Completed Databricks Academy – Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines (Jan 2026) Building scalable, reliable data pipelines with modern declarative Spark workflows
I'm looking for some assistance in getting the Academy Labs to run. When the Classroom-Setup cell calls the dbacademy library dbgems command/sublibrary, I receive the following error. This is encountered at a minimum in the 11L Advanced Pandas lab, b...
Hi @cpmurray Thank you for your patience. After further review, the lab environment is working as intended. I was able to replicate this issue by using "Serverless". Please note that the notebook instructions state: “REQUIRED – SELECT CLASSIC COMPUT...
Hello Databricks Community Team,I am writing to request a voucher for the Databricks Virtual Festival – January 2026.I have successfully completed the Databricks Data Engineering learning path and certification preparation, and I am actively continui...
Hello @Jothimani! To be eligible for the voucher, please ensure that all modules listed under the Associate Data Engineering learning pathway are completed within Customer Academy during the event window (January 9–30). Vouchers will be sent to eligi...
Hi everyone,I recently attended the online instructor-led “Get Started with Databricks for Generative AI” course. Since it was a free session, the lab environment and notebooks were not provided.Would anyone be able to share the notebooks or point me...
Hello @AhmedKhan! As you enrolled in the free instructor-led version of the course, it does not include access to lab environments. To perform hands-on exercises, you’ll need a Databricks Academy Labs subscription (Databricks Academy > Subscription P...
I didn't realized I drained my lab hours by not closing my screen or ending my labs when I paused for the day. Is there a way to get more lab time on Vocareum?
Hey @Mavvy , if the explanation and feedback helped, please feel free to click “Accept as Solution.” That helps give others confidence in the answer if they run into the same issue down the line. Thanks, Louis.
Hello Team,I am looking for couple of useful resources to upskill myself on delta late and pyspark performance optimization on databricks. Can anyone suggest or recommend where I can get those resources?Thanks,Kailash
Sign up for the Databricks Free Edition. https://www.databricks.com/learn/free-edition Lots of learning material available.
I have completed the Data Engineer Associate learning path, but I haven’t received the free certification voucher yet.I’ve already sent multiple emails to the concerned support team regarding this issue, but unfortunately, I haven’t received any resp...
Hi,I have received an email with subject "Congratulations You Won! - Sales Badge Contest", I have participated in sales badge contest and received email that I am in top 500 and will soon receive an email to redeem the prize but still I haven't recei...
Hello @piyushsoni! Please raise a ticket with the Databricks support team or contact your partner support so they can check on this and provide you with the latest update.
Hello! I hope you are doing well. I am writing to request your assistance in applying 1,500 training credits toward the course “Apache Spark Programming with Databricks” (Course ID: 134) available through the Databricks Customer Academy.[Link to cou...
I have a new subscription to the labs and am enrolled in a labs enabled course (Data Ingestion with Lakeflow Connect). Nowhere can I find a link to access the lab material. The course looks identical to the free version. The screens in the "Accessing...
Okay, this is annoying, but I think I have it. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. I just learned that lessons with labs are marked in RED. I have a subscription, so I can take those.I started the Data Engineering course, and all my lessons are i...
Hello Team,I am looking for couple of useful resources to upskill myself on delta late and pyspark performance optimization on databricks. Can anyone suggest or recommend where I can get those resources?Thanks
Hello @daisy65! + Resources to build depth in Delta Lake and PySpark performance optimization on Databricks: https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/delta/best-practiceshttps://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/lakehouse-architecture/performance-efficiency/best-...
Hello, I have completed the course "Learning Pathway: Data Warehousing Practitioner" in given timespan but still have not received the 50% off coupon. Please look into this issue. Thank you for considerationSakshi Sudame
Hello @sakshisudame! All vouchers have already been distributed, so please check your spam/junk folder in case it landed there. If you still don’t see it, you can refer to this update from Jim here.As noted in the update, if you meet the criteria and...
Hello @Nidhig! Unfortunately, you won’t be able to extend or reset your current lab time limit. Your Vocareum Lab access includes a total of 720 minutes (12 hours), and the timer continues to run whenever the lab environment is active, even if you’re...
I have started two courses on https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn/courses/for example : https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn/courses/2469/get-started-with-databricks-for-data-engineering/lessons/38169/demo-creating-and-working-with...
Hello @dndeng! Databricks no longer provides notebooks or other downloadable materials with Academy courses. This change helps prevent outdated content from circulating and ensures compatibility within the lab environment. You can access the lab mate...
So, if you purchase an Academy Labs subscription for a year, are all the courses that's marked as included free of charge? When searching in the Academy Labs page, they are marked as "Included" but there's a price of $75 (for example) on each.
I have enrolled into https://customer-academy.databricks.com/learn/courses/2469/get-started-with-databricks-for-data-engineering/lessons/38169/demo-creating-and-working-with-a-delta-tablewhich includes a lab demo , will I have access to the demo mate...
