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Databricks Learning Festival (Self-paced): Global

Jim_Anderson — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:32:01 GMT

🚀 Grow Your Skills and Earn Rewards! 🚀
📅 Mark your calendar: 16 March – 03 April, 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

💬 Incentives will be distributed to the email associated with your Customer Academy account on April 9, after the event has concluded.

⚠️ 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.

Please review the FAQ page linked here for further information.

Start exploring your learning options below!

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA	CUSTOMER ACADEMY ENROLLMENT LINKS
LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING
Please complete all 4 modules from the Data Engineer Learning Plan:	Data Ingestion with Lakeflow Connect Deploy Workloads with Lakeflow Jobs Build Data Pipelines with Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines DevOps Essentials for Data Engineering
LEARNING PATHWAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING
Please complete all 4 modules from the Data Engineer Learning Plan:	Advanced Techniques with Spark Declarative Pipelines Databricks Data Privacy Databricks Performance Optimization Automated Deployment with Declarative Automation Bundles
LEARNING PATHWAY 3: DATA ANALYSTS
Please complete both modules from the Data Analyst Learning Plan:	AI/BI for Data Analysts SQL Analytics on Databricks
LEARNING PATHWAY 4: ASSOCIATE ML PRACTITIONERS
Please complete all 4 modules from the Machine Learning Practitioner Learning Plan:	Data Preparation for Machine Learning Machine Learning Model Development Machine Learning Model Deployment Machine Learning Operations
LEARNING PATHWAY 5: PROFESSIONAL ML PRACTITIONERS
Please complete both modules from the Machine Learning Practitioner Learning Plan:	Machine Learning at Scale Advanced Machine Learning Operations
LEARNING PATHWAY 6: GENERATIVE AI ENGINEERING
Please complete all 4 modules from the Generative AI Engineering Learning Plan:	Building Retrieval Agents on Databricks Building Single-Agent Applications on Databricks Generative AI Application Evaluation and Governance Generative AI Application Deployment and Monitoring
LEARNING PATHWAY 7: APACHE SPARK DEVELOPER
Please complete all 4 modules from the Apache Spark™ Developer Learning Plan:	Introduction to Apache Spark™ Developing Applications with Apache Spark™ Stream Processing and Analysis with Apache Spark™ Monitoring and Optimizing Apache Spark™ Workloads on Databricks
LEARNING PATHWAY 8: DATA WAREHOUSING PRACTITIONER
Please complete all 3 modules from the Data Warehousing Practitioner Learning Plan:	Data Warehousing with Databricks SQL Programming and Procedural Logic in Databricks Data Modelling Strategies

Happy learning! 📚🎓🧑‍💻🧑‍

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Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

Irfan0017 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:47:35 GMT

I thought, this time I would receive 100% free voucher after attending this learning festival, I was eagerly waiting for this learning festival, but again it is only 50% discounted, it is very disappointing...

Can anyone please confirm when this 100% discounted learning festival will be held in future?

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

shivaniB — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:22:41 GMT

Hi,

I have a question regarding the eligibility criteria for the learning festival.

If I have already completed 2 out of the 4 modules in the Associate Data Engineering learning pathway before the event window, and I complete the remaining 2 modules during the promotion period (March 16 – April 3), will I still be eligible to receive the certification discount voucher?

If not, how should I proceed in this scenario? Is there a way to reset the progress or re-open previously completed modules and mark them as completed again during the event window so that the full pathway counts toward the promotion?

Thank you for the clarification.

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

Irfan0017 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:53:46 GMT

Hi,
As far as I know, you must complete all 4 modules within the promotion period (March 16 – April 3) to be eligible for the certification discount voucher.
If any module was completed before the event window, it will not count toward this promotion.

You don’t need to reset anything. On the left-hand side of the learning path, you will see which modules show the label “Completed” (In each session).
Only the modules without the “Completed” label need to be finished.
After completing each module, you will also receive a completion badge via email, which confirms your progress.

So in your case:
– The 2 modules you finished earlier will not count for this promotion.
– You will need to complete all 4 modules again within the promotion window to qualify for the discount voucher.

Hope this helps!

