Certificate IV in Nutrition (11046NAT): Official Update

Nationally Recognised Nutritionist

Clean Health owns and operates Vast Nutrition Academy (VNA) (RTO ID: 41564) as a portfolio company of Clean Health Group, ensuring clarity, confidence, and the highest standards for students pursuing nationally recognised qualifications.

We are proud to confirm that the Certificate IV in Nutrition (11046NAT) remains Australia’s only nationally recognised Certificate IV in Nutrition. Accredited by ASQA in 2016 and listed on training.gov.au, the accreditation is delivered exclusively by Vast Nutrition Academy (RTO 41564). 

This accreditation remains the only non-university pathway within Australia to gain formal accreditation in nutrition, allowing you to work as a Nationally Recognised Nutritionist.

For more information on the program, you can visit the Elite Nutritionist page on our website here.

What does this mean?

In September 2025, ASQA confirmed that the original qualification coding and conditions remain unchanged. Which means the following:

1. 1. 11046NAT is the sole pathway to a nationally recognised Certificate IV in Nutrition.

1. 1. Graduates of this program continue to be recognised under the occupational title Nutritionist within the official ANZSCO framework.

1. 1. Students can still register with the Nutrition Council of Australia (NCA) as Nationally Recognised Nutritionists (non-clinical) and gain insurance under that job title and scope of practice.

1. 1. Vast Nutrition Academy (formerly Vast Fitness Academy) (RTO ID: 41564), owned and operated by Clean Health Group, is the exclusive provider of this nationally recognised qualification.

Your Pathway to Recognition

The Certificate IV in Nutrition (11046NAT) stands apart for students, employers, and the wider health, fitness, and nutrition sector as the only qualification Australia-wide that provides the recognition, credibility, and career pathways for non-clinical nutritionists, such as dieticians.

Short courses in nutrition may provide useful knowledge, but they are not nationally recognised qualifications. They do not offer graduates the professional recognition, career opportunities, or industry confidence that come with completing 11046NAT.

Professional Recognition – Nutrition Council of Australia (NCA)

The Nutrition Council of Australia (NCA) is the governing national body that formally recognises the Certificate IV in Nutrition (11046NAT) qualification.

Upon completing this program, graduates can apply for professional recognition as a Nationally Recognised Nutritionist (NRN).

Once registered as an NRN with the NCA, graduates can access professional indemnity and public liability insurance through AON Insurance. This enables you to legally and confidently practise as a Nationally Recognised Nutritionist within Australia.