Journal article
Consensus on the competencies required for public health nutrition workforce development in Europe - the JobNut project
Public Health Nutrition, Vol.14(8), pp.1439-1449
2011
Abstract
Objective: To assess and develop consensus among a European panel of public health nutrition stakeholders regarding the competencies required for effective public health nutrition practice and the level of proficiency required in different practice contexts. Design: A modified Delphi study involving three rounds of questionnaires. Setting: European Union. Subjects: Public health nutrition workforce development stakeholders, including academics, practitioners and employers, from twenty European countries. Results: A total of fifty-two expert panellists (84 % of an initial panel of sixty-two Delphi participants) completed all three rounds of the Delphi study. The panellists rated the importance of fifty-seven competency units possibly required of a public health nutritionist to effectively practice (Essential competencies). Twenty-nine of the fifty-seven competency units (51 %) met the consensus criteria (≥66·7 % agreement) at the second round of the Delphi survey, with the highest agreement for competencies clustered within the Nutrition science, Professional, Analytical and Public health services competency domains. Ratings of the level of competencies required for different levels in the workforce indicated that for a public health nutrition specialist, advanced-level competency was required across almost all the twenty-nine competencies rated as essential. There were limited differences in rating responses between academics and employer panellists throughout the Delphi study. Conclusions: Competencies identified as essential can be used to review current public health nutrition practices and provide the basis for curriculum design and re-development, continuing education and workforce quality assurance systems in Europe. These are all important tools for systematic and strategic workforce development.
Details
- Title
- Consensus on the competencies required for public health nutrition workforce development in Europe - the JobNut project
- Authors
- S Jonsdottir (Author) - University of Iceland, IcelandRoger Hughes (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and EducationI Thorsdottir (Author) - University of Iceland, IcelandA Yngve (Author) - Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
- Publication details
- Public Health Nutrition, Vol.14(8), pp.1439-1449
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.1017/S1368980010000625
- ISSN
- 1368-9800
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2011 The Authors. Reproduced here in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450005202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
Metrics
72 File views/ downloads
1573 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web Of Science research areas
- Nutrition & Dietetics
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites