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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
1,939 Comments
Rabi_Data_Engin
Visitor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

My self Rabinarayan Mohapatra. I have completed all the 4 modules related 'ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING' Learning Pathway 1 by using my login id: rabi.study04@gmail.com. Requesting you to do the needful for the same to get the 50% discount voucher to appear the exam. Thanks in Adavance.

Thanks Rabi, we'll be distributing all of the incentives on Feb 6! 🙂

bhagyaporwal
Visitor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

I have completed all 4 modules from LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING!!
Waiting to hear about Voucher.
Thank You

Congratulations! We'll be distributing the vouchers on Feb 6 🙂 

davidmogotsi
New Contributor II

Completed LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING looking forward to get discounted voucher

meena_doan
Visitor II

Hi Team!!

I have completed all 2 modules of LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS and hope to get the voucher. Thanks databricks for this opportunity.

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Thanks for participating! 🙂 

C-bundele
Visitor II

I have completed the Data Analysts path.

 

Atheeth24
Visitor II

I have completed the 4 modules for LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING, thank you for the opportunity to learn. I look forward to receiving the 50% discount voucher.

Atheeth Naik

Thank you for participating! 🙂 

Kendzior
New Contributor II

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

I have completed all 4 modules from LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING

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Thank You

Saurav210598
Visitor II

I have completed all 4 courses. My mail id is :- sauravpanda21@gmail.com databricks.png

AkilaA
New Contributor III

I have completed LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING and the newly added Data modelling Strategies in Data warehouse Practitioner. I am continuing with relearning and learning new modules. I believe i am eligible for the discount coupons. The learning modules are very good and it's in one central place. Thank you so much.

Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

Thanks so much for the feedback! Great to hear you enjoyed the new materiel.

Best of luck with the certifications 🙂 

yashrajsinh
Visitor II

Completed LEARNING PATHWAY 6:  GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING 
Waiting to hear about the discount voucher, Thanks!!

We'll be distributing all vouchers on February 6. Thanks for participating! 🙂 

Somenroy
New Contributor

Hello @Jim_Anderson  , is the generative ai solution development under maintenance . I am unable to access the course . will i get an extension i need to complete one section in that course 

gdineshkumar403
Visitor II

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I have completed all the 4 courses just now. Am I eligible for the certificate @Jim_Anderson please let me know. Thanks in Advance.

Yes, if you've completed one of those modules since January 9 then you'll be included in the voucher distribution on February 6.

prem_gajare
New Contributor

Hi @Jim_Anderson,

Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. I’m pleased to share that I have successfully completed Learning Pathway 1: Associate Data Engineering and am looking forward to receiving the discount voucher for the certification.

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