Transfer from ANutr to RNutr

If you are a current Registered Associate Nutritionist with approximately three plus years professional experience in nutrition, then you may be ready to look at starting to put together your application to become a Registered Nutritionist.

How to apply for transfer as a currently Registered Associate Nutritionist

All guidance documents and the online application can be found below.

Your transfer application must show:

That you have kept your professional knowledge up-to-date.
How you have developed your nutrition skills and competence through professional experience since graduating.
That you now have practical experience of all the competencies required.
That you continue to abide by our Standards of Ethics, Conduct and Performance in your practice.
That you abide by our Standards for Freelance and Independent Practice, if you are practicing in these settings.

Registered Associate Nutritionists often look to submit their transfer portfolio once they have gained around three to five years professional experience in nutrition.

How to prepare a transfer for registration as a Registered Nutritionist

Your transfer application will be much easier to prepare if you:

Try to keep the required competencies in mind as you develop your skills. through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and through your work.
Record examples of your work and learning as you go.
Collect pertinent information such as certificates or proof of attendance/participation, documents or talks you have produced etc.
Read the Competency Requirements for Registered Nutritionists and see where you can map your evidence on Mapping Form B to show where you can demonstrate your evidence of application.
You may wish to use the Mapping Form B template to help you collect your evidence, so you then have this ready to cut and paste into the online application form (Tab 7 – Competency Mapping).
Book onto a transfer support (zoom) clinic if you have any areas that you are unsure about
Stay in touch with AfN so you are aware of any changes made to the UKVRN over time.

What counts as “professional experience”?

Professional experience is practice experience gained in nutrition-related roles undertaken after completion of your first nutrition science degree programme.

Some undergraduate degree programmes offer a sandwich year. Whilst this can provide you with value experience to start you in your career, it does not count towards your professional experience for transfer, as this will have been undertaken before you completed your studies and had studied all of the ANutr competencies. Your professional experience must be from activities undertaken after you completed your first nutrition science degree. The only exception, is that you may use work/volunteer/research experience from prior to the completion of your nutrition science degree as evidence that you meet some CC1 sub-competencies relating to general professional conduct knowledge and behaviour (such as CC1a and CC1b).

If you already have an undergraduate degree in nutrition science and have used this qualification as the basis for your ANutr registration, any time spent studying towards a subsequent MSc or PhD in nutrition science counts as professional development/experience. Please check Competency Requirements for Registered Nutritionists to determine whether the scope of your work and/or postgraduate study experience is broad enough to meet all of the competencies required for RNutr registration. If not, you will need to gain further experience or undertake additional CPD in the gaps you have identified before being ready to apply.

Volunteering activities undertaken after your first degree in nutrition science was completed can also count towards your professional experience, it does not have to be only paid practice that you can use as evidence. Please read through the Competency Requirements to judge whether the activity undertaken was of the type, scope and level required to be used as an example of your application of knowledge.

Please note:

Registered Nutritionists are required to demonstrate that they have independently and consistently applied their knowledge to different situations.
To apply for RNutr registration via a transfer portfolio, you must hold active ANutr registration throughout the assessment period to be eligible for this assessment pathway.
The transfer assessment fee, is not a registration fee. Therefore your annual registration renewal will still be applicable irrespective of whether you are submitting/being assessed for transfer to RNutr at the point that this is due.
Applications without payment will not be forwarded to the registration team for processing.
Please ensure that you use the same email address as on your current registration record when completing the application form below and when providing your details for payment. Applications and payments are linked together and with your current registration record by email address, and if these don’t all match, your application could be delayed.

Transfer documents

Read the Application Guide for UKVRN Registration – Transfer
Read the Competency Requirements for Registered Nutritionist
Read Accompanying Reference Documents: Standards of Ethics, Conduct and Performance and AfN Standards for Freelance and Independent Practice
You may wish to use the Mapping Form B template to help you collect your evidence, so you then have this ready to cut and paste into the online application form
Complete the online application form and Mapping Form B below, uploading all your supporting documents (evidence, supporting statement and CV) when completing tab 7.
Make your assessment fee payment and submit your application to the registration team. Please note – any applications submitted without a completed payment will not be sent to the registration team for processing. To connect your application and payment to your record, please ensure you use the email address you get your renew notices/newsletters sent to on both the application form and when making payment.

