This qualification will benefit anyone who prepares and serves food as it is designed to provide a basic understanding of nutrition and the requirements of special diets to enable the planning of well-balanced meals that have a positive impact on health.

This could include chefs, kitchen porters, waiting staff, health care workers and childminders.

Topics covered include:

An outline of current nutritional guidelines for a healthy diet
The impact diet has on health
Food preparation techniques that maintain the nutritional value of food
How to plan and provide meals for those with special diets (including medical needs, allergies, vegans, vegetarians and diets for different faiths)

This qualification can be assessed in a classroom environment, or remotely through our Qualify at Home service. Full details of this qualification are available in the qualification specification.

You can access a mock examination for this qualification here.