Our offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, January 21.
Essential Practice Competencies
The Essential Practice Competencies provide overarching standards for two credentials, the Registered Dietitian (RD) and the Dietetic Technician, registered (DTR). Competencies provide a structured guide to help identify, evaluate, and develop the behaviors required for continuing competence. Unlike entry-level competencies, the essential practice competencies are intended for use throughout a nutrition and dietetics practitioner’s career.
There is an expectation that competencies will be used by the dietetics profession to: identify learning needs; guide continuing professional development and ongoing competence; assist in career progression and professional development; and to communicate the role and competence of the profession to stakeholders (i.e. employers, external accreditation bodies, the public, etc.).