Databricks Certification Exam Prep
Prep courses for Databricks certification exams. Each course is a 2-hour live online session. Every seat includes free access to Practice Tests, valued at $30.
USD $99
Per person, per exam
2 hours
Live online, not recorded
Free
Practicetests.co access, normally $30
Upcoming Databricks exam prep sessions
Pick a session below to book and pay on Luma.
Which Databricks exams we prepare you for
Each exam has its own 2-hour course, built from the exam guide Databricks publishes for it. Always check the current guide before you book, since Databricks updates the exams.
Associate
Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate
For data engineers and analysts moving into engineering who build pipelines on Databricks.
What the course covers
- ·The Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, workspace and architecture
- ·Data ingestion and loading
- ·ETL and transformation with PySpark and SQL
- ·Lakeflow Jobs, CI/CD and deployment basics
- ·Troubleshooting, monitoring and optimisation
- ·Governance and security with Unity Catalog
USD $99 · 2 hours · live online
Professional
Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional
For experienced data engineers who run production pipelines and want the advanced certification.
What the course covers
- ·Production-grade pipeline design and the medallion architecture
- ·Delta Lake, Auto Loader and Spark Declarative Pipelines
- ·Streaming workloads and serverless compute
- ·Unity Catalog governance at production scale
- ·DevOps and CI/CD with the Databricks CLI, REST API and Asset Bundles
- ·Monitoring, testing and troubleshooting in Python and SQL
USD $99 · 2 hours · live online
Associate
Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate
For analysts and BI developers who query, model and present data in Databricks SQL.
What the course covers
- ·Unity Catalog and importing data
- ·Writing and tuning queries in Databricks SQL
- ·Dashboards and visualisations
- ·AI/BI Genie spaces
- ·Data modelling with Databricks SQL
- ·Securing data and sharing results
USD $99 · 2 hours · live online
Learn the content, not just the exam technique
A live, instructor-led review of what the exam covers. Learners work through scenario questions together and build the understanding to handle questions they have not seen before.
How the 2 hours run
Answer it yourself. We put a scenario question to the group, modelled on the style and topics of the exam. Learners commit to an answer before anything is revealed.
Talk it through. The answer is revealed and discussed as a group, covering why the correct option is right and why each of the others is not.
See it on the whiteboard. Where a concept needs more time, we build out the architecture and the scenario behind the question, live.
→Questions are welcome throughout, so the session follows what the group wants to dig into.
What learners take away
- ✓A clear grasp of the topics and scenarios the exam draws on
- ✓A way to work out what a question is really asking
- ✓The mental models to reason through unfamiliar questions
Every question is written for this course from the published exam guide. Real exam questions are never used or shared.
These are independent prep courses, not official Databricks training. Exams are booked and sat directly with Databricks.
What your seat includes
- ✓A 2-hour live online session
- ✓Live Q&A throughout, on your questions
- ✓Free access to Practice Tests, normally $30
- ✓A study plan to take into your own preparation
Not included
- –A recording of the session
- –The exam itself, which is booked and paid for with Databricks (USD $200)
Free with every seat
Practice Tests access, normally $30
Practice Tests is our certification practice platform. Every attendee gets a coupon for it at the end of the session, so you can keep taking timed practice exams and see when you are ready to book the real one.
Visit practicetests.co →For teams
Preparing a whole team for certification?
We run private certification preparation for teams, built on your own Databricks workspace and data, as part of a custom program or on its own.
Databricks certification preparation for teams →Common questions
Is this official Databricks exam prep?
No. These are independent prep courses run by Better People, not official Databricks training. We teach to the exam guide Databricks publishes for each certification.
How much does a Databricks certification exam cost?
Each Databricks certification exam costs USD $200, paid to Databricks when you register. That fee is separate from our prep course, which is USD $99 per person.
How do I book the exam itself?
You register and pay for the exam through Databricks' exam delivery platform, Webassessor, which is also where you reschedule. We prepare you for the exam; we do not administer it.
Which Databricks certification should I take first?
Most data engineers start with Data Engineer Associate, then move to Data Engineer Professional once they have run pipelines in production. Analysts and BI developers usually start with Data Analyst Associate. Our guide to which Databricks certification to target goes into more detail.
What happens in the 2 hours?
We put scenario questions to the group, modelled on the exam. Learners answer each one first, then it is discussed as a group, with whiteboarding where a concept needs more time. Questions are welcome throughout.
Is the session recorded?
No. Sessions are live only and are not recorded, so plan to attend the session you book.
How does the free Practice Tests access work?
Every seat includes a coupon for Practice Tests, our exam practice platform, which normally costs $30. We give you the coupon at the end of the session, and you use it on practicetests.co to take timed practice exams before you book the real one.
Can I get a refund or move to another session?
Refunds and rescheduling follow the terms on each session's Luma listing, which you can read before you book.
Do you use real exam questions?
No. We never use or share real exam questions. Every practice question in the course is written by us from the published exam guide.
Can you run this for our whole team?
Yes. For a team, we run certification preparation privately, on your own Databricks workspace and data. See Databricks certification preparation for teams.
Last updated: September 2026
Ready to book your exam prep?
2 hours live online, USD $99 per person, with free Practice Tests access.