitoring and Optimizing Apache Sparkโ„ข 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! ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿง‘โ€

#Databricks #MachineLearning #DataEngineering #AI #GenerativeAI #DataAnalysis #Upskill #Certification #TechCareers #LearningFestival #DataScience #AICommunity #DatabricksAcademy #DataSkills #AITraining #LearntoEarn



Event has ended
You can no longer attend this event.

Start:
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 04:00 AM PST
End:
Sat, Jan 31, 2026 04:00 AM PST
1,976 Comments

Thanks Akash, I'm so glad to hear you found the event valuable!  ๐Ÿ™‚ 

maximchuvyurov
New Contributor II

LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS Is completed ๐Ÿ˜ˆ Very nice ๐Ÿ™‚

docto
New Contributor II

Hi,

LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING completed.

Thanks for the learning opportunity!

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Thank you for participating! ๐Ÿ™‚ 

Nadeeka
New Contributor II

Hello,

LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING completed today. During the period, I study lot. Thank you for the learning opportunity!

akashshindhe18
New Contributor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson 
I have completed LEARNING PATHWAY 6:  GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING, and all the modules in it. Waiting for incentives
Thank you for this great initiative! Learnt a lot

Regards,
Akash S

Thanks for participating ๐Ÿ™‚ 

GabrielVilibor
New Contributor II

I have completed all the 4 Course for ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING Module

shaheer
New Contributor II

Just completed LEARNING PATHWAY:1 (ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING) looking forward to get my coupon and certify myself ๐Ÿ’ช

Aparna_Raj
New Contributor II

Completed the Learning Pathway 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

Completed the Learning Pathway 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

PMerrill
Visitor II

I've completed all 4 modules from the Apache Sparkโ„ข Developer Learning Plan! Really enjoyed learning, thank you for making the content available!

You're very welcome! Thank you for participating ๐Ÿ™‚ 

rashmircr
New Contributor II

just now completed LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING.

Nice Lab Sessions and examples.Thank You.

 

 

kobruh
New Contributor II

Completed LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS 

Thanks for the learning opportunity!

vilidhamo
New Contributor II

Completted PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING learning path. Thank you

Dataengineer25
New Contributor III

I have completed all the modules in 'LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING'..looking forward for the voucher for certification!!!

KamelA
New Contributor II

Hello, Where/How can I download the slides in the courses?

Suryadev212
New Contributor II

I have completed all the modules of learning path - "LEARNING PATHWAY 7:  APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER".

Could you please let me know when i will get my discount voucher for certification ?

GhaziBENJAMAA
New Contributor II

Completed ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING learning path. Thank you