Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Nutrition and Dietetic Support) (HLT43021)
Study allied health assistance online at your own pace, starting any time, then complete work placement at a location that suits you, with Endeavour’s support along the way.
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Campus Locations
Fully online, with work placement.
Course Length
12 months full-time. Part-time / self-paced study options available.
Payment Options
Upfront payment, Payment plan
Structure
18 Units
Acquire the skills and knowledge to work with allied health professionals such as dietitians, occupational therapists & physiotherapists, as well as practitioners like nutritionists. You’ll learnt to support people receiving care in a range of settings, including healthcare, aged care, disability services, and clinical settings.
You’ll learn how to empower persons undergoing care, work with diverse people, support relationships to carers and family, and assist in allied health and rehabilitation programs.
You’ll additionally build your skills with a focus on nutritional and dietetic support, assisting in the development of meals and menus that meet dietary and cultural needs, support food services, screen and manage nutritional risks and provide nutritional advice and education.
With flexible online study options and practical training in a real-world workplace environment, this allied health assistance course and nationally recognised qualification prepares you to work confidently with clients from all walks of life.
You’ll graduate with the skills to work under the delegation of allied health professionals in a range of clinical settings supporting persons with a range of care needs.
[CGCDIV001] Work with diverse people
This unit provides the knowledge and skills to work respectfully and effectively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, promoting inclusivity and cultural awareness in the workplace.
[CHCDIV002] Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
This unit provided the skill and knowledge required to identify Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety issues in the workplace, model cultural safety in own work practice, and develop strategies to enhance cultural safety.
[HLTINF006*] Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
This unit develops students ability to implement standard and transmission-based precautions and respond to risk in a range of work settings.
[BSBMED301] Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
This unit supports learners to understand and respond to instructions, to carry out routine tasks and use appropriate medical terminology.
[HLTWHS002*] Follow safe work practices for direct client care
This unit provides the capacity for healthcare workers to follow safe work practices for direct client care, ensuring health and safety for themselves and others.
[CHCLEG001*] Work legally and ethically
This unit supports learners to identify and work within the legal and ethical frameworks that apply to an individual job role.
[HLTAHA049*] Recognise the impact of health conditions
This unit provides the skills and knowledge to recognise the impact of health conditions of a patient undertaking interventions or therapy.
[HLTAHA039*] Assist in the development of meals and menus to meet dietary and cultural requirements
This unit develops learners ability to identify nutrients and serves of food groups, and plan and develop menus that meet the needs of specific cultural and religious groups.
[HLTAHA040*] Assist with the monitoring and modification of meals and menus according to individualised plans
In this unit learners will gain the skills to identify the risks of nutrient imbalances that contribute to disease or disorder, and modify meals and menus using therapeutic dietary guidelines.
[HLTAHA041*] Support food services and dietetics in menu and meal order processing
In this unit students will develop their skills and knowledge to guide others in their food choices, support the delivery of menu items, and deliver nutrition supplements.
[CHCCCS020*] Respond effectively to behaviours of concern
In this unit students will learn to identify and respond to behaviours of concern with people.
[CHCCCS038*] Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support
This unit builds learners capacity to foster human rights and help facilitate personal choice and self-determination.
[CHCCCS036*] Support relationships with carer and family
This unit allows learners to involve carers and family members as part of a support team to maximise positive aspects in change and transitions.
[HLTAHA042*] Assist with screening and management of nutritional risk
This unit teaches the tools to screen persons for nutritional risk, implement and monitor nutritional interventions and provide feedback to to treating Allied Health practitioner.
[HLTAHA043*] Support the provision of basic nutritional advice and education
In this unit learner will bring together their nutritional knowledge to provide practical dietary education and guidance according to individual plans.
[HLTAHA027*] Assist with an allied health program
This unit progressed learners ability to contribute to an allied health program, supporting Allied Health Professionals and persons in therapeutic activities.
[HLTAHA031*] Assist in rehabilitation programs
In this unit learners will grow their capacity for receiving and responding to stages of a rehabilitation program with an Allied Health Professional.
[HLTAHA047] Engage with clinical supervision and delegation
This unit builds learners self-knowledge through preparing and participating in a structured process of clinical supervision, maintaining and building their professional competence.
Units marked with an * require completion of a work placement. The work placement involves an average of 12 hours per week in the workplace with some time spent at home completing activities that contribute to assessment.
This program is an accredited AQF Level 4 Vocational qualification.
