Certificate in Functional Nutrition (6 months)

Centre for Nutrition and Dietetics Studies (CNDS)

cnds.igmpi.ac.in



PROSPECTUS



Programme Offered:

Functional Nutrition by Centre for Nutrition and Dietetics Studies, IGMPI


About CNDS

Centre for Nutrition and Dietetics Studies (CNDS) which has been set up under the aegis of IGMPI registered as a non-profit society (under The Societies Registration Act, 1860) with Government of India. The Centre is committed to promote proper diet and nutrition which is crucial to the health and happiness of the society at large. CNDS also offers research dissertation and education programmes and imparts intensive classroom, field and online Learning training programmes in the areas of Nutrition, Dietetics and Nutraceuticals for Life Sciences, Food, Pharmaceutical students and professionals with the objective of to nurture them in this field.
The Centre provide ample amount of opportunities for the students to comprehend the latest diet plans and nutrition requirements with hands on practices in Industry, Hospitals and Clinics. It offers various Diploma certificates like Post Graduate, Executive in various disciplines like Clinical Nutrition, Nutraceuticals, Nutrition & Dietetics and Professional Certificates like Certified Nutritional Counselor and Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist. These Certificates provide industry practice and upgrade the knowledge through industry relevant projects using the proper background knowledge. Centre offers to upgrade the prowess of nutritionists and dietitians who are currently working or employed as well. The emphasis is on training and Certifications with a pragmatic approach to stand out among the crowd.
This credential implies that you have achieved an advanced level of expertise and experience in the field. The Centre is committed to making nutrition accessible to everyone through nutrition recommendations, easy-to-follow explanations, and a sensitive, caring, personable attitude. The Centre provides awareness about treating people with perfectly selected Nutraceuticals and to provide an alternative to the medicines which may have side effects and may be expensive for long term treatments.


About IGMPI


Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices India, registered as a non-profit society (under The Societies Registration Act,1860) with Government of India recognised by Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, accredited Vocational Institution of Ministry of Education, Government of India and approved by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) presents unique, friendly and interactive platform to get rid of all your GMP related glitches. GMP- is an essential element of industries like pharmaceutical, cosmetic, Ayurveda, biotech, homeopathic, medical device and food manufacturing. GMP in itself is the most dynamic part which witnesses frequent changes in terms of newer rules being added and older ones being renewed. Keeping self updated with current GMPs thus becomes inevitable to stay abreast with the changing industry needs and practices.

Our group of learned professionals from above mentioned sectors of the Pharma, Healthcare and Food industries have put together their knowledge; know about and practical experiences in form of this GMP guide. IGMPI is moving hand in hand with technology advances and has gained recognition as a stronger and better training platform provider for professionals and students in the areas of GMP, Quality Assurance and Control, Pharma, Food and healthcare Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical IPR and Good Laboratory Practice and Product Management. The importance of quality healthcare and foods is known to our founders and thus numerous efforts are being made to offer friendly but effective and easy regular and online/online sources of GMP training, Quality Assurance and Control, Pharma and healthcare Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical IPR and Good Laboratory Practice in form of formal classroom studies, online/interactive programmes, online seminars, as well as onsite training programmes along with knowledge of worldwide affairs of the industry; in short a round-the-clock help for any information in these areas needed by anybody from around the world. Based on high standard of quality, the training programmes in Pharma, Healthcare and Food GMP, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Regulatory Affairs, IPR, Pharma Product Management, Public Health, Hospital Management, Clinical Research, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Writing, Medical Coding, Nanotechnology, Drug Design and Discovery, Food QA&QC etc areas have been approved by Quality Council of India, which is an autonomous body and an accreditation authority for education & vocational training providers under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.

The IGMPI's team of technology experts and other Industry advisors together pursue to make cGMP knowledge, training in the area of Pharma and Food manufacturing easily accessible, through this platform.

Accreditation and Awards

IGMPI is recognized by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Government of India. Duly licensed and certified by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations 2018 (License number: CRO/QM/L-8004228) for offering education and training programmes in the areas of Pharmaceutical, Food, Nutrition and Healthcare.

Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Bureau of Indian Standards

Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices India (IGMPI) is registered as a non-profit society with its own Memorandum of Association and bye-laws under The Societies Registration Act, 1860, Government of India. IGMPI is an accredited Vocational Institution of Ministry of Education, Government of India.

