Level 3 Diet and Nutrition for Children Course

About this Course

By studying this Diet and Nutrition for Children Level 3 course you will further your knowledge of the nutritional requirements of children and young people in various stages of their development. Being able to promote good dietary and health habits in children is essential to supporting learning and development as well as avoiding any health problems.

Study Time:	100 hours
Enrolment length:	12 months
Course Format:	Online
Entry Requirements:	None Specific

Upon completion of this course students receive a Quality Licence Scheme certificate and an OLC Certificate. All certification fees are included in your course fees.

Certification

To complete this Diet and Nutrition for Children Level 3 course you will need to submit, and pass, all of the tutor marked assignments. There are six assignments in the course and no need to purchase any textbooks as we provide all of the lessons and materials required to learn the syllabus. All assignments are coursework based and are in an essay/question and answer style to test your knowledge of the topics covered in each of the course sections.

Course Content

This course assesses the following units:

Unit 1: Nutrition and Healthy Eating

This unit will teach you to:

• Encourage healthy eating
• Understand the main food groups
• Explore problems associated with the excess and inadequate nutrient intake
• Identify the Five A Day recommendations
• Understand hygiene and safety

Unit 2: Nutritional needs from birth to 16 years

This unit will teach you to:

• Understand the importance of weaning and feeding for babies
• Explore healthy eating for children through the years
• Identify strategies for encouraging healthy eating for teenagers

Unit 3: Key Nutrients and Vitamins

This unit will teach you to:

• Understand the benefits and limitations of key nutrients
• Explain the characteristics of non-nutrient foods
• Describe the balance of good health

Unit 4: Nutritional Guidelines and Meal Planning

This unit will teach you to:

• Identify the recommended daily allowances
• Improve nutrition in children
• Reduce health problems in children
• Plan healthy meals and snacks

Unit 5: Digestion and Food Labelling

This unit will teach you to:

• Explore the digestive structure in detail
• Understand the importance of food labels and look at the information contained therein
• Identify how food labels can be misleading

Unit 6: Special Dietary Needs

This unit will teach you to:

• Understand influences affecting food choices
• Identify food patterns
• Explore health issues associated with poor diets
• Identify barriers to dietary change
• Understand the nutritional needs of specific groups
• Identify food allergies and intolerances

This course can be taken over a 12 month period but you can complete it as fast or as slowly as you wish.

Online study and instant enrolment

All of our students are given access to our Online Campus through their own personal login and password. As soon as you complete your enrolment, you would have immediate access to your account which allows you to make a start working through the lessons. Tackle your assignments as your own pace and contact your tutor to access any help and support you need. The course itself is set out in a very simple layout, making it easy to work through the topics and complete your assessments.

Our Online Campus includes:

• Instant enrolment – access everything on your course from the moment you enrol.
• Personal account logins – login any time, 24/7.
• Full support throughout – message your tutor, use our online chat or give us a call.
• Online assignment submissions – upload work online from the comfort of home.
• Self-led learning – study at your own pace so you can pass much faster.
• Safe e-portfolio system – store all of your work in your account.
• Progression tracking – easily see what assignments you have left to complete.
• Details help centre – get instructions and guidance every step of the way.
• Unlimited attempts – submit as many attempts at your assignments as you need.

Unlimited assessment submissions

All of the assessments for this course are completed through our Online Campus. You can attempt each one as many times as needed to ensure you pass. After every attempt, your tutor will provide detailed feedback and tips on how you can improve going forward. Quickly see your progress during your studies by checking your progress bar and seeing the remaining assessments you need to complete.

Get full tutor support

Throughout your enrolment with the Online Learning College, you can access support at any time you need. All students are assigned a personal tutor who will mark all of your work and provide detailed feedback after every submission. Your tutor will be an industry expert with a full knowledge of the course content and will be able to help you at any point along your learning journey. One of the best tools at your disposal is your tutor – you can ask as many questions of them as you wish to and they will be happy to help at any time.

We also have a brilliant support team on hand and available through email, online chat and over the phone. This team is there to help with any questions which are more generic, such as providing support in submitting work through your account or getting your certificate when you have completed your course. We pride ourselves on ensuring the support you receive is the best in the business – help and guidance is fast and detailed every time you contact a member of the team.

Assessments

To pass this course learners must pass 6 assignments. These are completed after navigating through the corresponding lessons and writing your answers to assignment questions. Once these have been read and marked by your personal tutor, feedback and marks are provided to students which contain helpful tips to improve work in future assignments.

Enrolment Length

All of our courses are allocated plenty of time for students to complete their studies and all materials are self-led so that you can complete the course at your own pace, but you have access to the course on the Campus for 12 months from your enrollment date. Should you require additional time on one of our courses you can extend your enrolment by 30 days for an additional fee of £60. As well as this we operate a 14 day money back guarantee on every one of our qualifications- that’s how confident we are of how you will love studying with us!