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ABT Form

ABT Form - ASAT

Education and Training

Have you
I meet the requirement(s) above

Experience

Applicants must have the following experience and competencies to become an Applied Biology Technician (ABT). Experience includes paid and voluntary activities.

Experience Requirements

Applied Biology Technicians (ABTs) require a minimum of one year of experience in applied biology if they have 200 hours or 5 instructional weeks of course work with or without a certificate. Experience must have occurred within the 10 years prior to application.

Individuals without a certificate or 200 hours of instruction must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in applied biology in the 10 years prior to application.

Do you have 1 year of experience in Applied Biology?

Professional Practice Competencies

ABTs need to have at least one (1) example of a key indicator in each of the following seven (7) Professional Practice Competencies that you can explain in detail how you meet a key indicator through descriptions of your activities, knowledge, experience etc., and that can be verified by a reference.
Scientific Concepts and Knowledge: Be aware of and have experience with scientific concepts, knowledge, and implementation. Key Indicators:
Laws, Regulations & Policies: The capability to interpret and understand the intent of legally binding requirements and policy. Key Indicators:
Standards and Practices: Understands the standards and practices and has the ability required to perform or practice applied biology. Key Indicators:
Project and/or Work Product Management: Experience in the discipline of planning, organizing or managing resources to bring about the successful completion of a specific project or work product. Key Indicators:
Records/Data Management and Informatics: Demonstrated ability to conduct the systematic control of creating, distributing, using, maintaining integrity, confidentiality, security and disposing of recorded information maintained as evidence of business activities and transactions. Key Indicators:
Professional Accountability: Performing the duties of one’s profession generally, or performing a particular professional task in a professional manner. Key Indicators:
Communication: Respectfully and effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts and displays openness to other people’s ideas and thoughts. Key Indicators:

Referees (references) for Individuals with a Certificate or 200 Hours of Instruction

The College requires 1 referee (reference) from someone, preferably but not required to be an Applied Biology practitioner, such as either a Professional Biologist or Registered Biology Technologist, you have worked with who is knowledgeable of your professional work in Applied Biology.

Do you have 1 reference:
I meet all of the requirements above

Referees (references) for Applicants Applying with Work-experience only

The College requires 2 referees (references) who are knowledgeable of your professional work in applied biology. It is preferred if referees are a regulated professional (e.g., RPBio, RBTech, RPF, P.Geo or P.Eng, etc.)

Do you have 2 references:
I meet all of the requirements above

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