Nutritionists integrate, disseminate and apply knowledge drawn from the relevant sciences to enhance positive effects of food on the health and well-being of human populations.
Occupation description
Nutritionists integrate, disseminate and apply knowledge drawn from the relevant sciences to enhance positive effects of food on the health and well-being of human populations.
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
Dietitian - classified elsewhere in ANZSCO
Nutritionist is a VETASSESS Group A occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher, in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Applicants must also have at least one year of highly relevant, post-qualification employment, at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.
* Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:
- AQF Diploma
- AQF Advanced Diploma
- AQF Associate Degree or
- AQF Graduate Diploma
** Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week):
one year of post-qualification paid employment (20 hours or more per week) highly relevant to the nominated occupation, at an appropriate skill level in the last five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment
Qualification and Employment Criteria
AQF Bachelor degree or higher degree*
This occupation requires a qualification in Nutrition.
This includes qualifications assessed at AQF Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level.
Employment
Highly relevant tasks include:
- Collecting, organising and assessing data relating to health and nutritional status of individuals, groups and communities;
- Interpreting and communicating scientific information and providing advice, education and professional opinion to individuals, groups and communities;
- Monitoring food intake and quality to provide nutritional care;
- Calculating nutritional values of food served;
- Planning, conducting and evaluating nutrition intervention programs and compiling educational material;
- Providing nutrition assessments, nutrition management, and nutrition education, research and training.
Employment information
Nutritionists may design, coordinate, implement and evaluate a range of population health interventions to improve the wellbeing of individuals, communities, and the population as a whole, through better food and nutrition. Nutritionists may work in a number of other roles, including research and as Nutrition Consultants and Advisors, Public Health and Health Promotion Officers, Community Development Officers, Quality and Nutrition Coordinators, Food Technologists, Media Spokespeople and more. They mainly work in health care and social assistance, retail trade, and manufacturing industries.
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