Diet, Nutrition and Exercise for Children at QLS Level 3
Entry requirements: No prior qualification needed
Award achieved: ABC Awards and Certa Award Certificate of achievement at QLS Level 3
This distance learning course for Diet, Excercise & Nutrition for Children is designed to equip you with the theoretical knowledge, information and resources needed to educate parents, and children up to 12 years old, how to lead healthier lifestyles.
Encouraging children to lead a healthy life style is very important. The need to be fit and healthy is a growing concern. Children are increasingly becoming overweight due to poor diet and lack of exercise, with all of the associated risks to health and wellbeing.
The long term solution to this problem is education and permanent lifestyle changes.
This course will focus on nutrition and exercise for children. You will acquire a wealth of knowledge about the body and how it can be influenced by intelligent food choices and smart exercise. You will also learn how poor food choices can have a detrimental effect leading to health problems later in life.
Contents
Unit 1- Food, Nutrients & Health
The 5 Main Food Groups
Fruit and Vegetables
Starchy Foods
Meat, Fish, Eggs, Beans, Nuts and Seeds
Milk and Dairy
Foods containing Fat and Sugar
Not Forgetting Water
Excess and Inadequate Nutrient Intake of both Children and Adults
Foods containing Fat; Foods and Drinks containing Sugar
How Much Food Do People Need?
Unit 6 – Planning a Healthy Diet
Easy-to-Follow Instructions
A Healthy, Balanced Diet with Sufficient Calories
A Variety of Foods
Readily-Available Foods
Meal Plans and Recipes
Involvement
Managing Change
Tips on Diet Planning
Know What is in Each Food Group
The Healthy Diet: Back to Basics
How is a Diet Made Up?
Diet Plans
Sleep
Introduce Healthy Sleep Habits
Structure of the Digestive System
The Alimentary Canal
The Digestive System
Unit 7 – Food Labelling
Food Labelling – The Traffic Light System
Aims
What Do The Colours Mean?
What are the Criteria for Traffic Light Labelling?
Which Food Products Display Traffic Light Labelling?
Why is Traffic Light Labelling Important?
Are There Criticisms?
Unit 8 – Influences on Healthy Eating
Availability, Income, Food Prices and Convenience
Advertising and Media
Societal and Traditional aspects
Beliefs and Personal Values
Sensory Aspects – Hunger, Appetite, Palatability and Taste
Education, Knowledge, Skills (e.g. Cooking Ability) and Time
Mood, Stress and Guilt
Other Factors That Affect Food Choice
Changing Food Behaviour: Successful Interventions
Unit 9 – Diet & Illness
Loss of Appetite after Illness
Children at Risk of Poor Diet
Additional Dietary Considerations for Some Children
Vegan and Vegetarian Diets
“Fussy” Eaters
Food Allergies
Coeliac Disease
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Unit 10 – Physical Activity
Physical Exercise for Adolescents
Pre-School Exercise
Exercise for Children
Are Children Active Enough?
Activity Logs
Government Policy
Method and Application
Specific Sports Training
Varied Activities
Further Considerations
Study Method
The course is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home. Students receive course manual, assignments and study guide plus tutor support by mail and email. You can start at any time and plan your studies over a period of up to one year from the time of enrolment.
Course Duration
Students may register at any time and have a full year to complete their studies. The course will take around 100 hours of study to complete.
Assessment
Each unit is followed by a written assignment (comprising a portfolio of evidence of learning), which is submitted and then marked by your tutor.
Course Endorsement
At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Kendal Publishing Ltd has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by Kendal Publishing Ltd to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group , a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.
The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.
Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
