Healthier Food and Special Diets

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Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - CIEH

What's it all about?:
A good diet is central to overall good health. Our course will help you to understand the links between diet and health, whether you work in a fast food restaurant or are serving up a roast at home to your family, so you can help your customer or your family choose healthier food options. Our course is especially applicable to those involved in the selection of ingredients, preparation of recipes and menus for those who need, or demand, special diets.

Progression:
On completion candidates may use the qualification as a stand alone qualification to enhance employment prospects or as a progress route to higher level qualifications within this area.

Entry Requirements:
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Duration: One day

Business Benefits:
May suit residential care home/nursing home workers - links to CSCI recommendations.

Course Overview
What does the course involve?:

This qualification will benefit anyone working in a situation where food is prepared, cooked and served. It is relevant to all catering operations either in a professional environment or the home.

The course covers:

-nutritional needs

-catering for different groups

-the relationship between diet and health

-implications of food processing

-the importance of food labeling.

It is relevant to all catering operations either in a professional environment or the home.

When can I study?:
Various days, 9.00am - 5.00pm

Are there any exams?:
You will be assessed by a multiple choice exam on completion of the course.
Course Facts

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Start Date:
13 November 2010

End Date:
14 November 2010

Course Type:

Part-time

Location:
Goschen Centre

Course Fees:
£40 If you are receiving certain benefits, you may only have to pay a material fee.

Instalments:
Instalments are not available for paying for course fees.

Material Fees:
£5

Level:
Intermediate

Course Code:
HFS

Certain "part-time" courses may become "full-time" courses if additional courses are taken.

If you are aged 16-18, due to Government funding, tuition fees are not applicable for your course (Please note: this does not apply to foundation degrees).

Please note that fees quoted apply to courses starting in the academic year 2009/10 (August 2009 - July 2010). There may be a slight increase in fees for courses starting 2010/11.