Graduate Certificate in Food and Nutrition Management (Co-Op)

About

Prepare for a rewarding career with the one-year Food and Nutrition Management (Postgraduate) (H402) program. Build on your culinary skills and learn about food modification, clinical nutrition, physiology, nutrition analysis, sanitation and safety. Through classroom instruction and work placements, you’ll learn how hospitals, retirement homes and long-term care facilities provide nutritious food and care to patients and residents. This one-year nutrition graduate certificate program is accredited by the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management, which is necessary for employment as a food and nutrition manager in Ontario. George Brown College has been delivering this nutrition program with great success for more than 30 years. The schedule for the Food and Nutrition Management program is based on a five-day week, Monday to Friday, with classes from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. This allows students to pursue part-time positions in related health-care fields while in school. This program includes an externship in a health-care industry setting. For students who do not have a culinary credential, the program includes an additional work-integrated learning experience. These valuable work experiences can be added to your resumé. Please contact the program co-ordinator with questions. Are you a hospitality or culinary arts graduate passionate about health care and nutrition? The one-year Food and Nutrition Management (Postgraduate) program is for you. Through classroom instruction and work placements, you’ll learn how hospitals, retirement homes and long-term care facilities provide their patients with nutritious food and care.

Career Path

Graduates career path includes Food Service Supervisor, Nutrition Services Manager, Patient Food Services Coordinator, Diet Office Technician, Clinical Nutrition Aide, Food and Nutrition Manager, Menu Planning Coordinator, Catering Operations Supervisor, Institutional Kitchen Manager, Inventory and Purchasing Officer, Quality Assurance Technician (Food Services), Food Safety Auditor, Regulatory Compliance Officer (Food Services), Sanitation and HACCP Coordinator, Health and Safety Officer (Nutrition Services), Public Health Nutrition Support Worker, Nutrition Outreach Coordinator, School Nutrition Facilitator, Community Nutrition Program Assistant, Food Services Consultant, Nutrition Program Evaluator.