Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance - Nutrition & Dietetics
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Key Information
A qualification in Allied Health opens up a vast range of rewarding employment opportunities in the healthcare and well-being sectors. This course is Nationally Accredited, studying the person as a whole, their health needs and chronic disease, with electives focussing on nutrition and dietetics. This course is ideal for you if you wish to work in healthcare, are passionate about people and have an interest in nutrition. You will learn how to work in the Allied health sector, conduct health care programs and assessments and support healthcare professionals by providing nutrition support to patients.
Entry Requirements
Students must be over 16 years of age and undertake a language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) test which will be provided to you before commencement. Students will need to undertake practical assessments that may require a real or simulated work environment.
Course Highlight
This course is overseen and delivered by multiple and different Allied Health professionals including Dietitians, Psychologists and Medical workers. This qualification opens up many career paths within the industry and you will get to experience real world work placements. The specialisation of this course is in Nutrition and Dietetics for those who want to work in Allied Health settings with a focus on nutrition and wellbeing.
Career Opportunities
Allied health encompasses all healthcare specialties outside of a medical practitioner, meaning there are numerous career possibilities, simply follow where you want to go within the industry upon completion. Below we can suggest some ideas with the nutritional field of specialisation, where you may want to pursue a career:
– Community Nutrition assistant
– Nutritionist and Dietitian Assistant
– Nutrition Counsellor
– Non-clinical nutrition adviser
– Allied health worker
– Allied health assistant
– Dietary Aide
Delivery
This qualification is comprised of 16 Units (7 core, 9 electives) and there are approximately 120 hours of practical assessments involved. Learning is flexible at your own pace, provided the course is completed in 18 months, extensions can be granted upon request for a fee and payment plans are available.
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Support
Each student has a dedicated trainer and assessor qualified in Allied Health to help them through their course, assessments, queries and journey. If the student is unable to find an appropriate simulated workplace environment, simply connect with the AMBI team and we will be here to help place you. There is an AMBI dedicated forum where you can interact with other students and teachers, not just for help but to enjoy your time at AMBI because we are a team who wants to see you be the best you can be.
