Nutrition training
The Food Partnership’s Healthy Weight Team delivers courses as part of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Core Skills Development Programme. These courses can be booked via their website. These courses are free of charge to Brighton & Hove Council and Children & Young People’s Trust staff. Voluntary and Community Sector staff and volunteers can also attend for either free or £30, depending on the course. All others £120.
Food and Nutrition for support workers: getting the balance right. Suitable for those supporting adults in a residential or home setting.
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the consequences of malnutrition and why vulnerable populations are nutritionally at risk
- Understand the ‘Eatwell Plate’ and how it is used in relation to health
- Develop awareness of food labelling guidelines
- Feel confident using the MUST tool to identify nutritional status and meet nutritional quality requirements
- Be able to identify key actions as part of a care plan to help service.
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Food and Nutrition for early years workers: getting the balance right. Suitable for those working with the under-5's and their families.
Learning outcomes:
- Understand why good nutrition and eating well in the early years matters
- Be aware of the specific dietary needs for the under-5’s and how to apply them to practice
- Understand what food and drink to provide throughout the day to ensure good nutrition
- Understand how childcare settings can help to create healthy eating habits in children
- Plan how you can apply healthy eating recommendations into practice in your settings.
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Food and activity for children: getting the balance right. An introductory course on these important aspects of well-being, suitable for CYPT, CVS and early years practitioners.
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the importance of good nutrition and physical activity for children and young people
- Recognise if children and young peoples nutritional and physical needs are being met
- Be able to promote key healthy lifestyle messages to children and their parents/carers
- Know where to direct families for further support.
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