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Programme description

JobNut - "Promoting the public health nutrition workforce in Europe"

JOBNUT is an EU-project funded by the Leonardo Da Vinci Programme (2006-2008), coordinated by the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. It consists of a connected series of work packages that will support the development towards a pan-European system for Public Health Nutrition (PHN) workforce development.

Vision

The call for expertise to act on the obesity epidemic alone, requires a substantial workforce. Public health nutritionists should be capable of dealing with nutrition related diseases within a complex socio- cultural context that influences food choices. JOBNUT will specifically define the competencies and needed for a workforce qualified to deal with primary prevention for various target groups in different settings.

Aims

• To promote Public Health Nutritionist as a distinct and qualified profession
• To promote the workforce among employers within the private sector, regional and local authorities
• Develop vocational training programmes in PHN

JobNut expected results

• EU consensus on core competencies and curricula
• Vocational competency development through e-learning courses´
• EU registration system framework

Target groups

• Decision-makers in governments, regional and local authorities
• Universities
• Employers in the private sector
• Public Health Nutritionists
• Professional associations

 

 

More background information

Given the increasing demand for competent and mobile public health nutrition workforce to address pan-European issues such as the prevention of chronic diseases and the socio-environmental epidemic of obesity, there is a recognised need to develop systems for quality vocational training. This system needs to proactively engage the various vocational stakeholders including employers, academics involved in public health nutrition workforce preparation, professional bodies and students. The system needs to have a focus on workforce preparation (training), practitioner credentialing and recognition and incentives for continuing workforce quality improvement. 

The JOBNUT project addresses the following priorities identified in the Leonardo Da Vinci Program and elements of the Copenhagen Declaration:

• Promoting employability of public health nutritionists
• Fostering workforce mobility by enhancing pan-European recognition of credentials
• Developing a common quality assurance framework for public health nutrition training
• Developing principles for certification
• Supporting the development of competencies at sectoral level
• Promoting transparency of qualifications
• Developing e-learning materials and tools
  
  
  

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