The Post Graduate and Executive Diploma programmes of IGMPI in Good Manufacturing Practices, Regulatory Affairs, Intellectual Property Rights, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Public Health, Nanotechnology, Hospital Management, Product Management, Sales and Marketing Management, Clinical Research, Medical Writing, Drug Discovery and Development, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Coding have been duly assessed and approved by Quality Council of India, Government of India based on fulfillment of QCI's following criteria:

  1. Programme Content
  2. Programme Design
  3. Programme Material
  4. Instructors
  5. Class size & Attendance
  6. Facilities
  7. Evaluation of Students
  8. Written Examination
  9. Certificate

IGMPI is also approved by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) (FSSAI ID: TPINS18). IGMPI® is licensed by Department of Food Safety & Drug Administration under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and registered under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA (QCI) has also conferred IGMPI with D.L. SHAH NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD, Certificate of Merit & ASSOCHAM has conferred IGMPI with the Services Excellence Award based on excellence of its services to the students and training participants.

IGMPI's Membership with IPA

IGMPI is a Lifetime Institutional member of Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA).

IPA

IGMPI's Membership with AFSTI

IGMPI is an Institutional member of The Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India), (AFSTI).

AFSTI

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) came into existence through an act of Parliament in 1987. BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016 for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The Bureau is a Body consisting of 25 members representing both Central and State governments, Members of Parliament, industry, scientific and research institutions, consumer organizations and professional bodies; with Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution as its President and with Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution as its Vice-President.

International Recognition

For providing its education and training services to overseas students, IGMPI is registered with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Government of India and our Export Import Code is AADCI7680Q.

IGMPI is an Institutional Member of the International Society for Quality in Health Care lSQua

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is a member of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and through the Indian National Committee (INC) which is a member of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). BIS is also a member of regional standards bodies like Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) and South Asian Regional Standards Organization (SARSO). India started taking part in IEC from 1911 and subsequently the then Indian Standards Institution (now BIS) took over the responsibility of Indian National Committee of IEC(INC-IEC) in 1949. Since then the INC-IEC is actively participating in the activities of the IEC both at the policy level and technical work and carrying out the responsibilities as member body of IEC Council. India is a member in Standards Management Board (SMB) of IEC since 2015.BIS has also signed Bilateral Cooperation Agreements (BCA)/Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) with the National Standards Bodies of several countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, European Union , Germany, Ghana, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordon, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Russia, Saudi Arabia , Slovakia, Slovenia, Suriname, USA, UAE, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Bhutan, Brazil, Israel, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), Quality Council of India is a member of International Accreditation Forum (IAF) & Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) as well as signatory to its MLAs for Quality Management Systems, Environmental Management Systems and Product Certification. NABCB is also a Full Member of International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) & Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) as well as signatory to its MRAs for Inspection.


Certificate in Functional Nutrition


Certificate in Functional nutrition will give an insight to the students about the functional aspect of Nutrition and its role in therapeutics and gut health.

Functional Nutrition is an approach to nutrition that focuses on the therapeutic potential of food and nutrients to support and optimize the body's functions. It goes beyond the traditional view of nutrition, which mainly emphasizes the prevention of nutrient deficiencies, and instead looks at the ways in which specific foods and nutrients can positively impact physiological processes.

It also guides the relationship of nutrition with food, sleep, stress, fitness, and harmful environmental variables. Gut health being the outmost focused area and its relationship with the dietary supplements, Fortified, Enriched, Enhanced and Foods for special dietary use.

Also it includes cutting-edge nutrition assessment and diagnostic tools for various diseases/ disorders. As you dive deep into integrative medical nutrition therapies, you will learn to identify and resolve core imbalances that lie at the root of most chronic health conditions, helping your clients

Apart from this the focus will be on diet planning and diet counselling on the functional aspect of nutrition

On completion of this certificate course student will be able to gain knowledge regarding:-

  • Functional Nutrition and Dietary supplements
  • Probiotics, Prebiotics and Gut Health
  • Functional Detoxification through Nutrition
  • Relationship of Nutrition with food, sleep, stress, fitness, and harmful environmental variables from functional point of view
  • Fortified, Enriched, Enhanced and Foods for special dietary and therapeutic use
  • Strengthen immunity and resolve autoimmune conditions
  • Reduce toxic burden and decrease the risk of environmentally acquired illness
  • Diet planning from the functional aspect of Nutrition

This Certificate programme opens new ways for health professionals including dietitians, doctors, pharmacologists, hospital technicians, etc. to gain more knowledge regarding Functional Nutrition. It gives a professional outlook to the people in these fields. They will be able to review patients in the hospital setups as well as clinics. It also beneficial for home makers to understand about this epidemic and its dietary changes.

