SENR Practitioner Preparation Days
This is a practical 'how to' for those intending to apply for SENR Practitioner registration, guiding them through the SENR practitioner application requirements including how to develop the personal statement and case study (practical do's and don'ts), mapping to the SENR competencies, how to evidence these and identifying any gaps before applying for registration.
The day includes opportunities to discuss your practitioner application and case study with the facilitators and gain understanding on how to develop your application before submission.
You might already be an SENR graduate registrant or be planning to apply directly as an SENR practitioner, either way you are encouraged to review the requirements for practitioner registration and the steps in the process for making a practitioner application in advance of booking.
You are required to attend a Practitioner Preparation Day prior to submitting your SENR practitioner registration application.
2026
Open for bookings:
Further planned 2026 dates:
- Friday 12th June
- Friday 14th August
- Friday 4th September
Cost:
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SENr/BDA Member £200
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Non-Member £280 *Subject to meeting the eligibility criteria.
*Non Members, who have not been previously on the SENR graduate register, you will need to meet the qualification requirements for SENR Practitioner registration to be eligible to attend this event.
*All Non Members, prior to booking must email [email protected] and express an interest in attending, including date. Do not make a booking on the online system until you have been given approval to book. You will be asked additional information regarding your qualification profile and experience to establish if you meet the requirements to proceed with an application to SENR practitioner registration. Bookings made under BDA/SENR members rate will not secure a place for non-members.
Advancing Clinical Skills for Sport & Exercise Nutrition Practice
8 May 2026 - Virtual
This one-day course particularly targeted at Graduate SENR Registrants seeking appropriate continuing professional development to support their transition to full Practitioner Registration aims to consolidate and advance clinical reasoning skills in sport and exercise nutrition practice. Drawing on the Model and Process of Nutrition and Dietetic Practice delegates will explore integrating professional knowledge and skills into evidence-based, clinically reasoned decision making ensuring a high and consistent standard of practice.
Introducing Behavioural Science to Understand and Change the Dietary Behaviours of Athletes
2 October 2026 - Birmingham
This one-day in person course is designed for sports nutritionists at all levels who want to inform, develop, or review their service to promote nutritional adherence in athletes. Addressing most societal issues, from daily challenges to complex problems, requires understanding how and why people behave the way they do. This course aims to enable sports nutritionists to develop their understanding of the barriers and enablers of human behaviour as well as the contexts shaping our decision-making.
SENR Accreditation and Endorsement
There are many courses available which claim to equip someone to provide nutritional advice to athletes. The purpose of SENR is to promote high standards of education and services in sports and exercise nutrition. Any education you undertake therefore also needs to meet the standards identified.
SENR Accreditation
SENR has a programme of accreditation for MSc/PgDip in Sport and Exercise Nutrition. Students successfully graduating from an SENR accredited course (MSc) will be automatically eligible to join the SENR Graduate Register HCPC dietitians completing an SENR accredited PGDip will be automatically eligible to join the SENR Graduate Register. BDA annual membership fees apply.
View our list of Accredited Postgraduate Courses.
Endorsed Undergraduate Courses
The undergraduate programme endorsement process recognises that the course programme has been mapped to the SENR knowledge competencies at an introductory / basic level. Thus, whilst the undergraduate degree would need to be supplemented by an appropriate postgraduate qualification for an individual to be accepted onto the Graduate Register, SENR endorsement denotes that the undergraduate element of SENR Graduate status has been achieved through this programme of study.
View the list of Endorsed Undergraduate Courses
Higher education institutions looking to gain SENR Accreditation or Endorsement should contact BDA Office at [email protected].
Please note that the deadline for submitting new applications for accreditation or endorsement is 30 June of each year.
Louise Sutton, Course Lead at Leeds Beckett University has kindly written a useful Case Study for other programmes applying for accreditation.