Child food course: child nutrition (university degree + 5 ECTS credits)

This approved nutrition course deals with health education, which is a fundamental element in the set of transverse issues that have to be reflected in the various areas of the school curriculum. There is no doubt that good food guidelines are essential to maintain health, especially that of the little ones in full growth and development process and this online child nutrition course offers that training. The school and family are the most conducive environments for the acquisition of healthy habits since the first years of life, therefore, teachers should know how to design and develop didactic actions of nutritional education for the promotion of health and well -being. It is a chemable approved course for oppositions.

To offer nutritional advice, it is necessary to have a series of knowledge that allow distinguishing a healthy eating habit from which it is not, giving the best advice based on the characteristics of children, etc. With these training programs, adequate capacity can be acquired, through the following objectives: - Perform a theoretical approach to the basic concepts related to dietary and nutrition during childhood. - Know the specific nutritional needs of the person during the different moments that constitute children, that is, to know what kind of needs are presented during breastfeeding, the first year of life, childhood and adolescence. - Recognize the importance of a balanced diet during the first years of life and its benefits in later stages. - Obtain the necessary knowledge to elaborate a balanced and concrete diet for each of the stages of childhood.

Once the online course is completed, students will have the necessary capacity to offer healthy nutritional advice in children's and primary education schools with public or private funds, in school canteens, in all kinds of collectivities that work with children, such as summer camps, etc.

Residents in Spain. University graduates (teachers, pedagogues, psychologists, psychopedagogues, etc.) and, in general, any university degree that wishes to direct his professional career to the teaching field.

Accrediting degree

The approved online course of child nutrition prepares to have the necessary skills to elaborate and/or supervise the food that children receive, as well as offer the necessary knowledge for those who wish to receive specific training in dietary and nutrition applied to childhood in order to perfect their professional dedication, while guaranteeing a good nutritional status of children. This Child Nutrition Course is accredited by the Antonio de Nebrija University with 5 European University Credits (ECTS), being barely in a job stock exchange and public administration contest (approved course for oppositions of the Ministry of Education, section 2.5, Royal Decree 276/2007).

The present online course of nutrition and dietary is aimed at all those teachers of Infant Education, Primary Education, secondary education teachers, psychologists, pedagogues, psychopedagogues, etc. And, in general, any university degree interested in performing their professional work in the teaching field. Education professionals interested in quality training that allows them to deal with the changing reality of the classrooms and the new competences that are required for the exercise of their profession. It is also aimed at all those who want to achieve a homologated university degree.

This training is not included in the scope of official regulated training (Infant Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Official Professional Training FP, Baccalaureate, University Degree, Official University Master and PhD). It is therefore a complementary and/or specialization training, aimed at acquiring certain skills, skills or aptitudes of a professional nature, being able to be barely as merit in workbags and/or opposition competitions, always within the complementary training section and/or continuous training being always essential to review the specific requirements of the public labor stock of the public labor stock market.