Practitioners of functional nutrition, such as functional nutritionists or dietitians, work with individuals to create customized nutrition plans that aim to restore balance, support the body's natural healing processes, and optimize overall health. This approach is gaining popularity as people seek more holistic and personalized solutions to their health concerns.

After completion of this course one can work as an dietitian specialist in Functional Nutrition, Patient care manager at MNCs and Health centres, Research Dietitian at various organizations, Nutrition Nurse at Hospitals, health centres, nursing homes, Volunteers at Orphanages for patients, Dietician in hospitals and Nutritionists in health clinics, health centres and MNCs. Also they can work as a project assistant, project associate and chief nutritionist in NGO's and private organizations.

It will also enable an individual to avail of jobs at government, community and private hospitals, community and private clinics, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical companies as an Functional Nutrition educator / Dietitian. One can work as a Functional Nutrition counsellor and assist doctor in counselling their patients in any private clinic/hospital.

Programme Structure

Module 1: Introduction to Human Biology and Body Functions

Module 2: Nutrients and their metabolic pathway

Module 3: Understanding Nutrition (Basic diets for normal conditions/RDA)

Module 4: Advanced Nutrition

Module 5: Introduction to Functional Nutrition and Dietary supplements

Module 6: Functional Nutrition Therapy and Holistic Approach to Healing

Module 7: Relationship of Nutrition with food, sleep, stress, fitness, and harmful environmental variables

Module 8: Fortified, Enriched, Enhanced and Foods for special dietary use

Module 9: Probiotics, Prebiotics and Gut Health

Module 10: Functional Detoxification through Nutrition

Module 11: Practitioner Case Studies

Eligibility

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 also eligible.

Programme Duration

The duration to complete this programme is 6 Months.

Registration

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.

Programme Deliverables

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.

  • – Interactive or online live sessions on all key areas of the programme giving all flexibility to the participants.
  • – Online classes for all the modules will be conducted on the weekends. Moreover, a doubt clearing session will also be scheduled before the examination.
  • – All the efforts are made by IGMPI faculty members to make the entire programme modules easily understandable.
  • – Assessment and evaluation for all the programme modules in order to enhance the levels of competencies and skills of the participants leading towards the objective of application in the job.
  • – At the end of each programme modules, the trainers shall obtain feedback from the participants using specially designed questionnaires.
  • – All learning and training delivery initiatives shall be conducted in English.

Assessment & Certification

All the participants are expected to appear for online assessment. After successfully qualifying the examination, the participants will be awarded the Certificate in Functional Nutrition by Centre for Nutrition and Dietetics (CNDS), IGMPI. For all the above-mentioned elaborate study resources, Assessment test papers and case studies would be provided by the Institute from time to time. Details get updated on the website as well. The certification will be awarded after the required levels of knowledge, skills, professionalism and attitude are assessed through the IGMPI assessment process.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing with placement assistance to 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 ProFit Functional Fitness Centre, The Functional Nutrition Clinic, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Fortis Hospital, HealthifyMe Pvt. Ltd., Fitelo, WellOwise, Wellspring Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Cloudnine Hospital, Kolors Healthcare, Nordic Naturals, Neat Nutrition, Pure Nutrition (Herbs Nutriproducts Pvt. Ltd.), HUM Nutrition, Narayana Multispeciality Clinic, Manipal Hospital, Smile Foundation India, Jeevam Health, etc.

Future career prospects

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 certificate programmer in Functional Nutrition, a student can seek job in various sectors like Government, Non-Government Organizations, Multi-National Companies, private clinics, hospitals, health centres, colleges, institutes etc.

To be exact in the job specific terms a student can opt jobs as:-

  • Functional Nutritionist/ Dietitian at various public and private organization
  • Dietitian / Nutritionist at Hospitals, clinics, health centres, etc.
  • Teacher/ lecturer/ professor in Colleges or Institutes
  • Community worker at NGO & Government Organizations
  • Telehealth Nutritionist, Nutrition Consultant for Healthcare Institutions, etc.
  • Patient care manager at MNCs and Health centres.
  • Research Dietitian at various organizations
  • Nutrition Nurse at Hospitals, health centres, nursing homes


Advisory Board and team


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