Notes:

Applications and payments are now submitted online via this website.

RNutr transfer portfolios must not exceed 100 digital pages (150 pages for a dual specialism application).

Please do not merge all your documents into one PDF, please keep each document separate and numbered.

Please inform your referees of your application, as we will contact these shortly after receipt of your application and will not be able to send your transfer portfolio to an assessor until references have been received and all other documentation has been confirmed as enclosed (CV, supporting statement, accompanying evidence for mapping form B) and the assessment fee has been received.

Questions?
If you need further help, please see our FAQ or email registration@associationfornutrition.org

Application for Transfer from ANutr to RNutr

Thank you for applying to transfer your UKVRN registration from ANutr to RNutr. Please read the accompanying guidance notes and ensure you complete all sections of this form.

1Permissions

2Contact details

3Nutrition Qualifications

4Professional Regulation

5Area of Specialist Practice

6References

7Competency Mapping

8Declarations

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How we use your personal data

The information we collect about you in this application form and supporting material will be retained by the Association for Nutrition (AfN) and used only for the purposes of administering the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN).

All the information you give us will be treated as confidential and we will not disclose, sell or circulate the information you give us, other than for the purposes of administering your application and managing the Register.
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Competency Mapping B
Part B – Application of knowledge and skills
You must provide evidence to demonstrate your achievement of Core Competency 1 PLUS the Core Competencies for the specialist area(s) of practice you are applying for registration under. For example, if you are applying for registration with a specialist area of Animal Nutrition, you must demonstrate CC1 plus AN2-AN5.

If you work across two specialist areas of practice, you can apply for dual specialism. If you wish to be assessed for two specialist areas of practice, you will need to demonstrate your achievement of the competencies for both specialist areas of practice. For example, if you are applying for registration with the specialist areas of Public Health and Nutrition Science, you must demonstrate CC1 plus PH2-PH5 and NS2-NS5.
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Supporting Statement Upload*
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Evidence Upload*
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Please upload the individually numbered evidence that you have listed below on your Mapping Form B to demonstrate the development of your knowledge and understanding of nutrition science, along with its application in your practice. If documents are not in English, please ensure a translation is provided.
CORE COMPETENCY 1
(All RNutr to demonstrate)

