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Food and Nutrition Skills for those providing Care training

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Cardiff Council have just released their Food and Nutrition Skills for those providing Care training schedule, with some availability left. The course aims to increase knowledge and skills in food and nutrition. Before booking on, it is recommended to discuss your training needs with your manager to obtain their approval before registering for the course.

To learn more about what the course entails, please see the flyer here.

If you do not have a learning pool account, please contact scwdp@cardiff.gov.uk or kai.ho@cardiff.gov.uk

The training schedule is listed below:

Course name and Target Group Delivery dates and times Training description
Food and Nutrition Skills for those providing Care – Social Care

Improving Food and Nutrition Care: Food and Nutrition Skills for those providing Care – Social Care 

Target Group

External Partners Chefs working in Care homes

Domiciliary Care workers

Supported Living

Third sector

Personal Assistants

Unpaid Carers

27th September – Week 1
Healthy eating guidelines: Eatwell guide and hydration
4th October – Week 2

Nutrients and health

11th October – Week 3

Identifying malnutrition


 
18th October – Week 4
Food first approach

 


25th October – Week 5

Adapting recipes and menu planning


8th November – Week 6 
Embedding good practice

6 half days weekly

Mornings

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

County Hall

 

Face to Face

Aims and Objectives

 

What is the course about? The course aims to increase knowledge and skills in food and nutrition. Following the course, participants will be able to pass on basic, up-to-date information to those they work with and support them to eat well. in ways appropriate to their needs and circumstances. The course will provide ideas and resources to use with client groups

 

Who is the course for? This course is for anyone working with older people, for example, carers, nursing assistants, chefs, managers, volunteers and those providing care. What time commitment is involved? The course involves 20 hours of learning and is set at level 2 which is worth two credits upon completion. The course is delivered as 12 hours of session time, over 6 weeks and 8 hours of self-directed learning at home.

 

There is a £15 cost for the certification which will be paid by Cardiff Council

 

After completion of this award you will have the opportunity to continue to further training to obtain the Gold Snack Award

 

 

Tags: Cardiff Council, care, food and nutrition, Nutrition Skills, Training
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