Databricks DE Associateexam prep · Databricks · intermediate
Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate
Earn the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate certification with hands-on training in Delta Lake, Apache Spark SQL, PySpark, Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines, Unity Catalog, and Databricks Workflows. This course covers all five exam domains — platform architecture, data ingestion, transformations, production pipelines, and governance — aligned to the July 2025 exam update.
- 15 hours
- 26 lessons
- 6 modules
- 5-question practice exam
- updated May 2026
Mapped to the Databricks DE Associate exam guide
Every module is tagged with the exam domain it covers.
Try it before you sign up
Read a full lesson and answer 3 questions from the Module 1 quiz. No account needed.
Lakehouse Architecture, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog
6 modules, 26 lessons
Module 1 is free — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz. The course ends with a 5-question practice exam.
- readLakehouse Architecture, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog25 min
- videoDatabricks Full Course: PySpark, Unity Catalog, and Delta Lake30 min
- hands-onHands-On: Explore Delta Lake and Unity Catalog20 min
- quizPlatform Quiz: Lakehouse, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog15 min
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No celebrity instructor — here is exactly what goes into the course instead.
- 01 Follows the official Databricks DE Associate exam guide — every module is tagged with the exam domain it covers.
- 02 7 guided hands-on walkthroughs you run in a real environment.
- 03 5 module quizzes and a 5-question practice exam — every answer comes with an explanation.
- 04 Last updated May 2026.
- 05 Any module can become a hands-on lab in Labs Studio.
What you'll be able to do
- 01 Explain the Databricks Lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake storage layer, and Unity Catalog hierarchy
- 02 Ingest data incrementally using Auto Loader, COPY INTO, and Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines
- 03 Transform and process data at scale using Spark SQL, PySpark DataFrames, and Delta Lake time travel
- 04 Build production pipelines with Databricks Workflows, job clusters, and multi-task job orchestration
- 05 Govern data with Unity Catalog: metastores, catalogs, schemas, tables, views, and Delta Sharing
- 06 Apply data quality constraints, Change Data Feed, and table optimisation with OPTIMIZE and Z-ORDER
- — Hands-on experience with SQL (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY, window functions)
- — Basic Python programming (functions, list comprehensions, error handling)
- — Familiarity with cloud storage concepts (files, directories, object storage)
- — Understanding of relational database concepts (tables, primary keys, normalisation)
Before you start Databricks DE Associate
Is this course current for the Databricks DE Associate exam?
It follows the current Databricks DE Associate exam guide — all 5 exam domains, with the weights shown on this page, and was last updated May 2026.
How do I book the Databricks DE Associate exam, and what does it cost?
You book it directly with Databricks. The official exam page lists the current fee, format, length and passing score, which can vary by country.
Is this an exam dump?
No. The lessons and quiz questions are written to teach the exam objectives, and every answer comes with an explanation. Real exam questions (“dumps”) break the exam provider’s candidate agreement and can cost you the certification.
How long does it take?
About 15 hours of lessons, videos and hands-on walkthroughs across 6 modules, plus a 5-question practice exam.
What’s free?
Module 1 in full — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz — with no card required. Any paid plan (from $8.99/mo) unlocks all 6 modules and the practice exam, and starts with a 14-day free trial.
Start Databricks DE Associate with Module 1 free.
No card required. Unlock every module and the practice exam from $8.99/mo when you’re ready.