Higher Online Technician in Dietetics

Dual training in virtual mode:

Based on the Organic Law 3/2022 from the academic year 24-25 different significant novelties are introduced in the Vocational Training system in Spain.

• Virtual DUAL Methodology: Those students who take a distance vocational training course will concentrate the internships in a single period of 500 hours in the second year. They will be able to access them after passing 30% of the professional modules and having a favourable report from the teaching staff.

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• Dr. Esther Yáñez. Head of Studies. Professor of Balanced Diet and Diet Therapy. PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the UAM. Lecturer at the Alfonso X el Sabio University. Participation in research projects on nutrition. 30 years of teaching experience.
• Mónica Manzano. Cycle Coordinator. Lecturer in Food Control and Organisation and management of the dietetics unit/office.
• Estrella Alborch García. Cycle Coordinator. Lecturer in Organisation and management of the work area assigned to the dietetics unit/office. Graduate in Food Science and Technology. Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics. Master's degree in food quality, hygiene and safety.
  Extensive experience in the public and private sector as a dietician and nutritionist.
• Pablo Cabrero Sánchez. Professor of Physiopathology applied to dietetics. Graduate in Biological Sciences. Diploma in Biotechnology. Diploma in Environmental Management. 20 years of experience in research.
• Sandra Manjón-Cabeza. Lecturer in Health Education and Health Promotion. Graduate in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Expert in paediatric nutrition and sports nutrition. Teaching and professional experience in nutrition.
• Patricia Yáñez. Teacher of relations in the work environment.

In the FP in Dietetics, you will complete your online preparation with compulsory classroom work experience within the Workplace Training module (FCT), which will last 370 hours. During this period you will be able to apply all the knowledge you have learnt in a real work situation. In addition, you will develop professional skills and learn first-hand about the processes that govern the working environment in the sector.

Our students will have the opportunity to do internships in top-level companies and organisations to gain professional experience and an applied knowledge of what they have learnt during their training. We have more than 200 companies where you can do them.

• Sodexo
• Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN)
• Eurest Colectividades S.L.
• Carpisa FOODS S.L.
• Ausolan
• Serunión S.A.
• Quiron Health.
• IMIDRA: Madrid Institute for Rural, Agricultural and Food Research and Development.

Request your personalised validation plan

If you have already studied another degree before, you want to change centre, or you are planning to study a degree after your cycle, at UAX we have the perfect plan for you.

Contact us and find out about your personalised and free validation plan, designed according to the studies you have taken and those you want to study.

You can access this Higher Level Training Cycle if:

• You are 18 years old or you turn 18 in the year in which the training course begins.
• You are over 16 years old and you are registered as a worker, you are a high-level sportsperson or you have an illness, physical difficulty or dependence that prevents you from attending the training cycle in person.

In addition, you must have at least one of the following academic qualifications:

• Baccalaureate (LOE or LOGSE).
• Specialist Technician or Higher Vocational Training Technician Degree.
• Intermediate Vocational Training Technician's Degree
• Training Cycle or Intermediate Degree
• University Degree
• COU or Pre-university Certificate
• Document that proves that you have passed the 2nd year of any modality of the experimental Baccalaureate.
• Certificate of successful completion of the entrance exams to higher level training cycles.

Dietetics is the science that studies food and its effects on health, with the aim of designing balanced and personalised food plans to prevent diseases, improve quality of life and promote healthy habits. It is based on a combination of knowledge of nutrition, physiology, microbiology and food hygiene.

To make the most of this training and to practice as a dietitian, it is advisable to have:

• An interest in health, food and well-being.
• Ability to observe and analyse to assess nutritional needs.
• Communication skills to deal with patients and educate them in healthy habits.
• Organisation and responsibility to manage dietary plans and documentation.
• Willingness to learn continuously, as nutrition is a constantly evolving field.

A registered dietitian can perform a variety of functions in different health, sports and educational settings, among which are the following:

• Assessing the nutritional status of individuals or groups.
• Preparing and supervising diets adapted to the needs of each patient.
• Carrying out health education and food health promotion.
• Controlling the quality and safety of food in canteens, hospitals or catering companies.
• Collaborate in research on food and nutrition.
• Advising companies in the food sector on the development of healthy products.

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