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide) or your role in the activity/document ownership. If you are needing to provide more detail or clarification than the 200 character limit, this additional information should go in your supporting statement
CC1a – Demonstrate ethical and professional practice through upholding the AfN Standards of Ethics, Conduct and Performance, including, but not limited to:
- Identifying and applying the principles of equality, diversity, equity, and inclusion (EDEI) that should be fully considered, assessed, and applied throughout all areas of practice and activities
- Working within your own scope of practice, appreciating the limits of your skills and knowledge, being aware of, referral pathways and in compliance with legal requirements
- Applying the scientific principles mastered through your education and continuing professional development (CPD) to your professional practice and public activities
CC1a Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
CC1a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 characters
CC1b – Apply appropriate communication skills throughout all areas of practice, by:
- Establishing appropriate professional relationships, collaborating effectively and ethically, including, but not limited to, with health/medical professionals and in brand, sponsorship, and influencer activities
- Respecting and reflecting the current scientific evidence which underpins your practice and activities, enabling informed choices about nutrition
- Advising on and presenting nutritional science information and research findings to a range of audiences in a suitable format across different communication media
- Checking that the information you have provided is accurate and has been understood correctly, including when communicated in different languages
CC1b Example Number(s)*
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CC1b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 characters
CC1c – Demonstrate development of professional practice and competence, by:
- Undertaking CPD activities and reflective practice in accordance with AfN requirements, submitting CPD record for assessment if selected for audit
- Keeping up to date with relevant research developments, using research to develop the evidence base, critiquing, and applying findings to improve own practice
- Keeping up to date and, where appropriate, participating in the development of food and nutrition policies (e.g., through contributions to scientific committees, expert groups, or consultation responses), and explaining where these align with international policies
- Developing and/or applying policies to assess risk, and evaluating and adapting own practice in line with best practice standards, legislation, official guidelines, policies, and protocols
- Participating in and recognising the importance of mentorship to the development of your practice and the profession, including peer-to-peer and RNutr-to-ANutr
CC1c Example Number(s)*
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CC1c Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
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CC1d – Demonstrate awareness of developing evidence base and its application in practice, by:
- Promoting the role of nutrition in sustainability, recognising national and international frameworks and terminology, and outlining associated issues
- Keeping up to date with relevant research developments, using research to develop the evidence base, critiquing, and applying findings to improve own practice
- Accessing, obtaining, and analysing relevant data from large nutrition-related data sets, such as NDNS, Kantar, AHDB, PFMA and ONS*, and big data sets, such as Google Trends, applying findings to the development of research, policies, activities, and programmes
- Identifying gaps in the evidence base, recognising their associated limitations and opportunities, appropriate to your professional context
- Advising on the general principles and methods associated with factors including determining the efficacy, health attributes, nutrition and health claims, safety and legal aspects of foods/feeds and drinks, and the use of supplements
CC1d Example Number(s)*
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CC1d Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 characters
Specialist Area of Competence*
Please indicate below the Specialist Area(s) of Competence you are applying for with this mapping form. (Maximum of two specialist areas)
- Animal Nutrition (You must also demonstrate: AN2 – AN5)
- Food Science/Industry (You must also demonstrate: FN2 – FN5)
- Healthcare- Medical (You must also demonstrate: HC2-HC5 )
- Nutrition Science (You must also demonstrate: NS2 – NS5)
- Public Health (You must also demonstrate: PH2- PH5)
- Sports & Exercise (You must also demonstrate: SE2 – SE5)
ANIMAL NUTRITION
Those applying for the specialist area of ‘Animal Nutrition’ must also demonstrate:
Core Competency 2: Science and Research Skills

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
AN2a - Explain the science underpinning current feed policy
AN2a Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
AN2a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN2b - Explain the complementarity between the food needs of humans and your nominated species of expertise, and how this can impact on owner/public understanding of the needs of the animal
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Max. 50 Characters
AN2b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN2c - Accurately assess the nutritional requirements for maintenance and production or performance in your nominated species of expertise (growth, lactation, egg production, sport etc.)
AN2c Example Number(s)*
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AN2c Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN2d - Design and implement a feeding programme to meet the needs of specific clients/species
AN2d Example Number(s)*
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AN2d Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN2e - Apply computerised methods to calculate ration/feed formulation and describe the assumptions these methods make and their limitations
AN2e Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
AN2e Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 3: Food Systems

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
AN3a - Explain feed manufacturing and development processes, describing:
- The quality control systems and microbiological safety issues in production
- The importance of sustainability in feed production and procurement
- Bioavailability of nutrients in feed
- Adaptation of systems to improve nutritional value of feed
- Reformulation, fortification, and functional feeds
- Legislation for the control of feeds, their use/marketing and labelling
AN3a Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
AN3a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN3b - Describe the effects of dietary constituents, species variations and different processing techniques on the composition of animal-origin foods and the possible impact on human nutrition/health and sustainability
AN3b Example Number(s)*
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AN3b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN3c - Communicate practical dietary advice following official guidelines on the nutritional requirements and considerations during health, disease, and recovery of your nominated species of expertise
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AN3c Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN3d - Advise on feedstuffs and ingredients, detailing their chemical composition, nutritive value, potential anti-nutrients, and toxins
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AN3d Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
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AN3e – Identify and develop solutions to feeding management problems for your nominated species of expertise
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AN3e Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 4: Social and Behaviour

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
AN4a – Describe the impact on feed choice, dietary intake and feeding practices, related to:
- Human health and nutrition trends (including obesity and diet trends)
- Human behaviour and perception
- Animal behaviours regarding season, age, reproductive status, and resource competition
- Marketing, including campaigns, labelling strategies, and veterinary promotion
- Food and feed prices
- Feed systems
AN4a Example Number(s)*
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AN4a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN4b – Advise and influence owners/managers/farmers to make positive nutritional choices for the maintenance, production, performance, health, and welfare of your nominated species of expertise
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Max. 50 Characters
AN4b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN4c – Identify and advise on how the feeding behaviours of your nominated species of expertise impacts on nutrient requirements, digestion, health, natural behaviour, and welfare
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AN4c Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 5 Health and Wellbeing

