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	Welcome to the Association for Nutrition We are the independent regulator for Registered Nutritionists. A Registered Charity, our role is to protect and benefit the public. We hold the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN), a register of competent, qualified nutrition professionals who meet our rigorously applied standards for scientifically sound evidence-based nutrition and its use in practice. The UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists is the only register of qualified nutritionists recognised by Public Health England, NHS Choices and NHS Careers. If you are looking for a qualified nutritionist, always check they have the quality mark post-nominal letters RNutr or ANutr after their name. We also define and advance standards of evidence-based practice across the wider field of nutrition at all levels within the workforce. Our standards for the wider workforce in nutrition (in public health, catering, fitness, leisure and social care) were developed with support from Department of Health and Public Health England, and are the benchmark for nutrition competence for all who use, translate or provide nutrition information to the public.

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Welcome to the Association for Nutrition

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Join the UKVRN	Studying Nutrition	AfN Certified Courses
AfN Standards for Registrants	About AfN	AfN Course Certification
University Degree Accreditation	AfN Standards for Registrants	Certify Your Course
AfN Endorsed CPD	Making a Complaint	Competence Frameworks


	Nutrition Professionals - Differences and Similarities Click here to read a comparative summary about the different qualification requirements, scope of practices, regulators and professional bodies for Registered Nutritionists, Dietitians, Registered Associate Nutritionists and Nutritional Therapists.


	UKVRN Registration UKVRN Registered Nutritionists work at many levels across academia, NHS, charity, policy, public health, animal, research and food sectors. All UKVRN registrants (a Registered Associate Nutritionists and Registered Nutritionists) must demonstrate knowledge and understanding (at degree level or above) of five areas of core competencies in nutrition science and (for Registered Nutritionists) their application of this knowledge in one of five specialist areas: Public Health, Sports and Exercise, Nutrition Science, Food and Animal Nutrition. For more information on applying for registration please click here


	Interested in studying nutrition? For advice from Public Health England's Chief Nutritionist on the qualifications and experience required to be a Registered Nutritionist, please read Dr Tedstone's blog post here. Students intending to join the UKVRN as a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) via Direct Entry Application must complete a university-level undergraduate or postgraduate degree programme accredited by AfN. For a list of AfN Accredited programmes please see here. Applicants from a non-AfN-accredited degree programme must submit a portfolio application. If you are not ready to undertake a degree in nutrition science, but would like to undertake a short course as in introduction to nutrition science and/or to support your work, make sure it's Certified by the AfN. AfN Certified Courses have demonstrated that they meet our rigorous standards for both course content and education standards. A full list of AfN Certified courses is available here. Both NHS Choices and NHS Careers provide further information on careers for AfN Registered Nutritionists.


	Nutrition news in Tweets Tweets by @AfN_UK_ Nutrition news from the web - please note that the content of these tweets are NOT endorsed by the AfN, nor do they necessarily represent the opinions of either the AfN or UKVRN Registrants.

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO STEP DOWN AFTER ALMOST EIGHT YEARS

Leonie Milliner has announced she will be leaving the role of Chief Executive at the Association for Nutrition in February 2019 to take up a new position as the Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Osteopathic Council. Read the announcement here.

EXPERIENCE IN EVIDENCE BASED NUTRITION APPLICATION PATHWAY (EEBN)

Do you have more than 10 years work experience at a senior level in evidence-based nutrition in industry, research, academia, sport, government, charity, NGO or health care settings? If so, you may be eligible to apply for registration via the Experience in Evidence Based Nutrition (EEBN) Application Pathway. Whilst the same high standards of competence must be met as those applying via the Portfolio Application Pathway, this route provides an alternative method for providing evidence to demonstrate you meet these standards. Click here for more information about the EEBN requirements and application process.

AfN ACCREDITED DEGREE PROGRAMME

The AfN currently accredits 49 undergraduate and 31 postgraduate programmes. These degrees support the development of nutritionists’ skills through the delivery of evidence-based nutrition education to a professional level. Students completing an accredited degree programme have the right to apply for direct entry at Registered Associate level to the UKVRN, which entitles them to use the letters ANutr after their names.

AfN CERTIFIED COURSES

AfN Certified Courses are ideal for individuals who deliver nutrition information to the public at level 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5+ on the Public Health and Skills Careers Framework and wish to update or extend their nutrition knowledge, but are not looking to train to the level required to be a registered Nutritionist. Courses are certified against competences set for those working/volunteering/interested in either Health & Social Care, Fitness & Leisure or Catering.

Please note this scheme certifies the courses, not the individuals who complete them and do not result in any AfN-recognised professional title such as certified diet advisor, fitness coach, nutrition advisor or equivalent.

Full listing of AfN Certified Courses

FORTHCOMING AfN CPD ENDORSED ACTIVITIES

26 April 2019 Susan Church Nutrition (EN089)
Recipe Analysis: Maximising Accuracy
London

29 April 2019 Susan Church Nutrition (EN089)
Recipe Analysis: Maximising Accuracy
London

21-23 May 2019 University of Aberdeen (EN171)
Advanced Course in Dietary Assessment Methods
Aberdeen

Click here for Full listing of forthcoming AfN Endorsed CPD

AfN SUPPORTED TWITTER CHAT

The first @AfNutr chat will take place on Tuesday 22nd January 2019, 8-9pm (GMT).

The theme of the first chat will be:
'What do AfN Registered Nutritionists do?'

Details of the six questions to be answered, about #AfNutrChat and the UKVRN Registrants behind this initiative are available here

@AfNutr chat is an independent initiative moderated by a team of UKVRN Registrants. This voluntary initiative, providing a free monthly CPD opportunity to Registrants, is supported by the AfN (@AfN_UK_). However, please note that the views and information contained in the chats may not necessarily express the views of the AfN or UKVRN Registrants.

College for Nutrition/Fitness Industry Training

Please note courses offered by Fitness Industry Training/College for Nutrition are not accredited or endorsed by AfN and do not lead to UKVRN Registration as a Registered Nutritionist.

CTRANSFER OF UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL CURRICULUM IN NUTRITION TO AfN

We are pleased to announce that responsibility for the UK Undergraduate Curriculum in Nutrition for newly qualified doctors, developed by the Inter-Collegiate Gro
oTRANSFER OF UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL CURRICULUM IN NUTRITION TO AfN

We are pleased to announce that responsibility for the UK Undergraduate Curriculum in Nutrition for newly qualified doctors, developed by the Inter-Collegiate Gro
lOlege for Nutrition/Fitness Industry Training