A balanced diet and proper hydration can make a world of difference by improving energy levels, boosting mood, and preventing serious long-term health issues.

  • Health & Safety
  • 40 languages
  • 40m

Learning outcomes

  • Know what nutrients the human body needs and which foods contain them
  • Understand the barriers that stand in the way of a balanced diet and how to overcome them
  • Be able to recognise the signs of malnutrition and dehydration

Covered in this course

Course contents

This training course is broken down into 4 sections

  1. 1
    Diet, hydration, and nutrition
  2. 2
    Promoting healthy eating and hydration
  3. 3
    Identifying and addressing risks
  4. 4
    Roles and responsibilities

About this course

As a health and social care worker it’s very important to make sure that the people in your care receive a balanced diet so that they stay healthy and are able to thrive.

This course is for anyone who works in a care setting, whether it’s a care home or supporting people in their own home. Users will learn all about what nutrients a person needs to stay fit and healthy, they’ll explore some of the barriers to a balanced diet and what they can do to overcome them, they’ll understand what effects malnutrition and dehydration have on a person’s body and how to recognise the signs and symptoms, as well as learning more about their role and responsibilities as a health and social care worker.

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The importance of Diet, Hydration, and Nutrition Training

It's important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.

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Available in 43 languages

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Italian
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Romanian
French
Polish
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The Diet, Hydration, and Nutrition Training certificate

Download and print

Each of our courses ends with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This Diet, Hydration, and Nutrition Training course concludes with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

What does my certificate include?

Your Diet, Hydration, and Nutrition Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.

Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.

Why is this training important?

Compliance

Care workers must follow legislation and guidelines to ensure residents receive safe, nutritious food and adequate hydration, protecting both health and well-being.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is an independent government department responsible for safeguarding public health in relation to food across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It oversees the Eatwell Guide and enforces key legislation, including:

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides guidance, such as Nutrition Support in Adults (QS24), which outlines five key standards:

  • Screening for malnutrition risk using validated tools
  • Creating management care plans for those at risk or malnourished
  • Documenting and communicating nutritional screening results and goals
  • Training individuals and carers managing artificial nutrition support
  • Regularly reviewing nutrition support plans, considering risks and benefits

Adhering to these laws and standards ensures care workers provide effective, compliant nutritional support while prioritising residents’ health and dignity.

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