Diploma of Nutrition.

Embark on a rewarding new career pathway with a Diploma of Nutrition.

Do you have a strong interest in health and fitness? Are you passionate about promoting a balanced lifestyle and improving people’s diets?

If you’d like to enhance your knowledge of nutrition and gain a valuable skillset that translates to a career in the fitness industry, a 10967NAT Diploma of Nutrition might be for you.

The 10967NAT Diploma of Nutrition is an online course offered in Australia that focuses on providing participants with a broad range of knowledge, abilities and skills that can be applied in a range of professional environments. No matter what area of the health and fitness industry interests you most, an online nutrition diploma course will equip you to perform a wide variety of essential tasks. Whether it’s providing nutrition advice to healthy clients within the scope of the Australian Dietary Guidelines and the Eat for Health Program or recognising the need for referral to Accredited Practising Dietitians, a Diploma of Nutrition will prepare you thoroughly for all of it.

With the 10967NAT qualification under your belt, you’ll graduate prepared to provide meaningful nutrition advice to clients. According to Job Outlook, the number of nutrition professionals and fitness instructors in Australia is expected to grow strongly over the next five years. Opportunities are open across the country, with most health and fitness professionals working in industries such as health care and social assistance, arts and recreation, and education and training.

All theoretical components of AIPT’s 10967NAT Diploma of Nutrition are delivered online, combined with a required 30 sessions of practical work placement. This nationally recognised qualification takes just 12 months to complete, so you can hit the ground running in your career in just a year’s time from commencing your studies.

Interested in advancing your training abilities and improving your health and fitness knowledge? AIPT offers a diverse range of fitness and personal training courses. Get qualified as a personal trainer with a Certificate IV in Fitness or be ready to work in the sport or community recreation industry with a Certificate III in Sport and Recreation.

Course Outcomes.

This online Diploma of Nutrition ensures graduates have a strong understanding of the fundamental principles of nutrition at the conclusion of the course. You’ll learn essential skills and knowledge that will allow you to provide nutrition advice to a wide range of healthy clients within the scope of the Australian Dietary Guidelines. A qualification in 10967NAT will greatly benefit a career centred around nutrition and fitness.

Nutrition Advisor

A Nutrition Advisor provides advice to clients in accordance with the Australian Dietary Guidelines.

Note: The Australian Dietary Guidelines apply to all healthy Australians, as well as those with common health conditions such as being overweight. They do not apply to people who need special dietary advice for a medical condition, or to the frail elderly. The Advisor will refer clients to medical and allied health professionals for advice that falls outside their scope of practice.  

Nutrition Coach

Follow your passion for health and fitness with a career as a Nutrition Coach. A Nutrition Coach’s role focuses on helping their clients build practices and make changes to optimise their health. There are many reasons why an individual would seek help from a Nutrition Coach; they might have a fitness or performance goal they’re working towards, or simply a desire to improve their quality of life and prevent diet-related disease. As a Nutrition Coach, you’ll have a broad understanding of nutrition science and how to appropriately advise clients and motivate them to stay on track. The Coach will refer clients to medical and allied health professionals for advice that falls outside their scope of practice.