Welcome to the Jigsaw Training RBT Course
The Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) credential is awarded by the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board (BACB). It is widely used by people who support autistic individuals and others with intellectual and developmental disabilities. RBTs always work under the supervision of a BCBA or BCaBA.
To qualify as an RBT, you must complete 40 hours of training in applied behaviour analysis, then pass an Initial Competency Assessment, and finally sit the RBT exam. Once you begin the course, you have 180 days (about six months) to finish the training. If you complete the course in fewer than 40 hours or in less than five days, the BACB will not accept the certificate for certification purposes.
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RBT Training Requirements (2026 and onwards)
The BACB has retired the RBT Task List 2.0. All new RBT applicants must meet the updated 2026 training requirements. This course is designed to meet those requirements To meet these requirements, you must complete Modules 1-11.
Your Certificate
The training itself is free. To apply for the RBT exam, the BACB requires a formal course completion certificate. This is provided through the RBT Certification Pack upgrade.
After you finish the course, we manually review your work to confirm it was completed independently, in your own words, and within 180 days. Once approved, you will receive a certificate stating:
“This training programme is designed to meet the 2026 training eligibility requirement for RBT certification. This training is offered independent of the BACB.”
How to Get Started
- Work through Modules 1–11
- Upgrade when you are ready for the Certificate Pack and Jigsaw Course Review.
- Use your certificate, Initial Competency Assessment, and background checks to apply to the BACB.
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Take the pre-test before you begin the course. You’ll get an opportunity to take a post-test at the end of the course. If you take the pre-test, you can see just how much your knowledge of ABA principles and practices improved over the course of your studies. It only takes 10 minutes to complete: RBT Pre-Test | Jigsaw Connects
Read the articles about completing the various course exercises and customizing your experience.
Getting Started with the Jigsaw RBT Training Course: Your Roadmap to Success
Using the Video Section: Your Gateway to Course Concepts
Mastering Consolidation Exercises: A Guide to RULEG Programming
Instructions for Engaging with FRED Bot
Completing RULEG exercises: Configuring Your Browser to Make Your Life Easier
Enhancing the Learning Experience: Browser Plugins for Students with Reading Difficulties
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Check out the Course Overview
- Module 1: What is ABA?
- Module 10: Ethics & Working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Module 11: Preparing for Working as an RBT
- Module 2: The role of the RBT
- Module 3: Key Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis
- Module 4: ABA Procedures
- Module 5: Measurement
- Module 6: Functional Assessment
- Module 7: Behavior Support Plans
- Module 8: Verbal Behavior, Assessments and Cusps
- Module 9: Skills Teaching in ABA
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Module 1: What is ABA?
- Module 1: Lesson 1 - What is Behavior Analysis?
- Module 1: Lesson 2 - ABA and EAB
- Module 1: Lesson 3 - The 7 Dimensions of ABA
- Module 1: Lesson 4 - Social Significance and Social Validity
- Module 1: Lesson 5 - Scope and Competence
Module 2: The role of the RBT
- Module 2: Lesson 1 - What is the Behavior Analyst Certification Board?
- Module 2: Lesson 2 - The Role of the RBT
- Module 2: Lesson 3 - RBT Supervision Requirements
Module 3: Key Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis
- Module 3: Lesson 1 - What is a Stimulus?
- Module 3: Lesson 2 - Respondent Conditioning
- Module 3: Lesson 3 - Reinforcement
- Module 3: Lesson 4 - Reinforcers
- Module 3: Lesson 5 - Punishment and Punishers
- Module 3: Lesson 6 - Extinction
- Module 3: Lesson 7 - Antecedents and the Three-Term Contingency
- Module 3: Lesson 8 - Schedules of Reinforcement
- Module 3: Lesson 9 - The Four-Term Contingency
Module 4: ABA Procedures
- Module 4: Lesson 1 - The Goal of Instruction and Prompting
- Module 4: Lesson 2 - Prompt Fading
- Module 4: Lesson 3 - Shaping
- Module 4: Lesson 4 - Chaining
Module 5: Measurement
- Module 5: Lesson 1 - Measurement Introduction
- Module 5: Lesson 2 - Frequency
- Module 5: Lesson 3 - Duration
- Module 5: Lesson 4 - Interval Recording
- Module 5: Lesson 5 - Momentary Time Sampling
- Module 5: Lesson 6 - Scatterplot Recording
- Module 5: Lesson 7 - Latency
- Module 5: Lesson 8 - ABC Recording
- Module 5: Lesson 9 - Permanent Product Recording
- Module 5: Lesson 10 - Graphing Part 1 and Part 2
Module 6: Functional Assessment
- Module 6: Lesson 1 - Behaviors that Challenge and Functional Assessment
- Module 6: Lesson 2 - Indirect Functional Assessment Methods
- Module 6: Lesson 3 - Direct Functional Assessment Methods
- Module 6: Lesson 4 - Functions of Behavior
- Module 6: Lesson 5 - Summary Statements
Module 7: Behavior Support Plans
- Module 7: Lesson 1 - Behavior Support Plans
- Module 7: Lesson 2 - Antecedent Interventions
- Module 7: Lesson 3 - Non-Contingent Reinforcement
- Module 7: Lesson 4 - Behavioral Momentum
- Module 7: Lesson 5 - Premack Principle
- Module 7: Lesson 6 - Differential Reinforcement Procedures
- Module 7: Lesson 7 - Token Economies
- Module 7: Lesson 8 - Extinction and Other Reactive Strategies
- Module 7: Lesson 9 - Functional Communication Training
- Module 7: Lesson 10 - Behavior Support Planning Summary
Module 8: Verbal Behavior, Assessments and Cusps
- Module 8: Lesson 1 - Introduction to Verbal Behavior
- Module 8: Lesson 2 - Assessments in ABA
- Module 8: Lesson 3 - Behavioral Cusps and Pivotal Behaviors
- Module 8: Lesson 4 - Preference Assessments
Module 9: Skills Teaching in ABA
- Module 9: Lesson 1 - Discrete Trial Teaching
- Module 9: Lesson 2 - Incidental Teaching
- Module 9: Lesson 3 - Natural Environment Teaching
- Module 9: Lesson 4 - Behavioral Skills Teaching and the Teaching Interaction Protocol
- Module 9: Lesson 5 - Skill Acquisition Plans
Module 10: Ethics & Working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Module 10: Lesson 1 - Professional Ethics
- Module 10: Lesson 2 - Introduction to Disability
- Module 10: Lesson 3 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Module 10: Lesson 4 - Normalization and Person-Centered Planning
- Module 10: Lesson 5 - Competence and Capacity
- Module 10: Lesson 6 - Key Rights in ABA Practice
- Module 10: Lesson 7 - Introduction to the RBT Ethics Code
Module 11: Preparing for Working as an RBT
- Module 11: Lesson 1 - Preparing for Service Delivery
- Module 11: Lesson 2 - Procedural Fidelity and Self-Monitoring
- Module 11: Lesson 3 - Documentation, Report and Communicating with your Supervisor
- Module 11: Lesson 4 - Cultural Humility and Responsiveness in Everyday Practice
- Module 11: Lesson 5 - Code-Enforcement Procedures and Reporting Concerns
- Module 11: Lesson 6 - Crisis and Emergency Interventions
- Module 11: Lesson 7 - Next Steps on Your Journey to Certification
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