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
AN5a – Describe the development and production process of specialist feeds and supplements, such as balanced energy-protein supplements or supplements to pasture
AN5a Example Number(s)*
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AN5a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN5b – Identify dietary needs of specified animals, using markers of nutritional status and diet related health, applying findings to research, or development of feed strategies
AN5b Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
AN5b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN5c – Advise on the impact of animal feeding and management on the risk of animal/zoonotic diseases and disorders such as acidosis, ketosis, laminitis, post-weaning diarrhoea, parasite control, locomotor disorders, digestive and metabolic disorders
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AN5c Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
AN5d – Calculate requirements, and based on the results, advise on the development, and support the implementation, of feeding programmes, to meet the needs of the individual animal/herd (such as managing obesity, feed sensitivity, production gains, age, fertility)
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AN5d Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
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FOOD SCIENCE / INDUSTRY
Those applying for the specialist area of ‘Food’ must also demonstrate:
Core Competency 2: Science and Research Skills

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
FN2a – Explain the science underpinning current food policy
FN2a Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
FN2a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN2b – Accurately assess the nutritional content/contribution of food and food products, interpreting results, and reporting on them in multiple settings, formats, and platforms, appropriate to your area of work
FN2b Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
FN2b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN2c – Analyse and evaluate food intake records, recipes and/or diets, either manually, or using appropriate computer programmes
FN2c Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
FN2c Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 3: Food Systems

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
FN3a – Explain food manufacturing and development processes, describing:
- The quality control systems and microbiological food safety issues in production
- The importance of sustainability in food production and procurement
- Bioavailability of nutrients in food
- Adaptation of systems to improve nutritional value of food
- Reformulation, fortification, and functional foods
FN3a Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
FN3a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN3b – Communicate practical dietary advice following accurate dietary assessment and application of dietary or nutritional guidelines, in multiple groups, sub-groups, and settings
FN3b Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
FN3b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN3c – Apply dietary or nutritional guidelines to product development, menu, or meal planning, marketing, or other consumer communications
FN3c Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
FN3c Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN3d – Interpret food labels, guideline daily amounts and front of pack labelling to advise your practice
FN3d Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
FN3d Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN3e – Develop guidance, systems or plans around food safety, food hygiene, sustainability and/or environmental awareness
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Max. 50 Characters
FN3e Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 4: Social and Behaviour

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
FN4a – Describe how the following can impact on food choice and dietary intake:
- New developments in food science, including reformulation
- Socio-cultural settings, including high- and low-income communities
- Psychological and societal factors
- Marketing, including campaigns, labelling strategies and store tours
FN4a Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
FN4a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN4b – Identify socio-economic disparities in nutrition and food choice, designing where appropriate new products, research, or interventions to address them
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Max. 50 Characters
FN4b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN4c – Advise on food processing, manufacturing, and preparation/service needs associated with specific population groups, considering age, sex, cultural and socio-economic background, specific dietary requirements, and health issues
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Max. 50 Characters
FN4c Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN4d – Apply the principles of behaviour change in your practice as a food nutritionist and, where appropriate, in intervention design, implementation and evaluation, recognising and developing plans to overcome barriers to implementation
FN4d Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
FN4d Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 5 Health and Wellbeing

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
FN5a – Describe the development and production process of specialist dietary products, such as balanced energy-protein supplements
FN5a Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
FN5a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN5b – Explain how national programmes, such as universal fortification programmes, are developed and implemented
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Max. 50 Characters
FN5b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN5c – Identify health needs of specified individuals, groups, and communities, using markers of nutritional status and diet related health, applying findings to research, or development of menus or food products
FN5c Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
FN5c Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
FN5d – Advise on healthy catering, menus and/or healthy product development taking account of current standards and guidelines
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Max. 50 Characters
FN5d Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
HEALTHCARE - MEDICAL
Those applying for the specialist area of ‘Healthcare – Medical’ must also demonstrate:
CORE COMPETENCY 1 (Additional competencies to demonstrate in CC1)

