Hands-on AI, ML and Databricks training for engineering teams.
26 courses, from a half-day Databricks start to a five-day executive bootcamp. Small groups, real data, your stack. Browse below and open any course for the full outline. The Databricks trainings are not provided by Databricks, but those are delivered on the Databricks platform.
Claude Code like a pro: the field tricks the docs don't tell you
Three hands-on hours on getting real speed out of Claude Code: keep the context clean, make the agent check its own work, run sessions in parallel and keep the bill down. Built from daily production use.
See the workshop and reserve a seat- DateThu 19 November 2026
- Time09:00–12:00 CET
- FormatLive online, hands-on
- Register byTue 17 November
AI engineering, machine learning and leadership programmes.
AI engineering
GenAI, RAG and agents for software and data teams.
Develop with Claude Code Hands-on agentic coding with Claude Code: workflows, context, review and safe use in real repositories.
Engineers set up Claude Code, the command-line coding agent, against real codebases and use it across the development lifecycle. The day covers multi-file refactoring, test generation and debugging loops, steering the agent with CLAUDE.md files and precise instructions, and keeping it inside safe permission and sandbox boundaries.
What we cover
- Setup: installing and configuring Claude Code in the terminal and IDE against real repositories
- Agentic patterns: multi-file refactoring, test generation and autonomous code exploration
- Context steering: precise instructions, CLAUDE.md files and context management for consistent behaviour
- Debugging loop: letting the agent run tests, read errors and propose fixes
- Review and safety: permission models, sandbox boundaries and reviewing agent changes
- Who it is for
- Software engineers and tech leads who want to use a coding agent in day-to-day work on existing codebases.
- Prerequisites
- Professional software development experience, Git and comfort with the command line.
- You leave with
- Participants can run Claude Code on their own repositories for refactoring, testing and debugging, with clear rules for safe use.
- Format
- 1 day · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Practical GenAI for Software Engineers LLM fundamentals, prompting, APIs and tool use for building your first reliable GenAI features.
A hands-on introduction to Generative AI for engineering teams, focused on implementation patterns, technical constraints and realistic system behaviour. Participants build two small GenAI projects and look at common failure modes, evaluation basics and cost. It works well as a pilot before larger architectural commitments.
What we cover
- LLM integration: patterns for calling models from applications through APIs, prompts and tools
- Coding with AI agents: an introduction to agent-assisted development
- Evaluation basics: checking output quality and catching common failure modes
- Two hands-on projects: implementing GenAI features end to end
- Limits and risk: reliability, cost and risk awareness
- Who it is for
- Software engineering teams evaluating or starting GenAI adoption.
- Prerequisites
- Working programming experience; no prior GenAI experience needed.
- You leave with
- Participants can design and implement a simple GenAI feature and judge its reliability, cost and risks.
- Format
- 1 day · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Gen AI & AI Integration for services Production-grade Python patterns and integrating LLM services into existing applications.
Developers move from basic scripting to maintainable, testable AI-enabled Python code. The programme covers engineering patterns and modular package design, then LLM integration with the OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, agent development with LangChain or Agent Bricks, and the basics of evaluation, monitoring and cost control.
What we cover
- Engineering patterns: OOP, exception handling, decorators and type hints
- Modular architecture: turning notebooks into testable Python packages
- LLM integration: working with the OpenAI and Anthropic APIs inside existing services
- Agent development: building tool-using agents with LangChain or Agent Bricks
- Evaluation and MLOps basics: monitoring, quality assessment and cost control
- Who it is for
- Technical teams moving AI prototypes into maintainable production services.
- Prerequisites
- Working Python experience.
- You leave with
- Participants can structure Python code as testable packages and integrate LLM services and agents into existing applications with basic evaluation and cost controls.
- Format
- 2 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
From PoC to Real Systems Taking GenAI prototypes to production: architecture, evaluation, cost, security and monitoring.
How GenAI prototypes become maintainable, accountable systems. The focus is architectural discipline and operational responsibility rather than tooling trends: system design, pipelines and observability, cost and model selection, and testing. This is the core programme for organisations moving from pilots to production.
