Food Nutrition and Dietics Management

The diploma in dietic management is designed to provide the trainees with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required in the Dietetics profession. 

Career opportunities for dietetic management graduates include:

• Public and private Hospitals
• National Government and Counties ministries (Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Culture and Social Services, Education).
• Food industries (Kenya Bureau of Standards, Nestle Foods, Uni-Lever)
  Non-Governmental organizations (World Vision, Save the children, Islamic relief, UNICEF, OXFAM etc).
• Community based organizations(CBOs) and Faith based organizations(FBOs)
• Academic institutions
• Hotel and Tourism industries
• Self employment

What you will study

MODULE I UNITS

• Information Communication Technology
• Entrepreneurship
• Communication Skills
• Life Skills
• Mathematics
• Physical Science
• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• HIV and Aids
• Introduction to Nutrition and Dietetics
• Food Safety and Hygiene
• Food Production for Invalids and Convalescents
• Meal Planning. Management and Service
• Nutrition Anthropology
• Diet Therapy I
• Maternal and Child Nutrition
• Nutrition in HIV and Aids
• Legal Aspects in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Principles of Human Nutrition

MODULE II UNITS

• Introduction to Microbiology
• Diet Therapy II
• Principles of Food Processing and Preservation
• Introduction to Biostatistics
• Biochemistry
• Nutrition in the Lifespan
• Principles of Nutrition and Behaviour
• Introduction to Primary Health Care
• Business Plan
• Research Methods

MODULE III UNITS

• Food Microbiology and Parasitology
• Communicable and Non – Communicable Diseases
• Food Security
• Nutrition Education and Counselling
• Diet Therapy III
• Nutrition Epidemiology
• Nutrition in Emergencies
• Community Partnership Skills
• Nutrition Assessment and Surveillance
• Product Development, Marketing, and Sales
• Industrial Organization and Management
• Trade Project