Caterers from schools, care homes, hospitality and leisure sectors looking to provide healthier meals for customers can learn about nutrition and take an examination within just 2 to 3 hours. That’s the average amount of time required to complete the modules on a brand new online course from Verner Wheelock Associates (VWA) which launched on 27th July.
The City and Guilds accredited ‘Nutrition, Healthier Food and Special Diets – Foundation’ is available through Virtual College (www.virtual-college.co.uk) and has been written by VWA’s nutrition experts.
Its clear format provides a step-by-step introduction to the basic principles of nutrition and healthy eating and includes modules on: menu planning; the changes in nutritional requirements throughout life; links between nutrition and health; preparing food for people on special diets; food preservation, processing and labelling.
VWA already run a regular series of face-to-face courses on nutrition and healthy eating, from basic to advanced levels. Managing Director, Alison Wheelock, says, “Our classroom-based nutrition courses are very popular, but we recognise that there are people out there who are interested in nutrition but are unable to attend due to time, distance or budgetary constraints. The online course has been developed in a simple, modular format, so that trainees can learn in their own time and at their own pace.”
The online course costs just £45, but as an introductory offer, VWA are giving a 10% discount to everyone who enrols before the end of September. To take advantage, visit www.vwa.co.uk and enter the code VWANUT1 on the booking form.
- About Verner Wheelock Associates –www.vwa.co.uk
Established in 1990, Verner Wheelock Associates is a leading provider of high quality food industry training.
The company was founded by Dr Verner Wheelock, an esteemed expert in nutrition and health.
Dr Wheelock was former Head of the Food Policy Research Unit at Bradford University and Special Professor in Food Science at Nottingham University.
- About Virtual College – www.virtual-college.co.uk
With 16 years’ experience and over 580,000 registered online learners, Virtual College is one of the UK’s leading providers of e-learning.
Our key objective is to help enhance the traditional learning solution through the careful integration of technology.
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