The Collar360

Diet cook

Other names

nursing home cook, dietary cook, diet chef, health care cook, dietary aide, nursery cook, special diet cook

Kitchens and cooking

They cook and serve meals for people who need special food because of their health or diet, and keep food safe.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Monitor and record food temperatures to ensure food safety.

  2. 2

    Cook foodstuffs according to menus, special dietary or nutritional restrictions, or numbers of portions to be served.

  3. 3

    Rotate and store food supplies.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
cuisinier diététicien/cuisinière diététicienne
español
cocinero nutricionista/cocinera nutricionista
العربية
طاهي حمية / طاهية حمية
português
Cozinheiro dietista/Cozinheira dietista
Deutsch
Diätkoch/Diätköchin
italiano
cuoco specializzato in cucina dietetica/cuoca specializzata in cucina dietetica

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