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SkillsFuture Series

Nutrition and Cancer Prevention

Duration 9 hours

Certificate TP Certificate

Course Overview

Many cancers are influenced by daily lifestyle and dietary choices. This practical, evidence-based short course is designed to empower participants with credible knowledge and skills to support cancer prevention through nutrition and healthier habits.

The programme combines current scientific insights with interactive learning to highlight protective foods, high-risk dietary patterns, and effective behaviour changes. Participants will engage in cooking demonstrations, label-reading exercises, and movement activities that illustrate how small adjustments can promote better health outcomes.

By the end of the course, each participant will have a clear understanding of cancer-related nutrition principles and a personalised plan to incorporate sustainable practices into everyday life.

Entry Requirements

Have basic proficiency in English

Who Should Attend

Healthcare assistants, nutrition/health educator, nutrition executive, health coach, food service / culinary professionals, educators and community health workers

What You'll Learn

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Explain the relationship between nutrition, lifestyle factors, and cancer risk, based on current scientific evidence.
Identify protective foods and dietary patterns that contribute to cancer prevention.
Recognise high-risk foods and cooking methods associated with increased cancer risk.
Apply healthier cooking techniques and meal planning strategies using local, budget-friendly ingredients.
Describe the role of physical activity, healthy weight maintenance, and stress reduction in cancer prevention.
Develop a personalised action plan to incorporate healthier habits into daily life.

Certification

You will receive a Certificate of Completion upon meeting the 75% attendance requirement and successfully passing the course assessment.

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Lecturer/Trainer Profile

Dr Kalpana Bhaskaran

Dr Kalpana Bhaskaran is currently the Deputy Director of Industry Partnerships in School of Applied Science, Temasek Polytechnics as well as the Head of the Glycemic Index Research Unit. She championed the design, planning and implementation of Singapore’s and the region’s first accredited Glycemic Index Research Unit (GIRU). She is a qualified Nutritionist/Dietitian with more than 15 years of experience in nutrition research, lecturing, project management and consultancy services. She was awarded the inaugural “Teaching Excellence Award” for outstanding lecturing, and holistic development of students in 2009 and National Day President’s award for Education in 2014. She has worked on Healthy Eating and Weight management training programmes with National Heath Care Group, MINDEF, HPB, DSTA and MediaCorp. Dr Kalpana has also been appointed as an expert advisor to Ministry of Health (MOH) in relation to sugar reduction from the sugar-sweetened beverages and she sits on Singapore Food Agency’s Advisory Committee on Evaluation of Health Claims. She is also the President of Diabetes Singapore and President of Singapore Nutrition and Dietetics Association (SNDA). She is also an Executive Committee member of the Asian Nutrition Society for Sports and Health (ANSSH), Beijing, China.

Ms Loh Win Nie

Win Nie is currently the Acting Head, Centre of Applied Nutrition Services (CANS). She has strong background of nutrition and dietetics knowledge with more than 10 years of working experience in clinical setting specialising in diabetes care, weight management, geriatric and renal nutrition as well as community outreach. Win Nie strongly believes that a healthier lifestyle can help manage and prevent chronic diseases. Hence, her role as an educator will help to inspire a wide range of individuals to make positive changes in their eating habits and overall health.

Ms Siti Hussain

Ms Siti is currently a lecturer with Temasek Polytechnic where she has been involved in teaching various food science and nutrition related subjects. She is a graduate with a Masters in Community Nutrition. As a qualified nutritionist, she is involved in various projects and consultation work in the area of applied nutrition, mainly in Glycemic Index and dietary survey with research organisations and multi-national companies. She also does community nutrition work with the community centres, mosques in Singapore, and also some non-profit organisations. She has been in the field of applied nutrition for more than 10 years.

Course Contact

Temasek SkillsFuture Academy (TSA)
Temasek Polytechnic
East Wing, Block 1A, Level 3, Unit 109
21 Tampines Ave 1
Singapore 529757
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