Level 2 Understanding Nutrition and Health Certificate

Part Time

Course Overview

This TQUK qualification is designed for learners interested in improving their understanding of nutrition and healthy eating.

It may be particularly relevant to you if you work or are looking to work in sport and recreation, exercise and fitness, hospitality and catering or healthcare. The course would then complement your other qualifications and enable you to develop within your current job role.

The qualification supports the Government White Paper ‘Healthy Lives Healthy People’ and the drive to empower individuals to make healthy choices and give communities the tools to address their own, particular needs, including the need to educate and change behaviour on diet and nutrition to reduce the prevalence of obesity.

Course Content

This course consists of the following five mandatory units, all of which need to be completed to achieve the full qualification:

Explore principles of healthy eating
Consider nutritional needs of a variety of individuals
Use food and nutrition information to plan a healthy diet
The principles of weight management
Understanding eating disorders

Entry Requirement

In order to complete this distance learning course at no charge you will need to match the following entry criteria:

Are a resident of the EEU (European Economic Area) and have been for at least 3 years
Will be undertaking your learning within England
Are aged 19 or above
If you are 19-23 years old you must have already achieved a level 2 qualification or equivalent
If you are 24+ there are no formal entry requirements for this course but you will find it helpful to have a good standard of English and maths

Assessment

Studying via distance learning means you can choose when and where you study.

We recommended allowing a minimum of 3 hours per week to study this course in your own time.

This is an online course with online learning materials and online assessments.

Where does this course lead to

This qualification can support progression to employment and progression within employment for the following job roles and workers:

Care Assistant/Worker
Personal Care Assistant
Key Workers in Domiciliary Care Services
Home Care Support Worker
Healthcare Assistant
Health Promotion/Education Worker
Sport and Exercise Nutritionist
Exercise/Fitness Instructor
Hospitality Services Assistant
School Cook
Cook/Chef

This qualification supports progression to further learning in the following areas:

Level 2 Professional Cookery Diploma
Level 2 Hospitality and Catering Principles Certificate
Level 2 Exercise, Health and Fitness Instructing Diploma
Level 2 Health and Fitness Diploma
Level 2/3 Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Certificate
Level 2/3 Working in the Health Sector Certificate
Intermediate/Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Catering and Professional Chefs
Intermediate/Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Health & Social Care
Intermediate/Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Health (Clinical Healthcare Support)