What we cover
- System design: architecture patterns for LLM-based applications
- Advanced agent-assisted development: working with AI agents in a production codebase
- Operations: pipelines, monitoring, logging and observability
- Cost and models: cost control and model selection trade-offs
- Quality: evaluation frameworks and testing strategies
- Who it is for
- Engineering teams and tech leads responsible for moving GenAI pilots into production.
- Prerequisites
- Software engineering experience and basic hands-on exposure to LLM APIs.
- You leave with
- Participants leave with a structured framework for engineering decisions around GenAI systems in production.
- Format
- 2 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
RAG Specialization Retrieval-augmented generation in depth: chunking, embeddings, vector search, reranking and evaluation.
An intensive programme covering the full RAG lifecycle from ingestion to generation. Participants implement and compare the main variants, including sparse, dense, hybrid, reranked, query-rewritten and graph-based retrieval, and evaluate them on realistic use cases.
What we cover
- RAG foundations: document normalisation, chunking strategies, embeddings and vector indices
- Baseline pipeline: implementing a first end-to-end RAG system
- Retrieval variants: hybrid retrieval with reranking, query rewriting and multi-modal RAG
- GraphRAG: graph-based retrieval approaches compared with vector-only pipelines
- Workflows and agents: chain-of-thought with retrieval and map-reduce patterns
- Evaluation and integration: LLM-as-judge evaluation and enterprise integration
- Who it is for
- Engineers and data scientists building search, question-answering or knowledge assistant systems.
- Prerequisites
- Python experience and basic familiarity with LLM APIs.
- You leave with
- Participants can design, implement and tune RAG systems beyond naive approaches and choose retrieval variants for their own use cases.
- Format
- 3 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
ML + GenAI Systems for Data-Heavy Products Combining classical ML and LLMs in data-intensive products, end to end.
For teams building complex, data-intensive systems. The programme looks at where classical machine learning and Generative AI complement each other and where clear architectural trade-offs are needed, covering LLM system design, retrieval and vector workflows, orchestration versus fine-tuning, and scalability.
What we cover
- ML and GenAI capabilities: what each approach does well in data-heavy products
- LLM system design: architecture choices and development with AI agents
- Retrieval: retrieval architectures, embeddings and vector workflows
- Orchestration vs fine-tuning: deciding when to adapt a model and when to orchestrate
- Data pipeline thinking: designing data flows that feed ML and LLM components
- Scale and reliability: performance, cost efficiency and long-term maintainability
- Who it is for
- Larger technical teams working on data-heavy products where robustness and maintainability matter.
- Prerequisites
- Experience with Python and machine learning, plus basic exposure to LLM applications.
- You leave with
- Participants can make and justify architectural choices that combine ML and GenAI components in a data-intensive product.
- Format
- 3 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Agentic Systems Designing, building and evaluating multi-step LLM agents with tools, memory and guardrails.
A hands-on programme that takes practitioners from single-prompt LLM use to multi-step, tool-using and multi-agent systems. It covers reliable prompting, RAG and reasoning patterns, orchestration with tools and memory, multi-agent coordination and evaluation, worked through realistic business scenarios.
What we cover
- Prompting foundations: reliable prompt design, automated optimisation, guardrails and failure modes
- RAG and reasoning: retrieval-augmented architectures and chain-of-thought strategies
- Workflows to agents: multi-step orchestration, tool use, external APIs, memory and planning
- Multi-agent systems: role-based coordination and agent-to-agent protocols
- Evaluation and monitoring: task-specific metrics, human-in-the-loop review, logging and safe deployment
- Who it is for
- Engineers and data scientists who build LLM applications and need to move to agentic workflows.
- Prerequisites
- Python experience and hands-on familiarity with LLM APIs.
- You leave with
- Participants can design and implement agentic workflows and multi-agent systems for concrete business problems, with evaluation built in.
- Format
- 4 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Machine learning
Classical ML from first model to production.
