Observe with purpose.
Learn to define behavior, choose the assigned measure, record what happens, and read patterns in a graph.
Online 40-hour
RBT training.
Learn the work.
A self-paced, 40-hour course connecting ABA concepts to the things behavior technicians do: collect data, follow teaching plans, and support clients under supervision.
Free to join · Try Lesson 1 before you enroll.
From understanding a term
to knowing your part in a session.
The course focuses on technician decisions: what to observe, which written procedure to follow, what to record, and when to ask for help.
Follow the plan accurately.
Study teaching sequences, prompts, reinforcement, and behavior-support procedures within your supervised role.
Know when to speak up.
Practice objective documentation, protecting privacy, and asking your supervisor for direction.
Watch. Work through it.
Check your understanding.
The learning sequence combines recorded instruction, written explanations, worked examples, and fictional practice cases. Required checkpoints help you revisit misunderstandings before moving on.
- Study around your schedule
- Start any time. Pause any time. Fit lessons around work, school, and family, and pick up where you left off.
- Connect ideas to decisions
- Work through examples involving observation, teaching, documentation, and professional boundaries.
- Know what completion takes
- Complete the required lessons and assessments, and reach 40 hours of time in lessons and activities.
- Reviewed by a BCBA
- Every lesson is reviewed and approved by the course’s Responsible Trainer, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
Short animated videos and guided activities help you apply each concept.
Your 40-hour RBT
course curriculum.
Eight areas take you from the foundations of ABA to the responsibilities of a supervised behavior technician.
Browse all 80 lessons below.
View the BACB curriculumABA foundations4 lessons
Understand behavior, learning, and your contribution to a supervised service team.
- Your work as an RBT
- Describe behavior and its context
- Recognizing reinforcement from its effect
- Communication, verbal operants, and phases of learning
Preparing for service delivery2 lessons
Prepare yourself, the environment, and the person for a productive session.
- Prepare for a session
- Build rapport and support participation
Measurement and graphing6 lessons
Observe carefully, record accurately, and turn records into useful information.
- Definitions, count, rate, and duration
- Measure latency and interresponse time
- Use interval recording and momentary time sampling
- Inspect finished work and calculate the right measure
- Build line graphs and read bar graphs
- Describe graph patterns and check the record behind them
Assisting with assessments6 lessons
Follow assessment protocols and preserve the difference between observation and interpretation.
- Start an assessment with a clear question
- Conduct a paired-stimulus preference assessment
- Conduct multiple-stimulus preference assessments
- Observe engagement while activities remain available
- Assist with skill assessments
- Record what happens around a behavior
Behavior-change interventions42 lessons
Practice implementing teaching and support procedures under an assigned plan.
- Follow a discrete-trial teaching sequence
- Record independent, prompted, and incorrect responses
- Use the assigned error-correction procedure
- Arrange a discrimination trial
- Monitor position bias and stimulus control
- Teach within everyday activities
- Create natural opportunities for communication
- Respond to motivation and participation changes
- Follow an individualized task analysis
- Implement forward chaining
- Implement backward chaining
- Implement total-task teaching
- Distinguish stimulus and response prompts
- Use a prescribed least-to-most hierarchy
- Use a prescribed most-to-least hierarchy
- Fade assistance using the stated criterion
- Use errorless teaching and planned probes
- Apply stimulus fading without changing the target
- Deliver the programmed consequence at the planned time and amount
- Implement ratio and interval schedules
- Introduce a token exchange and evaluate conditioned reinforcement
- Run a token earning and exchange sequence
- Distinguish reinforcement from bribery and coercion
- Shape successive approximations
- Selectively reinforce the assigned alternative response
- Follow an other-behavior reinforcement interval
- Recognize incompatible-response arrangements
- Implement functional communication teaching
- Follow a noncontingent reinforcement schedule
- Use a high-probability request sequence as written
- Provide meaningful choices
- Use activity schedules and transition supports
- Understand extinction and its limits
- Recognize possible secondary effects of extinction
- Understand punishment and its limits
- Monitor adverse effects and report concerns
- Programmed generalization across people and places
- Support maintenance and programmed thinning
- Teach self-monitoring with accuracy checks
- Follow crisis procedures within your training
- Measure procedural integrity
- Integrate teaching, data, participation, and escalation
Documentation and reporting6 lessons
Produce objective records and communicate useful information at the right time.
- Write an objective session note
- Separate data, interpretation, and incident reporting
- Report changes that may affect progress
- Request direction and relay team concerns
- Protect records during storage and communication
- Correct documentation without hiding the original record
Ethics and professionalism12 lessons
Protect dignity, maintain boundaries, and respond to professional challenges.
