The World Health Organization recognises Nutrition as one of the five (5) pillars of public health. It doing so it recognises the importance of nutrition and its related discipline as crucial to life itself. This is important as the lifestyle diseases (obesity, diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, cancer and cardiovascular diseases) are major causes of illness and death among adults. They are also responsible for over half of the visits to health care facilities regionally.
Food and Nutrition professionals are at the heart of the battle to reduce these endemic diseases. The Certificate in Human Ecology will provide core foundation training for matriculation for such degrees in nutrition and related fields.
CSEC Minimum passes: 5
CSEC Mandatory: English Language, Mathematics
CAPE Minimum passes: 0
Alternative Qualifications: Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) LEVEL 1 equivalent in technical vocation subjects.
Career Opportunities: Graduates of BSc and Higher degrees in nutrition and dietetics, become teaches in related subjects at Secondary Schools, are involved in academia and research, and are also entrepreneurs.