Machine Learning Foundations & Lifecycle Core ML concepts and the full model lifecycle from data to deployment.
A hands-on introduction to building and evaluating predictive models that bridges software engineering and data science. Participants follow the machine learning lifecycle from preprocessing and feature selection to training and deployment, working in Jupyter or Databricks notebooks.
What we cover
- ML lifecycle: data preprocessing, feature selection, training and deployment
- Tooling: Jupyter or Databricks notebooks for development, debugging and experiment tracking
- Regression and classification: linear and logistic regression on business problems
- Metrics: accuracy, precision and recall for judging model quality
- Who it is for
- Software engineers and technical teams starting with machine learning.
- Prerequisites
- Basic Python.
- You leave with
- Participants can build, evaluate and explain a basic predictive model end to end.
- Format
- 1 day · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Advanced Machine Learning: From Models to Production Feature engineering, model tuning, MLOps and running models reliably in production.
Moves teams from basic predictive modelling to production machine learning systems. The course covers ensemble methods and neural network foundations, then the operational side: experiment tracking and model versioning with MLflow, performance tuning, and serving and monitoring for batch and real-time inference.
What we cover
- Advanced modelling: random forests, support vector machines, boosting and bagging
- Deep learning foundations: neural network architectures, forward and backward propagation, activation functions
- MLOps with MLflow: experiment tracking, model versioning and promotion to production
- Tuning and optimisation: handling data skew and shuffles, balancing accuracy and cost
- Deployment and monitoring: batch and real-time serving with monitoring and alerting
- Who it is for
- Data scientists and ML engineers who need to take pilot models into production.
- Prerequisites
- Machine learning fundamentals at the level of Machine Learning Foundations & Lifecycle, and working Python.
- You leave with
- Participants can tune, track, deploy and monitor models in a repeatable production workflow.
- Format
- 2 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
AI for leaders
Decision clarity for executives and managers. No code.
AI for Decision Makers A non-hyped view of what AI can deliver: use-case selection, ROI, risks and governance.
A strategic overview of Generative AI and Machine Learning for executives and senior leaders: what these technologies can and cannot realistically deliver in an enterprise. The aim is decision clarity rather than technical depth, supported by demonstrations of industry-specific use cases.
What we cover
- Business impact: where GenAI and ML create realistic value
- Use cases: demonstrations of industry-specific applications
- Readiness: organisational capabilities and gaps
- Own projects: how to start and build up internal initiatives
- Roadmap: investment prioritisation and roadmap thinking
- Who it is for
- Executives, senior leaders and budget owners deciding on AI initiatives.
- Prerequisites
- No technical background needed.
- You leave with
- Participants gain a practical framework for evaluating and prioritising GenAI and ML initiatives.
- Format
- 1 day · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Data & AI Literacy for Management Shared data and AI vocabulary for managers to lead data-driven initiatives with confidence.
A compact programme for executives and department heads who need to build a data-driven culture and handle AI governance and regulation. It combines non-technical AI concepts with work on the participants' own challenges, ending in a prioritised use-case roadmap and an initial Proof-of-Value analysis.
What we cover
- AI concepts: a non-technical view of machine learning, neural networks and large language models
- Data-driven decisions: interpreting data in real business situations
- Data culture: aligning AI initiatives with corporate goals and building data skills
- Governance and the EU AI Act: regulation, compliance requirements and risk reduction
- Roadmap workshop: prioritised use cases and a Proof-of-Value analysis for your organisation
- Who it is for
- Executives, department heads and functional leaders.
- Prerequisites
- No technical background needed.
- You leave with
- Participants leave with a prioritised AI use-case roadmap and an initial framework for measuring the return of first projects.
- Format
- 2 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
AI Transformation Bootcamp for Executives Framing, prioritising and governing an AI transformation programme across the organisation.
A case-based programme for senior managers and executives leading AI-driven change, with a clear, non-hyped view of what current AI can and cannot do. Participants map AI opportunities to their value chain, frame and prioritise initiatives, and develop governance for foundation models and agentic systems.
