Pathways
40 hours. The entry route for people beginning in behaviour analysis: teaching assistants, shadow teachers, therapy assistants, and parents who want a formal grounding.
270 hours. The full professional certification, for those intending to practise as behaviour analysts and to supervise others.
At a glance
The two certification pathways answer different questions. IBT is where most people start; IBA is the analyst credential that lets you design and supervise programmes rather than deliver them.
| Comparison point | IBTInternational Behavior Technician | IBAInternational Behavior Analyst |
|---|---|---|
| Taught hours | 40 hours of IBAO-approved content | 270 hours of IBAO-approved content |
| Who it is for | People entering the field, and those already working with children who want the practice behind it | Practitioners who will assess, design programmes and supervise others |
| What you do after | Deliver behaviour-analytic programmes under supervision | Conduct assessments, write plans, supervise technicians |
| Supervised practice | Required by the IBAO alongside the taught hours | Required by the IBAO alongside the taught hours |
| Supervision available here | Yes, a Certified Supervisor on site | Yes, supervision and mentorship both |
| Delivered | In person at either centre, or online | In person at either centre, or online |
| Dates and fee | Rolling intake: ask for current dates and fee | Rolling intake: ask for current dates and fee |
Why the supervision row matters. Most providers sell the taught hours and stop there: the candidate then has to find a supervisor somewhere else, and the hours only count if that supervisor is certified. Here the coursework, the supervised hours, the mentorship and the CEUs come from one Approved Content Provider who is also a Certified Supervisor, Mentor and CEU Provider. One accountable person, one pathway.
Who trains here
Most training pages assume you are building a career. Plenty of the people who train here are not. They are parents who decided that understanding the method is better than waiting outside the room.
Most welcome
You do not need a psychology degree, and you are not too late. Parents who learn the principles stop guessing: they can see why a behaviour is happening, respond the same way every time, and carry a therapy goal into an ordinary Tuesday.
We think this is among the most valuable training we deliver. The founder’s own MS research was on exactly this: family involvement and whether skills survive outside the session, and the finding was blunt: the family decides.
See parent trainingBuilding a career
Psychology and education graduates, therapists, teachers, SLPs and OTs working towards IBT or IBA certification, or accumulating supervised hours and CEUs.
See the certification routesWorking with children already
Shadow teachers and classroom aides, school staff running inclusive classrooms, and organisations who want their own people trained rather than buying in support forever.
See the programmesProgrammes
Certification pathways sit alongside shorter, practical programmes for parents, shadow teachers and school staff.
Supervision & CEUs
Certified to supervise candidates on both the IBA and IBT pathways.
Certified IBA mentor: guidance through the certification process itself.
An IBAO-authorised CEU provider, including ethics, supervision and cultural competency. CEU events
Training happens inside a working centre, so supervised hours are with real cases.
CEU events
As an IBAO-authorised CEU provider, we run continuing education events for behaviour analysts and technicians. Tell us what you want to learn next, and we will tell you what is coming up.
What would you like an event on?
Each topic opens the enquiry form with it already written in. The first conversation costs nothing.
Who delivers it
Your training is delivered and signed off by Muhammad Farooq E Azam Awan, IBAO-certified International Behavior Analyst (certificate IBA_072025_002612). That matters here more than anywhere else on this site: content from an Approved Content Provider counts towards your certification, and hours signed by a Certified Supervisor are the hours the IBAO will accept.
Certified as an International Behavior Analyst at 24, and holding Approved Content Provider, Certified Supervisor, Certified Mentor and CEU Provider authorisations at the same time: a combination few practitioners hold at any age, and one that means you can train, be supervised, and be certified without leaving the country.
Authorised to deliver IBA and IBT training content.
For candidates on both pathways.
For IBA candidates.
Authorised to issue continuing education units.
For professionals
Tell us which pathway interests you and where you are in your career.
