Nutrition and Health
This qualification provides learners with a range of underpinning knowledge in areas such as healthy eating, nutritional needs, weight management, eating disorders and food safety in the home environment.
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Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Nutrition and Health.
This qualification aims to:
Increase understanding of the principles of healthy eating and the role of food in maintaining health,
Increase confidence in planning and achieving a healthy diet,
Provide an understanding of how an individual’s dietary requirements change throughout their life,
Provide an understanding of food labelling and the ability to use information from food labels
provide information on eating disorders,
Increase understanding of the role of a healthy diet for weight management,
Increase understanding of the principles of food safety in a home environment.
What will you learn?
Unit 01 Explore principles of healthy eating
Unit 02 Consider nutritional needs of a variety of individuals
Unit 03 Use food and nutrition information to plan a healthy diet
Unit 04 The principles of weight management
Unit 05 Understanding eating disorders
Unit 06 Principles of food safety for the home environment
Can I apply
for this course?
To join this course you must:
- be 19 and over,
- Live within the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NE postcode)
- You must also have valid ID.
Progression
Opportunities
All of the courses we offer at SNE are aimed to help progress your continuous professional development.
This qualification aims to give learners working in, or intending to work in, settings such as sport and recreation, exercise and fitness, hospitality and catering or healthcare an understanding of nutrition and health, to support their role in the workplace.
Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to:
• Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
• Level 3 Certificate for Working in the Health Sector
• Level 2 qualifications in Hospitality and Catering
• Level 2 and 3 qualifications in Exercise and Fitness
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Learner testimonial
"I had an amazing experience training SNE. I gained completely new skills which gave me the confidence to pursue something I’ve wanted to do since leaving school. I’ve always worked in jobs that I was never fully happy in but always stayed put as I felt ‘comfortable’."
Laura - Level 3 Learner