What we cover
- Technology orientation: current state of AI and key concepts
- Opportunity and ecosystem: enterprise AI framing, vendor landscape and make-buy-partner decisions
- Front office AI: sales, marketing and customer service, with compliance and customer trust
- Operations and back office: supply chain, manufacturing, shared services, augmentation vs automation
- Agentic systems and portfolio: scaling AI products, initiative governance and risk alignment
- Who it is for
- Senior managers and executives responsible for AI strategy and transformation.
- Prerequisites
- No technical background needed.
- You leave with
- Participants leave with a prioritised view of AI opportunities, a shared vocabulary with technical teams and a governance framework for advanced AI.
- Format
- 5 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Lakehouse, data engineering, ML and GenAI on Databricks.
Get started and analyse
First steps, governance, SQL analytics and Genie.
First Steps using Databricks Guided first steps on the Databricks Lakehouse platform for new teams and decision makers.
A single end-to-end walk through the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, from the workspace to a first look at AI and machine learning. Participants find and govern data in Unity Catalog, write SQL and notebook code with AI assistance, build a dashboard and explore data in natural language with Genie.
What we cover
- Workspace: navigation, compute options and notebook basics
- Data in Unity Catalog: ingesting files and using Catalog Explorer
- Genie Code: writing and debugging code with AI assistance
- SQL and dashboards: queries, saved queries and visualisations
- Genie Agents: exploring data in natural language
- AI and ML: a first look at MLflow and the Data Science Agent
- Who it is for
- Teams new to Databricks and decision makers who want a hands-on view of the platform.
- Prerequisites
- No prior Databricks experience needed; basic SQL helps but is not required.
- You leave with
- Participants can navigate Databricks, find governed data, run queries and build a simple dashboard.
- Format
- Half day · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Data Governance using Unity Catalog Access control, lineage and data discovery with Unity Catalog.
A hands-on introduction to governance on Databricks with Unity Catalog. Participants work through the permission model, catalog and schema setup, discovery and lineage, and fine-grained controls such as row-level security, column masking and attribute-based access, finishing with a governance lab.
What we cover
- Core concepts: Unity Catalog architecture and centralised governance
- Permission model: privileges, Databricks roles and group-based access
- Discovery: navigating governed catalogs, tagging, search and data lineage
- Fine-grained access: row-level security, column masking and attribute-based access control
- Migration and lab: migrating access controls and implementing end-to-end governance
- Who it is for
- Data engineers, platform administrators and data stewards responsible for access and governance on Databricks.
- Prerequisites
- Basic Databricks workspace use and intermediate SQL.
- You leave with
- Participants can set up Unity Catalog permissions, apply fine-grained access controls and trace data lineage.
- Format
- 4 hours · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Data Engineering & Data Science using Databricks Data engineering and data science on Databricks, from Delta tables and pipelines to tracked and served models.
A combined introduction for teams that do both data engineering and data science on Databricks. The first part builds a Medallion pipeline from ingestion to a scheduled job; the second covers exploratory analysis, feature engineering, MLflow tracking, AutoML and model serving.
What we cover
- Platform basics: workspace, Unity Catalog and notebooks
- Delta Lake: creating tables, modifying data, version history and time travel
- Ingestion and Medallion: CTAS, COPY INTO and Bronze, Silver and Gold layers
- Automation: Lakeflow Jobs and an introduction to Spark Declarative Pipelines
- ML workflow: exploratory analysis, feature engineering, MLflow tracking and AutoML
- Model serving: deploying a model with Databricks Model Serving
- Who it is for
- Data engineers, data scientists and analysts new to Databricks.
- Prerequisites
- Working SQL and beginner-level Python, with basic ML concepts such as classification and regression.
- You leave with
- Participants can build and schedule a basic pipeline and track, compare and serve a model on Databricks.
- Format
- 2 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Data Analysis using Databricks SQL analytics and AI/BI dashboards for data analysts on Databricks.
Two modules for analysts working on Databricks. The first covers data discovery in Unity Catalog, ingestion, Databricks SQL and query analysis; the second builds, publishes and operates a multi-page AI/BI dashboard. The course covers the topics of the Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate exam.
