Dietetics · Barakaldo

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Euskara
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General information about the degree

This course teaches you to design and supervise diets adapted to each person, whether they are healthy or are patients with a specific condition. You will also learn to promote healthy habits, which matter more and more in society. By the end, you will know how to plan food education activities for a community. You can study it on site or in the dual format, alternating classes with real work in a company in the sector.

During the course you will study balanced nutrition, food control and quality, food microbiology and hygiene, and diet therapy. You will work on practical projects in a classroom that feels like a real laboratory. Afterwards you can work as a dietitian or dietetics and nutrition technician in hospitals, primary care centres, food hygiene services, hospital kitchens, catering companies, restaurants, hotels or communal dining services.

This may suit you if you are curious about the science of food and want to help other people eat better.

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Healthcare

The Healthcare vocational field prepares you to work in one of the most essential sectors with the highest demand for professionals: caring for people's health. From hospitals and clinics to pharmacies, laboratories, and emergency services, this vocational training combines scientific knowledge with practical skills so that you can make a real difference in other people's lives. Auxiliary nursing care and patient support techniques Managing and dispensing medicines in pharmacies and parapharmacies Conducting analyses in clinical and biomedical laboratories Responding to medical emergencies and providing first aid Dental hygiene and oral health prevention Documentation, administration, and organisation in healthcare centres Studying Healthcare opens the door to a purposeful, stable career, with the option to continue your studies at university or specialise even further.

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Higher Vocational Training

Dietetics

The Higher Technician in Dietetics qualification trains you to design diets tailored to individuals and groups, control the quality of food and teach people to eat better. It sits in the health sector, with openings too in institutional catering and the food industry. Balanced nutrition and nutritional status assessment Diet therapy for people with medical conditions Food control, microbiology and food hygiene Health education and promotion of healthy habits Pathophysiology applied to dietetics Once qualified you can work as a dietitian, dietetics and nutrition technician, catering food manager, food hygiene technician or health educator, in hospitals, primary care, public health, institutional canteens and the food industry.

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Higher Vocational Training

The Advanced Vocational Training Programme (CFGS) is the highest level of vocational education, designed for those who want to become advanced technicians with thorough, specialist training. Over two years, you gain advanced knowledge and real-world skills in your chosen sector. Advanced technical and practical training in your professional field Specialist modules combining applied theory with real workplace experience Development of management, analysis and decision-making skills The option to transfer credits and gain direct access to university Once you finish, you can enter the job market as an advanced technician or continue your education at university with recognised advantages.

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