Program Overview

Program Overview

The program for training as a dietetic assistant is a three-year course that is federally regulated. Theoretical and practical training phases alternate regularly, ensuring an optimal theory-practice transfer.

Theoretical training

The theoretical training covers the following areas:

• Medical basics, such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, and nutrition medicine
• Basics of natural and health sciences, such as biochemistry, hygiene, and toxicology
• Fundamentals of nutritional science, such as nutrition and food science
• Social science fundamentals, such as pedagogy, psychology, and sociology
• Fundamentals of economics, such as hospital management and nutrition economics
• Dištetics and nutritional therapy with a minimum of 1,000 hours as a training focus
• Nutritional communication
  utritional advice
• Process-guided action in dietetics: German-Nutrition Care process, scientific working techniques, clinical reasoning
• Cooking and kitchen technology, kitchen organization, nutrition and catering management
• Professional, legal and civic knowledge
• First aid
• IT, documentation and statistics
• Technical English
• Ethics

Practical training

The practical training is carried out in various areas of deployment, including:

• Outpatient and inpatient nutritional therapy
• Health and nursing care
• Catering management
• Prevention, health promotion, and occupational health management

Job Description

The practical training is carried out in various areas of deployment, including:

• Outpatient and inpatient nutritional therapy
• Nursing assignments in clinical areas
• Catering management
• Prevention, health promotion, and occupational health management
• GroŖ and DištkŁche
• among others in the fields of allergology, diabetology, oncology, pediatrics, and geriatrics

Requirements

We are looking for:

• Individuals who have a pleasure in dealing with people, are communicative, and empathetic
• Individuals who possess curiosity and a willingness to learn
• Individuals who enjoy cooking and baking
• Individuals who have pedagogical skills and physical and mental resilience
• Individuals who can provide a good secondary school diploma, a university entrance qualification, or a general higher education entrance qualification
• Individuals who have good grades in the natural sciences, such as chemistry and biology
• Individuals who have the health suitability for the training profession
• Individuals whose German language skills correspond to the minimum requirement with language level C1
• An internship in the area of large kitchen, nutrition therapy is recommended but not a requirement

Benefits at Charitť

• You will be accompanied and supervised by experienced trainers with pedagogical qualifications and competent trainers from other professions
• You will learn in a diverse field of activity at one of the largest university clinics in Europe
• You can expect a variety of offers that promote cohesion among the trainees, such as a welcome day, continuous support, or regular trainee meetings
• With the training, you will secure excellent career prospects in a future industry

Important Information about the Training

• You will receive a fair training salary (gross) based on the collective agreement for trainees, which increases over the course of the three training years
  • 1st training year: 1,365.24
  • 2nd training year: 1,425.30
  • 3rd training year: 1,522.03
• The weekly working time is 38.5 hours
• The training contract includes 30 days of vacation, an annual special payment in November, additional company pension in the public service (VBL), and capital-forming benefits (VWL)
• You will receive a completion bonus of 400 euros when you successfully complete the final examination and a possible travel ticket
• You have very good chances of being taken over if you pass the final examination and work successfully during the training
• Reference number: ID 5828
• Application period: 02/09/2026 - 03/13/2026