- Apply the ethics codes to daily decisions
- Protect dignity and useful goals
- Recognize competence and scope limits
- Navigate gifts and multiple relationships
- Maintain confidentiality in everyday situations
- Practice cultural humility
- Communicate professionally under disagreement
- Receive feedback and improve implementation
- Recognize and report professional misconduct
- Make accurate public statements and protect identity
- Advocate for effective supervision
- Integrate ethics into a difficult session
Certification next steps2 lessons
Understand the remaining certification steps and ongoing professional responsibilities.
- Check your application folder and next step
- Check your supervision record and certification calendar
One course.
Everything included.
Plan your training with a clear view of what’s included, the course requirements, and what comes afterward.
Purchasing for a team?Meridian RBT training
40 hours80 lessons · one payment, no subscription
- Self-paced course instruction and required activities
- Worked examples and fictional practice cases
- Section checkpoints and integrated assessments
- Completion certificate after all requirements are met
- 30 days of Practice exam prep after you finish, with up to four practice tests, including full-length 85-question exams
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You’ll need your BACB ID (free from the BACB) when you start, not to buy.
See the course terms for the 180-day training window and refund details.
Training is the beginning.
Know the steps that follow.
Your course certificate and your RBT credential are different milestones. Plan for both before choosing a start date.
- 1
Complete your training.
Finish every required lesson and assessment and reach 40 hours to earn your course certificate.
- 2
Complete your competency assessment.
After your training, show a qualified assessor that you can perform the RBT tasks. The BACB requires this no more than 90 days before you apply.
- 3
Pass background checks.
The BACB requires a criminal background check and an abuse registry check (where one is available), completed no more than 180 days before you pay for your application.
- 4
Apply and take the exam.
Meet the BACB’s eligibility and application requirements, including a signed attestation, then follow its examination process. Certification is awarded by the BACB.
Summarized from the BACB’s RBT Handbook (updated June 2026). The BACB’s current rules apply.
Before you begin.
Can I enroll today?
Yes. Create a free account, try Lesson 1, and enroll from your course page whenever you’re ready. If you already have course access, sign in to continue learning.
What does the course include?
One payment, with no subscription, covers all 80 lessons and required activities, a completion certificate after all course requirements are met, and 30 days of Practice exam prep starting when you complete the course. Any applicable tax will be shown at checkout.
Do I need a BACB ID?
You’ll need your BACB ID when you start your training (not to buy). It’s free: create an account at bacb.com and your BACB ID appears in your account. Your 180-day window starts only when you begin.
How does the self-paced format work?
Start whenever you’re ready and study on your own schedule. Each lesson combines short animated videos, written explanations, and guided activities. Your place is saved, so you can pause and pick up where you left off on any device.
How long will I have to complete it?
Your 180-day window starts the day you begin your training, not the day you pay. Spread your training over at least 5 calendar days, and finish within 180 days of starting. Time in lessons and activities counts toward your 40 hours. You finish when you’ve reached 40 hours and completed every required lesson, section, and assessment.
What if I don’t finish in 180 days?
Forty hours over 180 days is under two hours a week. If your window closes first, your training records are kept, and you can enroll again at the current price to start fresh with a new 180-day window. See the course terms.
Can I get a refund?
Course purchases are final and nonrefundable once checkout is complete, including if you don’t start or don’t finish the course, except where applicable law requires a refund. If you were charged twice or charged in error, contact us and we’ll correct it.
How long can I access my certificate?
For as long as you like. When you complete the course, your certificate stays available in your account; sign in any time to view or download it. The training certificate does not expire.
Will completing the course make me an RBT?
No. A course completion certificate documents training; it is not RBT certification. You must separately meet the BACB’s eligibility, background check, competency assessment, application, and examination requirements. Check the current BACB requirements for your circumstances.
Does this include RBT exam preparation?
Yes. When you complete the course, you get 30 days of Meridian Practice: 50 practice questions a day, flashcards, progress tracking, and up to four practice tests, including full-length 85-question exams with a 90-minute timer. It does not renew automatically, and no subscription is needed.
Can my employer purchase the course for me?
Yes. Team seats are priced per learner, with lower prices for larger teams. Visit For Employers to calculate your order and buy seats online.
Does this course meet the BACB’s training requirement?
This training program is designed to meet the 2026 training eligibility requirement for RBT certification. This training is offered independent of the BACB. The course covers the eight areas of the 2026 RBT training curriculum, and every lesson is reviewed and approved by the course’s Responsible Trainer, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
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