Understanding dietary requirements and the menu credential covers the skills and knowledge associated to identifying and implementing practices in food preparation to meet special dietary requirements.

Understanding dietary requirements and the menu comprises of 3 micro-credential stacked course of learning, followed by a completion of assessment tasks at the end of each skill level, to test the learner’s knowledge and understanding.

Course Series: 1 of 3

Course Award: Micro-Credential 

Course Duration: 2 Hours Course 

Complexity: Foundation

It comprises 4 lessons of learning, followed by a completion quiz to test your knowledge and understanding.  By the end of this course, you will demonstrate understanding in:

  • Understanding dietary requirements that arise due to allergies and intolerances.
  • Understanding dietary requirements that are based on contemporary dietary trends.
  • Understanding dietary requirements that are based on cultural or religious needs.
  • Health impacts associated to the use of food additives. 




Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Understanding dietary requirements and the menu
  • 2

    Lesson 1

    • Contemporary dietary trends
  • 3

    Lesson 2

    • Diet for allergies and intolerance
  • 4

    Lesson 3

    • Food additives and health impacts
  • 5

    Lesson 4

    • Diet for cultural or religious needs
  • 6

    Test your knowledge

    • Instructions before taking the test

    • Test your knowledge

    • Next steps
  • 7

    The boring stuff

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