Endeavour College of Natural Health is a trading name for the Australian College of Natural Medicine Pty Ltd and qualifications are awarded by ACNM (RTO Provider Number 31489).
At Endeavour, we offer flexible payment options to suit every student. Those who choose to pay their vocational course fees upfront receive a generous discount and can then focus on their studies without needing to make additional payments. If you’d rather pay progressively, our convenient fortnightly payment plans allow you to spread the cost over 12 months. Our mission to is make quality education in natural health accessible to everyone with affordable tuition and choices in payment options.
Course Outline
Course | Reduced Upfront Payment | Fortnightly Payment** |
|---|---|---|
Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Nutrition and Dietetic Support Specialisation) | $3,490 | $175 fortnightly for 12 months (26 payments) |
**Course contains work placement ($595, not included in course cost).
As a student you have unlimited access to our Education Advisors for friendly academic support.
Their focus is to support you throughout your studies so you can graduate in the time frame you set. This includes answering questions on assignment topics, personal coaching on assessments, and giving hints and tips on specific concepts.
The Educational Advisors are there whenever you feel you need a bit of extra guidance. You can have a live consultation with them from anywhere via Phone or Webinar during their operating hours, or reach out to them in writing at any time.
The structure of the Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Nutrition and Dietetic Support) ensures you graduate with sufficient practical skill so you can apply your knowledge with confidence.
Students will undertake a work placement as part of this course, which they can complete in an organisation of their choosing.
Visit your My.Endeavour Student Portal to access all your study support and e-learning resources. You can:
Interact with your learning resources
Demonstrate your knowledge and upload tasks for marking
Contact our Support Teams for any assistance
And much more
Access Endeavour’s extensive collection of e-books and journals, to stay up to date with the latest information in your field of practice and across the industry.
Our natural health library helps you continue to expand your knowledge and practical skills throughout your studies.
You can also stay in touch with us and other students through our dedicated social media community.
Entry Requirements
You are eligible to enrol into the Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Nutrition and Dietetic Support Specialisation) if you are:
At least 17 years of age and can demonstrate completion of Year 12 (or equivalent) or completion of a Certificate III.
21 years of age or older, and can demonstrate at least 2 years of employment where numeracy and literacy is required to undertake the work.
Professional Associations
Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Nutrition and Dietetic Support) graduates may apply for membership with the following professional associations:
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An allied health assistant in nutrition and dietetic support helps a dietitian or nutritionist with the practical, hands-on side of client care. They plan meals for someone with a specific dietary or cultural need, keeping an eye out for early signs of nutritional risk. You’ll also lend a hand with wider allied health and rehabilitation work in aged care, disability services, community health and hospital settings.
Graduates can pursue roles like:
Allied health assistant
Medical receptionist
Hospital administration officer
Allied health administrator
Dietitian assistant
Nutrition assistant
Nutrition support worker
These roles cover clinical and administrative settings, so your day-to-day could look very different depending on which path you choose.
Yes. Completing this course gives you practical, hands-on experience that can support entry into further nutrition study, like the Graduate Certificate in Nutrition. It also builds strong grounding in medical terminology and client care skills that apply throughout allied health study more broadly. Entry requirements for further study still apply and vary by course.
Fifteen of the course’s 18 units require a work placement, where you put classroom learning into practice with real clients in a real workplace. Placement takes an average of 12 hours a week, and you’ll complete some assessment activities from home as well. This combination gives you direct experience working under the delegation of allied health professionals before you graduate.
Yes, but only under the delegation and supervision of a qualified allied health professional. This course trains you to assist with nutrition and dietetic support rather than practise independently as a nutritionist. You’ll usually move into support roles like nutrition support worker or dietitian assistant after graduating.
Yes. If a client needs a diabetic-friendly meal plan, a texture-modified diet after a stroke, or food that fits their cultural or religious requirements, you’ll learn how to help put that together and adjust it as their needs change. You’ll also learn how to spot early warning signs that someone isn’t getting enough nutrition, where a dietitian can then step in.
If you like the idea of working in healthcare but don’t want to spend years earning a degree before you start, this course gets you there much sooner. You’re likely a good fit if you’d rather help behind the scenes, prepping meals, tracking a client’s nutrition and assisting a nutritionist or dietitian’s day-to-day work, than sit across the desk making the clinical calls yourself.
Theory assessments are completed online through the My.Endeavour learning portal. These include multiple-choice questions, short answers and case studies. Practical assessments occur during your work placement. There are no exams, deadlines or semesters.