DIETS2 Aims to:
1. create dietetic specific 2nd and 3rd cycle competence statements and encourage increased offer at postgraduate level
2. improve the educational/pedagogic quality and the diversity of dietetic practice placements
3. increase the understanding of dietitians of Life Long Learning and encourage greater engagement thereby
enhancing competence of dietitians
4. increase the use and application of ICT in education by dietitians
5. embed enquiry based approach to learning at 1st cycle degree
6. share innovations, inform other networks and contribute to improved healthcare in Europe

DIETS2 Objectives are to:
a) define and publish 2nd and 3rd level specific dietetic competences and a framework for their use (include ECTS)
b) produce pedagogic standards for dietetic placements and guidance for placement opportunities in non-clinical
areas
c) publish a ‘toolkit’ for LLL, a database of current education provision at 2nd and 3rd cycle and future needs
d) use social networking and other innovative ICT engage European dietitians and HEIs in use of e-learning, an ejournal
and other Network products
e) make available tools for enquiry learning and courses for first cycle dietetic students through use of technology
f) publish, disseminate and exploit the outcomes of the Network to benefit other healthcare professionals

By engaging the expertise of the DIETS2 Network partners and through innovative use of ICT (eg Facebook) HEIs will
enable dietetic students to learn about enquiry based learning, LLL and how to reach new environments to support
better nutrition. Then at PG level dietitians will have improved access to courses, work standards and the means to
record their progress towards supporting change in nutritional health. Methodical dissemination and exploitation will
benefit other healthcare professionals and support strategic goals for European health improvement.