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ABA Foundation, ABAT/IBT self-paced, and the ABAT/IBT online live cohort, side by side

Free introduction

Professional coursework, on your own

The full experience

Online live classes with a set start and end date
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Best for
Best for

Parents of children of determination, caregivers and nannies, and anyone with no experience working with children.

People working toward ABAT® whose week cannot fit the class times.

Anyone building a career in applied behavior analysis:

  • people with related education
  • people with related experience
  • people who want to finish within a set time frame
Pace
Pace

Your own

Your own

4 weeks at fixed times (UAE time):

  • Weekends: Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
  • Weekday evenings: Monday through Thursday, 6:00 to 8:30 PM
  • December 2026: the weekday cohort meets in the morning instead, Monday through Thursday, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Duration
Duration

120 days of access. One free extension, to 180 days at most.

180 days of access. No extension.

  • Coursework: 4 weeks
  • Up to the board exam, with supervision: usually 2 to 4 months
  • Class access: 1 year from your first class
Teaching platform
Teaching platform

Google Classroom: recorded lessons and tasks

Google Classroom: recorded lessons and tasks

  • Google Meet for the classes
  • Google Classroom for the course material
Advantages
Advantages
  • No background needed
  • Re-watch any lesson
  • No fixed class times
  • Re-watch any lesson

Interactive classes: ask questions and get answers right away, with the instructor and the other participants

Board credentials
Board credentials

None. It is an introduction, not a professional qualification.

ABAT® only. IBT® supervision is not offered on this route.

ABAT® and IBT®.

Supervision
Supervision

Not part of this course.

Optional, choose one:

  • ABAT competency assessment (ABAT supervision)
  • Dual ABAT and IBT supervision
  • See supervision
Price
Price
  • Free
  • Optional: KHDA attested certificate, AED 190 (normally AED 250)
  • Coursework: free
  • Optional: KHDA attested IBT coursework certificate, AED 500
  • Optional: ABAT competency assessment, AED 790
Time commitment and risk factors of non-completion
Time commitment and risk factors of non-completion
  • About 20 hours of study
  • When access ends, you start over from the beginning
  • About 40 hours of study
  • When access ends, you start over from the beginning
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Certificates

  1. Coursework certificate (from us)

    ABA Foundation
    The final quiz is not open yet.
    ABAT/IBT self-paced
    The final quiz is not open yet.
    ABAT/IBT online live cohort
    Included: attendance rule met, assignments turned in, paid in full

  2. KHDA (Dubai Government) attested certificate

    ABA Foundation
    Optional, after you finish
    ABAT/IBT self-paced
    Optional, after you finish: the IBT coursework certificate only
    ABAT/IBT online live cohort
    Included: the IBT coursework certificate

  3. Board credential

    ABA Foundation
    None
    ABAT/IBT self-paced
    ABAT®: competency assessment, then the board's exam
    ABAT/IBT online live cohort
    ABAT® and IBT®: supervision, then each board's exam
  • The ABAT coursework certificate is not KHDA attested.
  • KHDA attestation needs a copy of your passport and government ID.
  • Board exam fees go to the boards: ABAT® US$125 (about AED 460), IBT® US$120 (about AED 440). Your bank may add a fee.
  • Check the boards' own entry rules before you pay.

Pulse is listed by both boards: a QABA coursework provider for ABAT® and an IBAO approved content provider for IBT®.

QABA's provider listIBAO's provider list

Attendance rule
  • You count as present when you attend at least 75% of a class. Google Meet's attendance record is the evidence.
  • If you miss a class, make it up with its recording, the slides, and your questions to the instructor.
  • One move to a later cohort, once, up to the middle of the course, in exceptional cases.

Price: ABAT/IBT online live cohort

  • Coursework only

    AED 2,170

    Includes

    • 40 hours of online live classes
    • KHDA attested IBT coursework certificate
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  • Coursework + ABAT supervision

    AED 2,460

    Paid together, including the AED 300 discount

    Includes

    • Everything in Coursework only
    • ABAT competency assessment, including a 1:1 online interview and a review meeting
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  • Coursework + dual ABAT and IBT supervision

    AED 3,060

    Paid together from the start, including the AED 300 discount.

    Includes

    • Everything in Coursework + ABAT supervision
    • Additional supervision sessions to cover IBT requirements
    • 4 hours of CEU workshops
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The AED 300 discount applies once: pay early, or take a package.

All three: pay in full, or in 4 payments with Tabby for UAE residents, where Tabby approves.

Student price, online live cohort only: AED 1,000 off
  • Online live cohort only, with any of the three packages
  • For students and recent graduates of psychology, special education, or social work
  • A GPA of 3.2 out of 4 (80%) or above
  • Not combined with other offers.
  • You pay once we have checked your transcript and letter of motivation.
Signing up together: each of you gets AED 70 off for every person who pays
  • Online live cohort only, 2 to 10 people in the same cohort
  • The 40-hour coursework only: not with a supervision package
  • Can be combined with the early price
  • Share one code and pay on your account. As more of you pay, the price drops, and we refund anyone who paid more.

Refunds: see the registration terms.

Next online live cohorts

November 2026 · Instructor: Farhan Yousef Farhan, BCBA

  • Weekend cohortNovember 7, 2026 to November 29, 2026

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  • Weekday evening cohortNovember 9, 2026 to December 3, 2026

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Later dates

December 2026

  • Weekday morning cohort (December 2026 only)December 7, 2026 to December 30, 2026

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  • Weekend cohortDecember 12, 2026 to January 3, 2027

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Supervision

Same assignments, same material, same competency areas. IBT adds extensive supervision.

ABAT competency assessment (ABAT supervision)

  • AED 590 with the online live cohort
  • AED 790 after ABAT/IBT self-paced
  • Supervised hours, with instructor feedback on your video demonstrations
  • Online interview on Google Meet, up to 1 hour
  • Opens at 90% or above on the final quiz, with our approval
  • No child needed: role-play with an adult is accepted

Online live cohort: pay it with the coursework for the package price, or add it later.

Dual ABAT and IBT supervision

  • AED 1,190, with the online live cohort only

Everything in ABAT supervision, plus:

  • Extensive IBT supervision: 10 weekly supervisions and a mix of practice-based and theory assignments
  • 4 hours of CEU workshops: general ABA, ethics and culture, exam preparation
  • For a deeper and thorough understanding of ABA
  • IBT coursework and supervision completed within 6 months, with no extension (standard completion is 4 months for comparison)

Paid with the coursework, as one package, from the start

Timeline: ABAT/IBT online live cohort, with both supervisions

  1. 1 month Coursework completed
  2. 1.5 months ABAT supervision completed
  3. 2 months ABAT exam
  4. 2.5 to 3 months IBT supervision completed
  5. 3.5 months 4 hours of CEU workshops completed
  6. 4 months IBT exam

A timeline for reference: each learner may finish earlier or later. Each learner sets their own exam dates, not Pulse, and supervision is not extended beyond 6 months.

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