Key takeaways
An understanding of the skills needed to be a nutrition consultant.
An insight into working with the media and food industry.
What you need to know before you go freelance.
Host: Dr Carrie Ruxton trained as a dietitian before doing a PhD in nutrition. She’s worked in a hospital, taught at university but now is 100% freelance working with lots of different food companies. Carrie’s job is very varied and includes providing information to journalists about diet and food, helping companies to develop new products and put the correct information on their labels, and training food company staff in basic nutrition.Join this class to learn about a career path within nutrition! Carrie will describe how she went from dietitian to freelance consultant. She will also talk about the skills she needs to do her job and the kinds of projects she gets involved in. Pointers about how freelance work differs from being employed will also be mentioned. This class is great for all ages but especially for those interested in a career in nutrition.
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Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is suitable for students of all ages but especially those interested in a career in nutrition!
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.