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
CC1e – Demonstrate Good Medical Practice by holding continuing registration with the General Medical Council (GMC), adhering to the GMC ethical guidance framework
CC1e Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
CC1e Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
CC1f – Apply the principles of medico-legal ethics when dealing with complex nutritional and hydration care, especially when involved in end-of-life care and withholding or withdrawal of artificial feeding
CC1f Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
CC1f Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
CC1g – Identify referral pathways and other health care professionals within clinical and community/support settings with expertise in nutrition
CC1g Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
CC1g Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 2: Science and Research Skills

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
HC2a – Identify the processes involved in the disruption to homeostasis of nutrition in diseased, physiologically, and surgically altered states, including starvation, hypermetabolic and catabolic states
HC2a Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
HC2a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
HC2b – Apply appropriate methods to assess nutritional status, including history and physical examination, growth charts, laboratory, body composition, and diagnosis and treatment of nutrient deficiencies and excess
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Max. 50 Characters
HC2b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
HC2c – Manage chronic conditions, identifying nutritional causes and consequences, and recognising inter-individual differences in dietary response
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Max. 50 Characters
HC2c Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
HC2d – Calculate macro- and micro-nutrient, and energy needs and DRVs in health and disease, acknowledging the relationship between DRVs and the % RI/NRV used on the labels of vitamin and mineral supplements
HC2d Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
HC2d Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 3: Food Systems

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
HC3a – Advise on the role of alcohol in relation to the following: energy, toxin, social and the management of overconsumption
HC3a Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
HC3a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
HC3b – Identify and manage food allergies and intolerances, advising on impact on food choices and referring on, when required, for suitable nutrition support
HC3b Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
HC3b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
HC3c – Manage specialised diets and dietary patterns, including, DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension), ‘Mediterranean’, Special/ Adapted Diets, and supplementation, advising on food choices and preparation
HC3c Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
HC3c Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 4: Social and Behaviour

Please use the comments box when needed to direct the assessor to where within a document you wish them to look (page/slide), your role or ownership, etc.
HC4a – Describe basic mental health and illness paradigms including addictive behaviour patterns e.g., alcohol consumption, extreme dietary restrictions, disordered eating and eating disorders
HC4a Example Number(s)*
Max. 50 Characters
HC4a Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
HC4b – Describe specific nutrition-related medical needs during the life course such as pregnancy, breast feeding, ageing and end of life care
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Max. 50 Characters
HC4b Comments on evidence (if required to indicate where in document to look/ownership)
Max. 200 Characters
HC4c – Identify and influence nutritional choices in health and disease
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HC4d – Deliver, refer, or signpost to, social and behavioural interventions at population and individual levels
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HC4e – Avoid weight stigma (obesity and cachexia) in all aspects of practice, including verbal and written communications
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Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 5 Health and Wellbeing

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HC5a – Describe the changes in nutritional demands and body composition relating to acute and chronic ill health, and their management, including:
- Fluid and hydration (including over-hydration), lean mass, fat mass
- Functional nutritional state
- Reductive adaptation, refeeding syndrome
- Ageing, sarcopenia, cachexia
- Under- and over-nutrition
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Max. 200 Characters
HC5b – Identify appropriate uses of oral, enteral, and parenteral methods of nutritional support, and routes of delivering feed e.g., enteral tube feeding NG, PEG, and post-pyloric, confirming safe placement of device and recognising the influence of medication
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HC5c – Explain the impact of gastro-intestinal surgical intervention of the gastro-intestinal tract; peri-operative nutrition, enhanced recovery, and long-term consequences
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HC4d – Identify and manage diseases and conditions related to your specific area of medical practice, referring for specialist support when appropriate. Including, but not limited to:
- Diagnose and manage intestinal failure, referring to appropriate specialities including regional or national intestinal failure centres for advice and on-going care
- Using and interpreting results from validated tools for screening for malnutrition e.g., ‘MUST’ (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool)
- Identify and manage malnutrition, including under- and over-nutrition, in critically ill patients and patients living with obesity, proving appropriate weight management advice
- Identify eating disorders, referring for specialist help when appropriate
- Developing/delivering food, nutrition, and health policies
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NUTRITION SCIENCE
Those applying for the specialist area of ‘Nutrition Science’ must also demonstrate:
Core Competency 2: Science and Research Skills

