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Registered Biology Technologist in Training Requirements

RBTech IT – ASAT
A Registered Biology Technologist in Training (RBTech in Training) must work under the supervision of an RPBio or RBTech while they gain the experience and competencies required to apply for to be a practicing registrant.

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: Do you have a communication course? *
Examples include English composition, technical writing, scientific writing.
Numeracy (mathematics or statistics): Do you have a course in Mathematics or Statistics? *
Field or Laboratory Techniques: Do you have a course in Field Techniques or Laboratory Techniques? *
Applied Biology & Management: Do you have a 2nd year or higher level (or equivalent) Applied Biology & Management Course? *
Examples include Conservation Biology, Environmental Biology, Wildlife Management, Fisheries Management, Range Management, Natural Resource Policy, or Landscape Ecology.
Environmental Science: Do you have a course in Environmental Science? *
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.

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