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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
Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to gouthamreddy28
‎02-09-2026 01:27 AM

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

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uwayodev
New Contributor II
‎02-09-2026 12:24 AM

@Jim_Anderson ,

I have finished all four modules in Learning Path 2: Professional Data Engineering within the time limit. However, I haven't received the voucher in my email yet.

Could you please let me know when I should expect to receive it?

my Customer Academy account:uwayo2006@gmail.com
Best regards,

Uwayo Jacques

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to uwayodev
‎02-09-2026 01:28 AM

DM'd separately

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TakshakHisaria
Visitor II
‎02-09-2026 12:51 AM

hello @Jim_Anderson 

I had completed the all 4 module but i did not get the voucher could you Please help me 
Email: takshak.hisaria@gmail.com

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to TakshakHisaria
‎02-09-2026 01:30 AM

Unfortunately you haven't compeleted the Databricks Performance Optimisation  module required to finish the Professional DE learning pathway

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Nileena
Visitor II
‎02-09-2026 01:14 AM

Hi, I have completed the courses but haven't received the voucher. Could you please help me here

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Nileena
‎02-09-2026 01:30 AM

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

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Matthew_7
New Contributor II
‎02-09-2026 01:55 AM

@Jim_Anderson , please, how may I still retain Databricks notifications and stop those coming from the last event, Jan 9 - 30?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to Matthew_7
‎02-09-2026 02:42 AM

You can unsubscribe from notifications for this specific event under the options menu at the top right of this post 🙂 

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asindu99
New Contributor II
‎02-09-2026 02:05 AM

Hi @Jim_Anderson 

I got one promotion code. But I have completed both Learning path 1 and Learning path 2. Could you please let me know the reason to recieved only one promotion code? Can i use the same for both certificates?

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to asindu99
‎02-09-2026 02:41 AM

No, please note each individual is limited to one voucher code per event, and the voucher itself is a single-use code.

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
‎02-09-2026 02:40 AM

As a reminder

  • All incentives have now been distributed to eligible participants
  • 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! 🙂 

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ShekPaul
Visitor II
‎02-09-2026 03:12 AM

Hi Jim,
I have completed the Data Engineering Module on 28th Jan but haven't received the Coupon so far.

Databricks - Data ingestion with Lakeflow connect.pdf


Please check and let me know.
Thanks
chandra.shekhar@westpac.com.au

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to ShekPaul
‎02-09-2026 05:28 AM

Unfortunately that is only the first module of the Associate Data Engineering learning pathway. As per the post, we needed individuals to complete all four modules within the learning pathway to prepare for the certification and qualify for the incentives.

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MarcosEngineer
New Contributor II
‎02-09-2026 03:49 AM

@Jim_Anderson eu finalizei o curso, tudo no período certo, mas não recebi meu voucher, preciso muito dele, estou estudando a meses para a prova 

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to MarcosEngineer
‎02-09-2026 05:28 AM

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

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DP31
Visitor II
‎02-09-2026 03:50 AM

Hi @Jim_Anderson , 

I have completed all the module LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING within the time limit. However, I haven't received the voucher in my email yet.

Could you please let me know when I should expect to receive it?

Email: thedhanashreepatil@gmail.com

Best Regards, 

Dhanashree Patil

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to DP31
‎02-09-2026 05:29 AM

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

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maheswaranp01
Visitor II
‎02-09-2026 04:17 AM

I have completed associate data engineer pathway and yet to receive the voucher. 

 

Email is maheswaran.palaniselvan@gmail.com

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Jim_Anderson
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee
In response to maheswaranp01
‎02-09-2026 05:38 AM

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

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