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

shivaniB — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:38:17 GMT

Hi Irfan,

Thank you for your response.

I’m a bit confused about one point. If modules that were already marked as “Completed” before the event window do not count, but the platform already shows them as completed and does not allow retaking them, how would it be possible to complete all four modules again during the promotion period?

It would be helpful if someone from the team could clarify whether previously completed modules affect eligibility or if there is a way to reset the progress so the completion is recorded within the promotion window.

Thanks!

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

AmarxZoro — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:07:23 GMT

I have the same question, I have few lessons completed from 2 of the modules, I need help on this issue as well. Hoping that this might reach someone from DataBricks team

Thanks!

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

Jim_Anderson — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:37:14 GMT

Unfortunately none of our planned Virtual Learning Festival events will include a 100% discount voucher

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

Jim_Anderson — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:41:15 GMT

To clarify, so long as you've completed all modules within a learning pathway and at least one of the modules was completed during the event window, you'll be considered eligible for the incentives. So in this case, yes, assuming you completed the outstanding 2 modules during the event window, you would receive the voucher on April 09.

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

hiennguyen — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:47:20 GMT

Does the voucher have expiry date?

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

Ikenna_de — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:54:16 GMT

What happens in cases where the courses for a particular learning pathway had previously been completed prior to this learning festival? Given the courses are all marked as completed, would the voucher still be made available?

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

Ikenna_de — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:03:30 GMT

so this basically means if all for modules for the PROFESSIONAL DATA ENGINEERING, for instance, had previously been completed, you do not qualify for the free voucher.

I think what people are trying to get to is, if these are retaken within the event window, does that quality them for a free voucher?

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

Jim_Anderson — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:11:20 GMT

Yes, the vouchers wille expire on 08 July 2026, as per the FAQ

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

Kirankumarbs — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:17:32 GMT

Exactly! I am also thinking should i have to wait until this window or can i start modules already now? @Jim_Anderson

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

Ashwin_DSA — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:41:36 GMT

Hi @Kirankumarbs,

You can start now but ensure to complete at least one module in that learning path during the event window and that should make you eligible for the discounted exam voucher.

Good luck!

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

Kirankumarbs — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:17:25 GMT

Los Geht's!! Thank You!

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

thedatanerd — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:18:04 GMT

When are you going to give swag for clearing certificates ? 🙂 like Google and Snowflake?

Re: Databricks Virtual Learning Festival: 16 March - 03 April 2026

Ashwin_DSA — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:13:31 GMT

@thedatanerd - Love this question. Clearly, you’ve got your priorities straight. 🙂

The honest answer is that you don’t automatically get physical swag for every Databricks certification. We’re a bit more in the "swag as an event perk" camp than the "every exam = hoodie at your door" camp.

The fun stuff (jackets, hoodies, "Databricks Certified" gear) usually shows up as part of special promotions or events, not as a guaranteed perk of every exam. For example, at Data + AI Summit, certified folks and people who get certified onsite have been treated to VIP-style perks and exclusive certified swag.

So the game plan is to get certified (or stay certified), watch for the Data + AI Summit and other Databricks events and also keep an eye on Community announcements for any swag-related campaigns.

Either way, the skills and the credentials are always yours... the swag is just a nice bonus when promos are running.

Re: Databricks Learning Festival (Self-paced): Global

darshan31 — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:41:26 GMT

@Jim_Anderson Hello, I had already taken these courses earlier and they are showing as completed for me. Can I retake them in order to get the voucher?

Re: Databricks Learning Festival (Self-paced): Global

nmanojprabhakar — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:16:00 GMT

When i try to access the link , i am getting below error
I am planning to complete LEARNING PATHWAY 1: ASSOCIATE DATA ENGINEERING
You are not authorized to access https://customer-academy.databricks.com. Please select a platform you can access from the following list.

Can someone please help me on this

Re: Databricks Learning Festival (Self-paced): Global

abi05 — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:15:00 GMT

@Jim_Anderson Thanks for planning the self paced learning festivals. It really helps in my learning and certifications. Could you please let me know how many such virtual learning festivals are planned for this year. Just curious.

Thanks in advance