Practical Placement Ι & ΙΙ

Learning Outcomes

Practical Placement consists of variable educational activities with clear goals and assessment strategy, aiming at gaining working experience and developing skills through experiential learning.

Principal aim of the Practical Placement is to qualify students with the skills and the abilities needed to exercise the profession of the dietitian-nutritionist. Students are thus trained in applying theoretical knowledge acquired throughout their studies and in critical thinking, so to ultimately improve the nutritional status and general health of individuals or population groups. Moreover, Practical Placement constitutes a passage from university to labor market, into which students are mainly integrated after graduating, that is why Practical Placement also serves to broaden potential workplaces.

Specifically, Practical Placement aims at providing students with:

• opportunities to practice theoretical knowledge within a controlled yet real working environment
• new knowledge and experience 
• training to enter professional or research sector
• guidance to cope with future demands of a workplace
• a link with labor market and the society where they will be working.

General Abilities