What we cover
- Data discovery: finding and inspecting datasets in Unity Catalog
- Data import: uploading files and ingesting data programmatically
- Databricks SQL: SQL warehouses, the SQL Editor, transformations and views
- Query analysis: Photon, Query Insights and SQL best practices
- AI/BI dashboards: datasets, visualisations, filters and Genie Code
- Production dashboards: publishing, permissions, scheduled refresh and usage monitoring
- Who it is for
- Data analysts and BI developers moving to Databricks.
- Prerequisites
- Working SQL including joins, and basic familiarity with the Databricks workspace.
- You leave with
- Participants can query and transform governed data with Databricks SQL and publish a maintained AI/BI dashboard.
- Format
- 1 day · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Using Databricks Genie: A Guide for Non-Technical Teams Using trustworthy natural-language data agents in Databricks to answer business questions without writing SQL.
An introduction to Databricks Genie One for business users. Participants learn what Genie, Genie One and Genie Agents are, ask plain-language questions about their organisation's data, schedule reports, and see how answers stay governed and secure.
What we cover
- Genie concepts: what Genie, Genie One and Genie Agents are
- Asking questions: plain-language queries over your organisation's data
- Reports and automation: scheduling reports and automating routine work
- Security: how governed access keeps data and answers secure
- Best practices: how to get reliable results from Genie
- Who it is for
- Business users, managers and analysts who want answers from company data without writing SQL.
- Prerequisites
- No technical background needed; a working understanding of your own business and KPIs is enough.
- You leave with
- Participants can use Genie to get governed answers to business questions and set up recurring reports.
- Format
- Half day · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Data engineering and Spark
Pipelines, Lakeflow, Spark and performance.
How to Build ETL Pipelines with SQL Building reliable ETL pipelines on Databricks using SQL only.
Production ETL pipelines written in pure SQL. Participants use streaming tables with Auto Loader for incremental ingestion, materialized views for Silver-to-Gold transformations, AUTO CDC for slowly changing dimensions and Lakeflow Jobs for orchestration.
What we cover
- SQL ETL overview: the course dataset, the SQL Editor and Genie Code
- Streaming tables and materialized views: incremental ingestion with Auto Loader and Silver-to-Gold refresh
- AUTO CDC: declarative SCD Type 1 and Type 2 dimension management
- Orchestration: running the SQL pipeline with Lakeflow Jobs
- Who it is for
- SQL-focused data engineers, analytics engineers and data warehouse developers.
- Prerequisites
- Intermediate SQL, Unity Catalog basics and familiarity with star schemas and the Medallion architecture.
- You leave with
- Participants can build and schedule an incremental SQL pipeline with slowly changing dimensions.
- Format
- Half day · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Data Engineering using Databricks Lakeflow Connect ingestion, Lakeflow Jobs, Spark Declarative Pipelines and DevOps essentials.
The entry point to production data engineering on Databricks, built from four half-day modules. Participants ingest batch, incremental and streaming data, orchestrate workloads with Lakeflow Jobs, build declarative pipelines with data quality checks and CDC, and apply testing, Git and deployment practices.
What we cover
- Data ingestion with Lakeflow Connect: CTAS, COPY INTO, Auto Loader and managed connectors
- Lakeflow Jobs: DAG design, scheduling, conditional tasks, failure handling and monitoring
- Spark Declarative Pipelines: streaming tables, materialized views, expectations and AUTO CDC
- DevOps essentials: modular PySpark, pytest unit tests, integration tests and Git folders
- Deployment: options for deploying Databricks assets with the REST API, CLI, SDK and bundles
- Who it is for
- Data engineers and architects building pipelines on Databricks.
- Prerequisites
- SQL and Python proficiency and a basic understanding of Databricks, Delta Lake and the Medallion architecture.
- You leave with
- Participants can build, orchestrate, test and deploy an incremental data pipeline on Databricks.
