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General information about the degree

📚 Overview

The Higher Vocational Training Programme (CFGS) in Dietetics at the Institut Pedraforca is designed to train professionals who can develop, supervise and implement diets tailored to the needs of different individuals and groups. The programme covers nutrition, food composition, food hygiene, quality control, health education and health promotion. Students develop the skills to assess nutritional status, design balanced menus and contribute to preventing diet-related diseases.

✨ Specific Information

The programme includes theoretical and practical training, with modules that may cover diet therapy, food microbiology and the organisation of food services. It also includes work placements at companies in the sector, allowing students to apply their knowledge in real-world settings and supporting their entry into employment. The CFGS may offer international mobility opportunities through Erasmus programmes.

👤 Recommended Profile

This programme is recommended for people interested in health, nutrition and promoting healthy eating habits. Observation skills, teamwork, responsibility and an interest in continuous improvement are highly valued.

🚀 Career and Further Study Opportunities

After completing the CFGS in Dietetics, graduates can enter the food and health job market directly or continue their education with related university studies, such as Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Nursing or Food Science.

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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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