Enroll your BT hires in Alpaca RBT bootcamp

Last updated: October 12, 2026

Alpaca Health sponsors Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) training for candidates
it hires, run through Behavior Development Solutions (BDS) at
bds.com/rbt. You do not need to already be certified to get an offer, and you do not pay anything for the training itself.

The promises:

  • No certification required to get an offer. Once you hire a qualified BT, Alpaca sponsors their path to certification

  • No upfront cost to you. Alpaca covers the BDS training

  • A completion bonus for finishing on time. If your BT finishes training within 2 weeks of getting training access, they can earn a $100 completion bonus

Who this is for

The Bootcamp currently applies only when both of these are true:

  • If the hire was sourced through one of Alpaca’s own recruiting channels (not a
    third-party staffing agency or referral outside Alpaca’s pipeline); and

  • The hire is for a state where Alpaca is active in: Colorado, Michigan, North Carolina, Hawaii, or Texas.

If either is not true, this program does not apply to your offer.

How it works

  1. Extend an offer. You make an offer to qualified candidates (sourced through Alpaca) that don't yet hold an RBT certification

  2. Email us the BT's name and email. Reach out to support@alpacahealth.io requesting access to the RBT training module, along with the BT's name and email. The training access will be sent to your BT's email, from BDS

  3. Complete training within 2 weeks. The clock starts on the date the training
    access is granted, not the date of your offer. Finishing inside that 2-week window unlocks the $100 completion bonus.

What it will not do

  1. It will not pay the $100 bonus if training is completed after the 2-week
    window.     The bonus is tied specifically to finishing within 2 weeks of training
    access being granted — there is no partial credit for finishing late.

  2. It will not cover training costs for candidates outside Alpaca’s own sourcing
    channels or outside an active-hiring state.     The sponsorship is scoped to who
    Alpaca hired and where, not to RBT training in general.

Recover from common problems

What you see

What it means

What to do

You haven’t received training access after accepting your offer

Access is granted by Alpaca’s recruiting team after your offer is finalized, not automatically at acceptance

Email support@alpacahealth.io with your name and the email address on file

You’re not sure when your 2-week window started

The window starts the day BDS grants you training access, which may not match your offer or start date

Email support@alpacahealth.io with your name and email to confirm your access date

You finished training late and don’t see the $100 bonus

The bonus requires completing training within 2 weeks of your training access date

Email support@alpacahealth.io with your name and email — late completions do not qualify

You were hired through a staffing agency or outside the current active-hiring states

The program is currently limited to candidates sourced through Alpaca directly, in Colorado, Michigan, North Carolina, Hawaii, and Texas

Confirm with your recruiting contact whether this program applies to your offer

Current limitations

  • Limited to candidates sourced through Alpaca’s own recruiting channels — not
    agency placements or outside referrals.

  • Limited to the states where Alpaca is actively hiring today: Colorado, Michigan,
    North Carolina, Hawaii, and Texas. This list changes as Alpaca expands and is not guaranteed to be current beyond the date this article was last reviewed.

  • One bonus per candidate, tied to one completion window. There is no mechanism described here for extending the 2-week deadline.

  • Questions about eligibility, access, or the bonus go to support@alpacahealth.io
    with your name and email — there is no self-service way to check status described in this article.