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NS2a – Explain the evidence behind the protective/adverse roles of dietary bioactive compounds
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Max. 200 Characters
NS2b – Explain the evidence surrounding genetics, epigenetics, gene-nutrient interactions, and foetal programming
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Max. 50 Characters
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Max. 200 Characters
NS2c – Examine factors which can affect the following:
• Cellular integrity
• Energy metabolism and expenditure
• Bioavailability of micro and macronutrients
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Max. 50 Characters
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Max. 200 Characters
NS2d – Identify and describe factors affecting the nutritional significance of minerals and trace elements, their absorption, storage, and excretion, designing ways to prevent mineral deficiencies and excess
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Max. 200 Characters
NS2e – Investigate the mechanistic basis of the action of nutrients in the body, and/or food components associated with protection against diseases, such as CVD and cancers
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Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 3: Food Systems

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NS3a – Describe the biological mechanisms underpinning health risk assessment and epidemiology
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Max. 200 Characters
NS3b – Explain the health benefits and/or risks of reformulation, fortification, novel, and functional foods
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Max. 200 Characters
NS3c – Advise colleagues, legislators, non-governmental organisations and/or other organisations on matters related to nutritional science, in multiple settings
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Max. 200 Characters
NS3d – Advise on the development and implementation of nutritional strategies, for example in areas of food poverty, famine, or chronic malnutrition
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Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 4: Social and Behaviour

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NS4a – Describe how the following can impact on food choice and dietary intake:
- New developments in food science, including reformulation
- Socio-cultural settings, including high- and low-income communities
- Psychological and societal factors
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NS4b – Provide advice on the scientific evidence related to the dietary management of health and disease states
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Max. 200 Characters
NS4c – Formulate research questions and design research and interventions to examine the impact of diet availability and dietary habits on public health and healthy development
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Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 5 Health and Wellbeing

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NS5a – Explain the underpinning science and practicalities of strategies for improving nutrition at the population level
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Max. 200 Characters
NS5b – Explain the impact of the processing of foods on health
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Max. 200 Characters
NS5c – Identify gaps, formulate research questions and/or conduct research on the mechanistic aspects of nutrition related to health status or life-stage
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NS5d – Design, implement and evaluate studies, interventions, or policies, disseminating the findings to multiple audiences, across multiple platforms
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Max. 200 Characters
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
Those applying for the specialist area of ‘Public Health’ must also demonstrate:
Core Competency 2: Science and Research Skills

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PH2a – Advise on how the demands of physical activity impacts metabolism, nutrient and fluid needs, how this affects energy and nutrition requirements, and how individual needs may differ from population level dietary reference values
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Max. 200 Characters
PH2b – Accurately assess diet in several different population groups and settings, using anthropometry, dietary records and/or biomarkers, communicating, reporting, and advising on results appropriately
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Max. 50 Characters
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Max. 200 Characters
PH2c – Measure, describe and interpret patterns of food/nutrient intake or markers of nutrition
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Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 3: Food Systems

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PH3a – Explain how the sociology and politics of institutions and other stakeholders might affect or be affected by changes in the national and global food supply
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Max. 200 Characters
PH3b – Explain the importance of sustainability and equity as it relates to the development and delivery of public health programmes
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Max. 200 Characters
PH3c – Undertake modelling exercises to determine impact of changes in food composition or consumption, e.g., as a result of reformulation
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Max. 50 Characters
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Max. 200 Characters
PH3d – Translate food information to nutrients, using it to advise multiple groups and settings, and/or research
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Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 4: Social and Behaviour

