Certificate in Diet and Nutrition QLS Level 2

The course is made up of 4 modules. They are:

Unit 1: An Overview of Nutrition

The first unit of the course is an overview of nutrition. This unit aims to introduce candidates to the concept of nutrition and diet, the importance of nutrition, how it affects our body physiology, and the meaning of a healthy diet.

Unit 2: Dietary Nutrition

This unit provided extensive knowledge on a diet, how it affects us, nourishment, dietary requirement, and recommended daily requirements (RDA) across different age groups and health conditions. It also aims to distinguish between diet and nutrition.

Unit 3: Balancing the Diet

The third unit focuses on how to plan an adequate diet to suit an individual. It highlights what a healthy diet comprises of, using examples of common foods but not limiting the students to such meals. They are encouraged to plan meals using foodstuff within their locality.

Unit 4: Principles of healthy eating

The last unit of the course explains what it means to eat healthily and provides tips on how to develop and maintain healthy eating habits.

This course will provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence required to pursue a rewarding career in nutritional sciences. Candidates who wish to do this as a profession may earn as much as £50,000 - £70,000 per annum depending on employment factors

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

This course and/or training programme has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

• Graduates who want to begin a career in nutrition and dietetics.
• Individuals who want to gain knowledge on how to improve their health status by healthy eating.
• Employees, especially those in the health sector, who want to add value to their CV and boost their skills and career prospects.
• Individuals interested in food and healthcare.