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Dietetic technician

Other names

clinical dietetic technician, dietetic assistant, diet technician, clinical diet technician, medical dietetics technician, assistant nutrition practitioner, technician in dietetics, technician in medical dietetics, nutrition assistant practitioner, dietetic science technician

Therapy and rehabilitation

They help a dietitian plan meals for patients, check what patients eat and their weight, and report any problems.

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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

    Observe and monitor patient food intake and body weight, and report changes, progress, and dietary problems to dietician.

  2. 2

    Conduct nutritional assessments of individuals, including obtaining and evaluating individuals' dietary histories, to plan nutritional programmes.

  3. 3

    Prepare a major meal, following recipes and determining group food quantities.

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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
technicien diététique/technicienne diététique
español
técnico en dietética/técnica en dietética
العربية
فني الحمية
português
Técnico de dietética/Técnica de dietética
Deutsch
Diätassistent/Diätassistentin
italiano
tecnico dietista

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