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PH4a – Explain the principles of controlling non-communicable diseases
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Max. 200 Characters
PH4b – Explain the social determinants of health, considering relevant research developments
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PH4c – Advise on healthy diets and nutrition, including how to modify food/nutrient intake, at individual and population level, considering factors such as age, sex, religion, culture, socio-economic background, disability, cooking skills and physical activity, in multiple settings across multiple platforms
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PH4d – Advise, and where appropriate support evidence development, on how behavioural/social aspects of nutrition can impact on different population groups – at either a local, national, or international level, and for both low- and high-income communities
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PH4e – Incorporate behaviour change techniques into activities developed for multiple populations (at individual, group, or population level), targeted at the needs of the specific audiences
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Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 5 Health and Wellbeing

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PH5a – Explain the pathways involved in nutrition-related referrals, e.g., for diabetes and eating disorders within the UK National Health Service (NHS), and other healthcare systems (such as private and international, where appropriate)
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Max. 200 Characters
PH5b – Support, develop and/or implement evidence-based food, nutrition and health policies, strategies and/or programmes, for multiple population groups and settings, undertaking effective stakeholder engagement
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PH5c – Develop and deliver nutrition related interventions and public health campaigns designed to improve population diet, such as growth monitoring, weight management referral schemes and prevention of undernutrition in infants, micronutrient supplementation, food co-ops, and school-based schemes
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Max. 200 Characters
PH5d – Propose solutions to reduce nutrition-related disease risk appropriate for specific individuals or groups, considering specific population and life-stage
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Max. 200 Characters
SPORTS & EXERCISE NUTRITION
Those applying for the specialist area of ‘Sport’ must also demonstrate:
Core Competency 2: Science and Research Skills

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SE2a – Describe the principles of training, components of fitness and the physiological demands of exercise and sporting performance, evaluating their impact on the energy and nutritional requirements of an athlete, explaining how these vary from current dietary reference values and recommendations
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Max. 200 Characters
SE2b – Measure and estimate the energy and nutritional requirements for different levels and types of sport, exercise and physical activity and monitor nutritional status, using findings to advise individuals, groups, and/or research
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Max. 200 Characters
SE2c – Explain the importance of hydration in sport and exercise, applying appropriate methods to assess hydration status
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Max. 200 Characters
SE2d – Access and refer to IOC consensus statements, recognising the underpinning evidence-base
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Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 3: Food Systems

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SE3a – Explain the structure, hierarchies, roles, funding, and rules relating to the Sporting World
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SE3b – Review the role of ergogenic aids and nutritional supplements and provide evidence-based guidance on the safe and effective use of dietary or nutritional supplements, being aware of regulatory bodies, current evidence and guidelines
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SE3c – Adhere to international and domestic support nutrition policies, procedures and legal restrictions on supplement and drug use, with specific regard to WADA doping rules and regulations, always working in an ethical manner
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SE3d – Advise on the provision of nutrition during training and competition, considering factors including food availability, access, facilities, and timing
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Max. 200 Characters
Core Competency 4: Social and Behaviour

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SE4a – Describe the change in nutritional demands and ability of athletes to achieve nutritional goals, considering the impact of factors such as travel, environment, ambitions, values, beliefs, motivations, training, and performance pressures
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Max. 200 Characters
SE4b – Advise on diet at individual and population level, suggesting how to modify intake in relation to factors such as age, sex, and sport, considering the impact of factors including dietary requirements and special diets, disability, income, shopping, and cooking skills on achieving dietary goals
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SE4c – Assess dietary intake and counsel individuals and teams to achieve an optimum diet for performance through meal adaption/menu modification, recognising meal timing in relation to training and competition
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Max. 200 Characters
SE4d – Design dietary interventions and strategies to support changes in body mass and composition
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Max. 200 Characters
SE5a – Explain the role of nutrition in the prevention and recovery from illness and injury
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Max. 200 Characters
SE5b – Contribute to the development and/or implementation of strategy and policy on food and nutrient-based standards to provide advice to athletes for various sports and physical activity
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SE5c – Contribute to awareness, development and/or implementation of nutrition and hydration policies and practices for clubs and governing bodies, working with food providers to ensure availability of appropriate foods and meals
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SE5d – Contribute to the development and/or production of food and drink-based education guidelines, materials or programmes for individuals or teams
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Max. 200 Characters