IGNOU launches certificate course in food and nutrition

All those candidates who are interested can visit the IGNOU SAMARTH website at www.ignouiop.samarth.edu.in and register for the programme. No formal qualification is necessary to apply for the programme.

IGNOU launches certificate course in food and nutrition

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), the school of continuing education, has launched a certificate course in Food and Nutrition. The course was launched through a virtual ceremony. All those candidates who are interested can visit the IGNOU SAMARTH website at www.ignouiop.samarth.edu.in and register for the programme. No formal qualification is necessary to apply for the programme. Candidates should have a minimum age of 18 years, as on the last date for receipt of the admission form.

Professor Nageshwar Rao, VC IGNOU, gave the Presidential address and stressed the need for Food and Nutrition (F and N) in our lives. He complimented the school for making it available through online mode, making it more accessible.

The certificate in Foods and Nutrition is a post-literacy level awareness programme that is meant for people with basic reading and writing skills. The Programme aims to acquaint the learners with the role of food in ensuring healthy living for the individual, family and community. The globally-recognized medical scientist and public health exponent, and member of NITI Aayog, Dr. Vinod K. Paul was the chief guest at the occasion. He said in his address that IGNOU, with its reach, can make this programme accessible to a large learner base.

While speaking on the importance of Food and Nutrition, Paul said that it concerns us all. Dr. Paul urged the University to include it in other programmes in-tune with the multidisciplinary approach of the National Education Policy 2020.

The details of the course were provided by the programme coordinator, Prof. Deeksha Kapur. The certificate programme includes features like food selection and preparation, nutrition from infancy to old age, economics of food, kitchen gardening, food adulteration, consumer rights, safety and education, etc. The programme lays primary emphasis on Nutrition with relevance to the present-day scenarios, cost-effectiveness, environment-friendly approaches that reach almost the entire nation, hence making the learners responsible and aware citizens of tomorrow.

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