Nutrition and Health

This course will support you in increasing your understanding of the principles of healthy eating and the role of food in maintaining health. This will provide you with greater confidence in planning and achieving a healthy diet. The programme provides an insight into food labelling, eating disorders and the role of a healthy diet for weight management. It also looks at how to prepare, handle and store food safely.

You will study a range of topics including:

• The Principles of Healthy Eating
• Understanding the Nutritional Needs of a Variety of Individuals
• Using Food and Nutrition Information to Plan a Healthy Diet
• The Principles of Weight Management
• Understanding Eating Disorders
• The Principles of Food Safety for the Home Environment

• Learn from industry-experienced and well-qualified tutors who have spent many years in the Social Care sector and have specialist qualifications and knowledge to bring to their teaching
• Learn from your own home, in your own time
• Achieve a nationally recognised Level 2 qualification
• Access to award winning learning and assessment materials
• Access to a Learner Support Advisor for everyday queries

To be eligible to undertake our free distance learning courses you must meet the below criteria:

• Living in the UK and aged 19+
• If you are aged 19-23 you must hold a full Level 2 qualification and not currently enrolled on an apprenticeship
• Aged 24 or above – free to everyone

Individuals who reside in the following devolved local enterprise partnerships (LEP) cannot be funded through us and will need to contact their local provider:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
• Cornwall Combined Authority
• West of England Combined Authority
• West Yorkshire Combined Authority
• North of Tyne Combined Authority
• Tees Valley Combined Authority
• West Midlands Combined Authority
• Greater London Combined Authority

You will also need to provide a personal statement (minimum of 100 words).

• Other courses in Health & Social Care

This course is free of charge if you meet the criteria for funding. To be eligible for funding you must be aged 19 or over, have been living in the United Kingdom for the last three years and have not previously completed the course you are wanting to enrol on. Email: dl@rnntraining.co.uk