Course description: This course is designed to provide personal appreciation, understanding and awareness of good nutrition and healthy eating. It explores the key principles involved in food choices and its preparation across all stages of life, both from the vegetarian and non vegetarian perspectives. Learner’s knowledge will be enhanced on issues like quick and nutritious lunches and healthy eating at a cheaper price.
Course objectives: To empower the students to: Understand the basic nutrients necessary to stay healthy. Analyze dietary habits related to health.
Target Group: The public, people working in hospital, Gym instructor, caterers, People working in hotels, Cooks.
Duration: Contact hours: 20
Entry Requirements: Candidates should demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills
Assessment scheme: Examination, not later than 1 week upon completion of all learning units.
Certification Awarding body: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS
Criteria for certification: ATTENDANCE: 50% : PASS MARK: 50%
Medium of Instruction: French & Creole
Delivery Mode: Print, video and workshop
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Application from 18 of November 2013 to 02 of December 2013