All registrants on the UKVRN have had to provide evidence of their training and professional nutrition experience. They have also committed to abide by a standard of ethics, conduct, and performance. There are three categories of UKVRN registrants:
Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) with nutrition in
public health,
nutrition science, sport & exercise,
food or
animal nutrition,
Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) and
Fellow of AfN (FAfN).
Registered Associate Nutritionists Registered Associate Nutritionists (
post-nominals:
ANutr) are recent graduates, who have been able to demonstrate a sound foundation of knowledge and understanding in
nutrition science, and are working towards gaining sufficient experience within a specialist area to become a Registered Nutritionist (RNutr).
Registered Nutritionists Registered Nutritionists (post nominals
RNutr) have been assessed as having demonstrated that they have met rigorously applied knowledge, understanding and practice
core competencies set by the AfN. They commit to keeping their knowledge up to date and ensuring they follow evidence-based practice.
Fellows of the Association for Nutrition Fellows (
FAfN) have been Registered Nutritionists (RNutr) for at least five years and have been
recognized by their peers as have made a significant and sustained contribution to the advancement of nutrition practice, research or education at a national or international level. == References ==