- Format
- 2 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Advanced Data Engineering using Databricks Advanced Spark Declarative Pipelines techniques and Databricks performance optimisation.
Two half-day modules for experienced data engineers. The first covers production streaming patterns in Spark Declarative Pipelines: multi-flow ingestion, Multiplex streaming, SCD Type 2 and quarantine pipelines. The second covers diagnosing and fixing performance problems with the Spark UI, data layout and cluster choice.
What we cover
- Multi-flow pipelines: several sources into one Bronze table, with Liquid Clustering and expectations
- Multiplex streaming: mixed-schema events, Delta sinks and Iceberg UniForm access
- CDC and data quality: SCD Type 2 with AUTO CDC INTO and zero-data-loss quarantine pipelines
- Spark UI and data layout: file explosion, data skipping and Liquid Clustering
- Code optimisation: skew, shuffle, spill, exploding joins, serialisation and UDFs
- Cluster tuning: choosing the right cluster and instance types
- Who it is for
- Experienced data engineers running production pipelines on Databricks.
- Prerequisites
- Hands-on experience with Spark Declarative Pipelines, plus intermediate PySpark and Delta Lake.
- You leave with
- Participants can build production-grade streaming pipelines and diagnose and fix common Spark performance problems.
- Format
- 1 day · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Apache Spark Programming using Databricks Spark applications, Structured Streaming, monitoring and tuning Spark workloads.
A four-module course in Apache Spark programming with Python. Participants learn Spark's distributed architecture and the DataFrame API, build ETL and analytics logic, write fault-tolerant streaming applications with Structured Streaming, and monitor and optimise workloads with Delta Lake and the Spark UI.
What we cover
- Spark fundamentals: runtime architecture, DataFrames and reading and writing data
- Application development: grouping, aggregation, joins, window functions and complex data types
- Structured Streaming: streaming queries, windows, watermarks and real-time mode with Kafka
- Spark with Delta Lake: ACID transactions and table maintenance
- Optimisation: partitioning, shuffles and monitoring with the Spark UI
- Who it is for
- Data engineers and developers who process large datasets with Spark.
- Prerequisites
- Python and basic SQL; no prior Spark or Databricks experience needed.
- You leave with
- Participants can write, stream and tune Spark applications in Python on Databricks.
- Format
- 2 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
ML and GenAI on Databricks
MLflow, model serving, RAG and agents on the platform.
Generative AI Basics using Databricks Essential GenAI concepts and how Databricks supports GenAI use cases.
Covers what Generative AI can do, where it delivers business value and how to implement it securely on Databricks, then gives a practical introduction to the platform's GenAI tools. Participants build and evaluate a retrieval pipeline and see how agents are deployed.
What we cover
- GenAI fundamentals: capabilities, business value and secure use grounded in your own data
- Databricks AI overview: the platform components for building GenAI systems
- Prompt engineering: experimenting with models in AI Playground
- Retrieval pipeline: building and registering a RAG pipeline with AI Search
- Evaluate and deploy: evaluation with MLflow and an introduction to Agent Bricks
- Who it is for
- Data and ML practitioners and technical leads starting GenAI work on Databricks.
- Prerequisites
- Basic Python and familiarity with the Databricks workspace.
- You leave with
- Participants understand the core GenAI concepts and can build and evaluate a simple retrieval pipeline on Databricks.
- Format
- 4 hours · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Machine Learning using Databricks Data preparation, model development, deployment and MLOps with MLflow on Databricks.
Covers the full machine learning lifecycle on Databricks in four modules. Participants prepare data and features, develop and tune models with MLflow tracking, deploy them in batch, pipeline and real-time modes, and design and monitor MLOps solutions.
What we cover
- Data preparation: exploring and cleaning data, feature engineering and the Feature Store
- Model development: training workflow, hyperparameter tuning and agentic ML
- MLflow: tracking, registering and managing models with Unity Catalog
- Deployment: batch, pipeline and real-time deployment with online stores
- MLOps: architecting and monitoring MLOps solutions
- Who it is for
- Data scientists and ML engineers working on Databricks.
