Nutrition & Diet Therapy

PURPOSE
The Nutrition and Diet Therapy Professional credential documents the essential competencies for professionals who require a general nutrition foundation.

AUDIENCE
This credential is appropriate for any professional who requires a general nutrition foundation including nutrition and health educators, community health workers, allied health workers, rehabilitation counselors, chefs and culinary professionals, restaurant managers and others involved in the food and hospitality industry, assisted living and adult care services professionals, and social service professionals who make health and wellness decisions for clients.

JOB/CAREER REQUIREMENTS
Nutrition & Diet Fundamentals credentials document a basic understanding of nutritional concepts necessary to advise or make food and health-related decisions.  

NUTRITION & DIET THERAPY WORKPLACE TASKS:

• Nutrition and health-educators must understand nutrition foundational concepts in order to teach them effectively.  
• Various types of counselors often include basic nutrition recommendations for holistic health goals.
• Chefs and other culinary experts must understand nutrition foundations in order to plan and prepare healthy foods and meals.  
• Restaurant and other professionals in the hospitality industry must understand nutrition foundations in order to budget for, plan, and manage the nutritional services of their organizations.  
• Assisted living and personal care providers must understand nutrition foundations in order to budget for, plan, and interact with nutritional experts and dieticians to ensure client nutritional needs are met.
• Allied health professionals must understand nutritional foundations in order to advise patients in healthful nutritional planning and effectively feed clients.  
• Social service professionals may need a nutrition foundation in order to effectively advise clients in meeting daily health and wellness need
  EXAM STRUCTURE OVERVIEW
  Number of Questions in Exam: 145
  Total Time: 120 minutes
  Overall Passing Score: 70%
  (All sections require an individual passing score of 70%) s.