Public dietitians take part in the theoretical knowledge and skills assessment, and can only obtain the certificate after passing all the subjects. Theoretical knowledge examination includes single choice questions, multiple choice questions and short answer questions; Skills assessment includes case questions, discussion questions and simulated operation questions.
The contents studied by public nutritionists include basic nutrition, clinical nutrition, basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, dietary regulation theory of traditional Chinese medicine, nutritional evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine, food hygiene, nutrition of special population and so on.