- Prerequisites
- Intermediate Python, machine learning fundamentals and basic Databricks workspace experience.
- You leave with
- Participants can take a model from prepared data to a monitored deployment on Databricks.
- Format
- 2 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Advanced Machine Learning using Databricks Scaling ML workloads and advanced model management on Databricks.
Two modules for experienced practitioners. The first covers Spark's architecture for ML, Spark ML and distributed tuning with Optuna; the second covers advanced MLOps: CI/CD, testing and rollout strategies, data profiling and multi-environment deployments with bundles.
What we cover
- ML at scale: Spark architecture for ML and model development with Spark ML
- Tracking and packaging: managing models with MLflow and Unity Catalog
- Hyperparameter tuning: distributed tuning with Optuna on Spark
- Continuous MLOps: CI/CD workflows, automated testing and model rollout strategies
- Quality and environments: data profiling and ML assets as code with bundles
- Who it is for
- Data scientists and ML engineers scaling ML workloads on Databricks.
- Prerequisites
- Intermediate Python and ML, Git, and experience with MLflow and basic CI/CD.
- You leave with
- Participants can scale model training on Spark and automate testing and deployment of ML assets across environments.
- Format
- 1 day · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
Generative AI Engineering using Databricks RAG and agentic apps with Agent Bricks, plus evaluation, deployment and monitoring.
Four modules on building generative AI applications on Databricks. Participants build retrieval agents with Agent Bricks and vector search, create governed tools and multi-agent systems, evaluate agents with MLflow judges and human feedback, and deploy and monitor agents in production.
What we cover
- RAG agents: document parsing with AI Functions, chunking, vector search and Knowledge Assistants
- Agentic applications: governed tools with Unity Catalog and MCP, agents with the OpenAI Agents SDK
- Agent Bricks and Genie: supervisor agents and knowledge assistant use cases
- Agent evaluation: MLflow built-in, guideline and custom judges with expert feedback
- Deployment and monitoring: Databricks Apps, bundles, tracing and online evaluation
- Who it is for
- Data scientists, ML engineers and data practitioners building GenAI applications.
- Prerequisites
- Python and SQL, Unity Catalog basics, MLflow familiarity and basic LLM concepts.
- You leave with
- Participants can build, evaluate, deploy and monitor a retrieval or multi-agent application on Databricks.
- Format
- 2 days · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
How to Build Conversational Agents with Genie Designing trustworthy natural-language data agents with Databricks Genie.
How to design, build and maintain a Genie Agent that answers business questions over governed data with SQL-backed answers. Participants define benchmarks, curate the Knowledge Store, share the agent through Genie One and use monitoring and feedback to improve accuracy over time.
What we cover
- Genie Agents: how natural language becomes SQL within the AI/BI product family
- Benchmarks: defining test questions to measure answer accuracy
- Knowledge Store: metadata, synonyms, prompt matching, SQL logic, example queries and instructions
- Sharing: the end-user experience in Genie One with Unity Catalog governance
- Monitoring: reviewing conversations and user feedback to improve quality
- Who it is for
- Data analysts, analytics engineers and BI teams who set up self-service analytics.
- Prerequisites
- Intermediate SQL and familiarity with the Databricks workspace and Unity Catalog.
- You leave with
- Participants can build, tune and maintain a Genie Agent that gives consistent, governed answers.
- Format
- Half day · online or on-site · 6–12 participants
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GenAI training for data scientists: three formats, one path.
Each programme builds on the last, so you can start small without starting over. Compare the 1, 2 and 3-day formats side by side.
Compare the programmesEngineering-first. Small on purpose.
- 6–12 participantsSmall groups, so everyone writes code and asks questions.
- Your stack, your dataMost courses can be tailored to your team, tooling and datasets.
- Discovery call firstWe align the content with your team's maturity and goals before delivery.
- Practitioner instructorsPeople who build these systems, not generalist trainers.
- Online or on-siteRemote by default. On-site in Europe on request.
- Clean workspaceAn isolated, reproducible environment per participant.
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