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Registered Biology Technologist Requirements

RBTech Form – ASAT
Registered Biology Technologists (RBTechs) are independent practitioners with a wide scope of practice if they are following established parameters, protocols and guidelines. An RBTech may be engaged in experimental design, interpretative analysis, and interpretative reporting if supervised by an RPBio.

Education and Experience

Experience includes paid and voluntary activities that occurred in the last 10 years. Up to one year of experience may be pre-graduation.

An applicant who is already a registrant with the College (or an equivalent professional regulator in another jurisdiction) may claim all their applied biology experience gained while registered (pre- or post- graduation).

Which statement best describes your education and experience:
Did you graduate from an accredited program (see list on the College’s website)?

Required Courses

RBTech applicants must have completed the following courses:

Communications: Have you completed a communications course? *
Examples include English composition, technical writing, scientific writing.
Math or Statistics: Have you completed a math or statistics course? *
Field or Laboratory Techniques: Have you completed a course in Field Techniques or Laboratory Techniques? *
Conservation or Resource Management: Have you completed a conservation or resource management course? *
Examples include Conservation Biology, Environmental Biology, Wildlife Management, Fisheries Management, Range Management, Natural Resource Policy, or Landscape Ecology.
Environmental or Earth Science: Have you completed an environmental or earth science course? *
A course in environmental science covers multi-disciplinary topics related to natural resource use and sustainability. Examples include fish and wildlife ecology, environmental legislation and policy, earth science, soils, hydrology, climatology.