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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
Dina_Mostafa
Visitor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson  I have completed LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING  long back, Now I have received 2 knowledge badges : data ingestion with lakeflow connect and  Build Data Pipelines with Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines but I did not receive any vouchers. Can you check and help me on it? my email : shalabydina972@gmail.com

Unfortunately the Deploy Workloads with Lakeflow Jobs and DevOps Essentials for Data Engineering modules are still recorded as in progress 

Jagadeesh_Babu
New Contributor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson  and other Data bricks team, Thank you for providing vouchers, I sincerely appreciate your efforts in driving the learning calendar initiative and providing continuous feed back on all queries.Thank you once again. Jagadeesh

Thanks for the feedback, Jagadeesh! Best of luck with the certification 🙂 

prajkv
New Contributor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

I have completed two learning pathways ,

1.LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING
2.Apache spark developer
i received only one coupon,could you please clarify this?

My email_id: prajwalkv620@gmail.com

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Please note, each participant is limited to one incentive per event 🙂

Neha_databricks
Visitor III

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

I completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 1 on ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING within the time window but yet to receive any mail on the voucher. Please help.

My email id : nehaassudani71@gmail.com

Unfortunately both the Build Data Pipelines with Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines and DevOps Essentials for Data Engineering modules are still listed as in progress

Saishreya4
Visitor II

I haven't received the coupons. I complete associate data engineering course in the learning window, could you please check on that.

SAI SHREYA CHAGAM

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

my email: saishreyachagam@gmail.com

SAI SHREYA CHAGAM
coforae
New Contributor

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

I have completed module 1 and 2 but not received coupann yet.

My email :   phule.rs@gmail.com

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Unfortunately the DevOps Essentials for Data Engineering module is still listed as in progress

I could see  DevOps Essentials for Data Engineering is completed.
PFA

Andiik
New Contributor

Hello

I completed the LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING within the event deadline, but I haven't received my voucher yet. Could you please assist me? 

My email is: kardy1@outlook.com

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

It looks like the email was sent earlier today, but I will share again for your reference 🙂 

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

Yes, my apologies, I just saw it. I really appreciate it

Have a great day! 

Uttej_Srinivas
New Contributor II

Hii Jim,

I have completed all the modules under LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING in ending week of jan I have not received the voucher yet . Can you please check it once my email associated with the academy account is uttej0626@gmail.com

Unfortunately Build Data Pipelines with Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines was completed on January 31, after the cutoff date for this event

nishgajjar
New Contributor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson   I have sent you DM with my email id to check for exam voucher.