40 Hour Registered Behaviour Technician (RBT) Course

Become a Registered Behaviour Technician

The RBT credential, overseen by the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board (BACB), is the entry level certification for anyone delivering behaviour analytic services under the supervision of a BCBA. Therapia’s RBT 40 Hour Certification Training gives you every hour of instruction required for the first step in RBT eligibility. You will join live weekend classes with a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA), then reinforce what you have learned through guided, self paced activities during the week. No sitting through a static video course alone.

Our program is aligned to the BACB 2026 RBT 40 Hour Training Requirements and Curriculum Outline, covering all eight required content areas, Sections A through H, in full.

Why Train With Therapia

• A flexible program schedule. Full topic decks are delivered live, with narration, demonstration, and the chance to ask questions in real time. The matching workbook and quiz for that same content is then completed in your own time across the following week, so learning is reinforced rather than rushed.
• Recorded Sessions. Life happens. If you miss a session, or simply want to revisit a demonstration, the recording is there.
• Skills you can actually use, not just theory. Live time is reserved for the parts that benefit most from a real instructor: discrete trial teaching, naturalistic teaching, prompting and fading, and ethics case discussions. Reading heavy content is delivered through professionally narrated async decks, so live sessions stay interactive.
• A clear, structured path from enrolment to certification eligibility. You always know what is being covered, when, and how it builds toward the next stage, including your individualised competency assessment.

Course Structure

The RBT 40 Hour Certification Training runs across four consecutive weekends, combining live online classes with self paced coursework.

Each weekend, the full slide deck for that week’s topics is presented live, with narrated instruction and hands on demonstration. Across the following Monday to Friday, you complete the matching workbook activities and quiz for that content at your own pace. From Week 2 onward, each Saturday opens with a short recap of the prior week’s work before new material begins, so nothing gets left behind.

Because participants join from right across Australia, live sessions are timed to work for most states without requiring an early start. A short break is scheduled roughly halfway through each session.

What You Will Cover, Week by Week

Week 1: Foundations, Documentation, and Assessments

Introduction to Applied Behaviour Analysis, preparing for service delivery, assisting with behaviour assessments, and service delivery documentation and reporting.

Week 2: Behaviour Change Interventions, Part 1

Task analysis and chaining, differential reinforcement, stimulus and response prompts, discrimination training, conditioned reinforcers and token economies, discrete trial teaching, and shaping.

Week 3: Behaviour Change Interventions, Part 2

Naturalistic teaching, procedural integrity, antecedent interventions, extinction and punishment, generalisation, self monitoring, and crisis intervention.

Week 4: Data Collection, Ethics, and Certification

Data collection and graphing, ethics and professionalism (including real world case studies), and the practical next steps for obtaining your RBT certification.

Every section of the BACB curriculum outline is covered in full, with hours split evenly between live instruction and self paced practice.

The Competency Assessment

RBT certification requires a separate, individualised competency assessment, conducted one to one with a supervising BCBA or qualified assessor after you complete all four weeks. This is not part of your 40 training hours and is not delivered in a group setting.

Once you have completed all four weeks and passed every module quiz, you will be emailed a link to book your assessment slot. The assessment can be conducted via Zoom or in person and involves direct observation of the RBT task list skills. Your results are documented and provided to you on completion, ready to support your certification application.

Who This Course Is For

This training suits anyone preparing to work as a Registered Behaviour Technician, including:

• Aspiring RBTs entering the ABA and disability support sector for the first time
• Support workers, teacher’s aides, and allied health assistants looking to formalise their skills
• Parents and carers of children with autism who want a deeper, credentialed understanding of behaviour analytic practice
• Staff at ABA providers, early intervention services, and schools who need RBT certification to progress in their role

No prior ABA experience is required. You will need reliable internet access and availability for live sessions on Saturday and Sunday mornings across four consecutive weekends.

Enrolment and Pricing

Course enrolment includes all 40 hours of BACB aligned training across the four week program, live sessions with recordings, all workbooks, quizzes, and instructor support. The individualised competency assessment is booked and priced separately once the 40 hour training is completed.

Course price

$899 AUD, including GST.

Upcoming cohort dates: Saturday 17 October, Sunday 18 October, Saturday 24 October, Sunday 25 October, Saturday 31 October, Sunday 1 November, Saturday 7 November, and Sunday 8 November 2026.

This training program is designed to meet the 2026 training eligibility requirement for RBT certification. This training is offered independent of the BACB.