Nutrition

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Course fee: €220.00
Exam registration fee: €20.00
Total: €240.00

Refunds: No refunds, under any circumstances, are available once a course has commenced.

If you have paid for a course which is subsequently cancelled, you will be notified and a full fee refund will be processed automatically. Refunds if processed are processed on a weekly basis and take approximately 2-3 weeks to present in the applicant bank account.

All other courses must remain viable and be self-financing: therefore a participant will not be permitted to commence a course/module unless the course/module has been paid for in full by the learner prior to commencement.

https://www.gti.ie/parttime/courses/apply/5355

Course Overview:
This programme module aims to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to understand the nutritional composition of food and the effects of food and nutrition on an individual’s health and personal well-being.

Course Objectives:
· To understand the importance of healthy eating and its benefits to good health

· To be able to identify the components of a healthy diet for all age groups

· To understand the process of digestion and the factors that affect it

· Appreciate the role of food and its significance in the management of various conditions and diseases

· To assist the learner to develop the academic and vocational language, literacy and numeracy skills related to Nutrition through the medium of the indicative content

· To enable the learner to take responsibility for his/her own learning.

Assignment 1 - 30%
Assignment 2 - 30%
Examination-Theory 40%

5N2006 Nutrition

Course Name: Nutrition 5N2006
Award: Certificate in Nutrition (5N2006)

Viable courses:
For a course to commence, it is necessary to enrol a minimum number of participants. If this number is not reached, the course will be cancelled.

Course deferral:
Once a course commences, participants may not defer their place on that course to another term.

Transfers policy:
If a participant wishes to transfer to a different course within the same term, a request should be sent by email to info.gti@gretb.ie

Assignments / projects:
Dates for submission of coursework will be provided by the tutor at the beginning of the course. Coursework will not be returned to the participant once submitted for assessment. Therefore, it is advised that a hard copy of all coursework submitted should be retained by the student.

Self-directed learning:
It is the responsibility of the participants to inform themselves as to course content, duration, etc.

Tel: +353 (0)91 581342
Fax: +353 (0)91 589267

info.gti@gretb.ie (Main email)
gtiadulted@gretb.ie (Part-time programme)