Understanding Nutrition and Health - Part-Time

During the course, you will:

• 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 individuals 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.

Mandatory units include:

• 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
• Principles of food safety for the home environment

You will need:

• Two GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above

This course will run from 18:00-21:00 on Tuesday.

Fee information

Learners with an active Education, Health & Care Plan

If you are aged 19 - 24 at the start of your course and have an active Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP), any course up to and including level 3 will be fully-funded by the government. This means you will not have a course fee to pay and any equipment considered essential to complete your course will be provided by the college.

What qualification will I achieve?

You will achieve:

• NCFE Cache Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Nutrition and Health

How is my course assessed?

You will submit a portfolio for each of the above units to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. This will include case studies, written reports and group discussions