The Post Graduate Diploma/Executive Diploma in Lifecycle and Wellness Nutrition focuses on life cycles and wellness at different stages of Life i.e, pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and elderly.
The human body constantly develops and changes throughout the human life cycle from conception till death, and nutrition provides the fuel for those changes. Wellness is the act of practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, physical, social and health outcomes, so that instead of just surviving, you're thriving.
The programme includes the Lifecyle approach in different domains including Yoga, Food Allergies, Diet Counselling, Naturopathy, Healthy Brain, Mental Health, etc in regards to the nutrition perspective.
Nutritional needs continue to change at each stage of life. It is important to adjust your diet and physical activity to meet these changing needs and ensure health and wellness throughout your life. Parents must continue to help their school-aged children and adolescents establish healthy eating habits and attitudes toward food. Their primary role is to bring a wide variety of health-promoting foods into the home, so that their children can make good choices. As children become adults, they must be mindful of the choices they make and how those choices affect their health, not only in the present but also in the future.
The objective of this programme is to enhance your knowledge on all aspects of nutrition management in different life stages in terms of physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, physical, social and health wellbeing and to make students technically sound in the area of wellness and it’s use in the nutrition industry.
Module 1: Introduction to Human Biology and Body Functions
Module 2: Nutrients (Role and Significance)
Module 3: Understanding Nutrition (Basic diets for normal conditions / RDA)
Module 4: Introduction to Lifecycle and Wellness Nutrition
Module 5: Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation
Module 6: Nutrition during Infancy
Module 7: Nutrition during Childhood and Adolescence
Module 8: Nutrition during Adulthood
Module 9: Nutrition during Elderly
Module 10: Weight Management and Eating Disorders
Module 11: Lifestyle and Wellness Yoga
Module 12: Dietary Guidelines and its Management for Healthy Brain and Mental Health
Module 13: Special Conditions and Diet Therapy in Different Life Stages
Module 14: Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism
Module 15: Food Allergies and Diet Management
Module 16: Diet Counselling and Customizations
Module 17: Practical Aspect-Nutrition Assessment, Diet Analysis, Review and Planning
Module 18: Practitioner Case Studies
Any Graduate/ B.tech/ B.Sc. in Microbiology/ Life Sciences/ Botany/ Zoology/ Food Science/ Food Technology/ BE/ B.Pharma/ MBBS/ BDS/ BHMS/ BUMS/ BAMS or any other discipline. Diploma holders are eligible for our Executive Diploma.
The duration to complete this programme is 1 year (Post Graduate Diploma), 6 months (Executive Diploma).
The registration dates for this programme run by the Institute are updated timely on the webpage. Effective online learning tools incorporated into the design of the webpage make the programme lectures, online live classes and study material easily accessible. This gives a huge window of self-regulated and self-paced performance to the participants.
A comprehensive study material for all the modules in hard copies ensuring the needs of the audience. The accompanying training material is appropriately aligned with the current Industry’s expectations.
IGMPI follows a credit system based on all learning activities involved in studying for all PG Diploma, Executive Diploma Programmes. Each of your modules is equal to 4 credits. To successfully complete the programme, you will have to earn all the credits assigned to your programme.
All the participants are obliged to timely submit completed assessment assignments (during the programme, usually after every module) and appear for an online exam at the end of the programme. After successful completion, the participants will be awarded Post Graduate Diploma/Executive Diploma in Lifecycle and Wellness Nutrition by Centre of Nutrition and Dietetics Studies (CNDS), IGMPI. For all the above-mentioned modules elaborate programme material, self-assessment assignments and project work details would be provided by the Institute from time to time. Details get updated on the webpage as well.
The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing with placement assistance to in its participants. The robust placement cell comprises of senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. We are engaged in promoting the employability of our participants by maintaining good rapport and relation with HR cell and recruiting managers of leading Food and Agriculture companies across the globe. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.
In recent Months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working global healthcare and nutrition giants like VLCC Healthcare, Fortis Healthcare, Hindustan wellness, Tata Memorial Centre, National Rural Health Mission, UNICEF, World Health Organization, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Centre for Disease Control, mediskool health services, Balance Nutrition, Max Healthcare, Cinta Medtech, Venkateshwar Hospital, Keto India, Novus Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., Instafitness Pvt. Ltd., Revibe Health and Wellness, Fitelo, Patanjali Ayurveda, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, etc.
Centre of Nutrition and Dietetics Studies (CNDS), IGMPI’s online programme is a professional programme targeted to cater the health industry needs trained health professionals.
The need for Nutrition in specific filed is becoming a necessity these days. Companies / Organizations are hiring manpower in the specialized fields. The information, guidance, practical training and off programme completion certificate will provide the participant with not one but many opportunities in the industry.
After the successful completion of Post Graduate Diploma in Lifecycle and Wellness Nutrition, a student can seek job in various sectors like Government, Non-Government Organizations, Multi-National Companies, private clinics, hospitals, health centers, colleges, institutes etc.
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