Coaching Nutrition with Confidence | Practical Strategies within Scope of Practice

Date: 23 June 2026
Time: 1:00pm AEST
Duration: 60 minutes, including live Q&A

Are you confident discussing nutrition with clients while staying within your professional scope of practice? The Coaching Nutrition with Confidence webinar is designed to help exercise professionals provide safe, practical and evidence-based nutrition guidance that supports client outcomes and builds trust.

Join Professor Gary Slater, one of Australia's leading experts in sports nutrition, for Coaching Nutrition with Confidence, a practical webinar that will help you navigate everyday nutrition conversations with clarity and confidence.

As an exercise professional, you are often the first person clients turn to for advice about healthy eating, weight management, muscle gain, supplements and sports nutrition. This webinar will show you how to use your existing knowledge and training to support clients while understanding exactly when referral to an Accredited Practising Dietitian or Accredited Sports Dietitian is required.

During Coaching Nutrition with Confidence, you'll learn practical strategies that can be applied immediately in your day-to-day work. The session will explore how to discuss healthy eating using the Australian Dietary Guidelines, explain food groups and portion sizes, support behaviour change, and help clients make informed nutrition choices.

What You'll Learn in Coaching Nutrition with Confidence

By attending this webinar, you will learn how to:

• Provide evidence-based nutrition guidance aligned with the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
• Discuss food groups, portion sizes, healthy meals and snacks with confidence.
• Support clients with health, fitness and weight-management goals within your scope of practice.
• Respond appropriately to common questions about weight loss, muscle gain, supplements and specialty diets.
• Understand when and how to refer clients to Accredited Practising Dietitians and Accredited Sports Dietitians.
• Build collaborative referral relationships that improve client outcomes and professional practice.
• Who Should Attend?

Coaching Nutrition with Confidence is ideal for:

• Personal trainers
• Exercise professionals
• Group fitness instructors
• Exercise scientists
• Fitness business operators
• Health and fitness professionals looking to improve nutrition conversations with clients

Whether you work one-on-one with clients or in a group environment, this webinar will provide practical tools and strategies you can use immediately.

Meet the Presenter

Professor Gary Slater PhD, FSDA

Gary Slater is Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of the Sunshine Coast and a Fellow of Sports Dietitians Australia. Since 1996, he has worked across elite sport, research and higher education, specialising in performance nutrition, body composition and translating scientific evidence into practical advice for athletes, coaches and practitioners.

His extensive experience in elite sport and nutrition education makes him uniquely positioned to help exercise professionals develop confidence in discussing nutrition while remaining within professional boundaries.

Register for Coaching Nutrition with Confidence

If you want to improve the quality of your nutrition conversations, better support your clients and understand your professional scope, Coaching Nutrition with Confidence is a webinar you won't want to miss.

Register today and discover practical nutrition coaching strategies you can implement immediately in your professional practice.