Subjects
14 units must be completed:
4 core units
10 elective units consisting of:
a minimum of 6 elective units must be selected from the elective units listed below
a maximum of 4 elective units, first packaged at AQF level 2, 3 or 4, may be selected from elsewhere in SIF Funeral Services Training Package, or any other current Training Package or accredited course. Refer to the AQF packaging of Funeral Services units in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
In all cases, selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome, local industry requirements and the characteristics of this qualification (as per the AQF descriptors).
Core units | |
Provide service to clients | |
Work effectively in the funeral services industry | |
Deal with grief responses | |
Implement and monitor work health and safety procedures | |
Elective units | |
Administration and Quality | |
Control and order goods | |
Conduct internal quality audits | |
Maintain financial records | |
Maintain business records | |
Use business technology | |
Burial and Cremation | |
Bury coffins and caskets | |
Cremate coffins and caskets | |
Memorialise cremated remains | |
Cemetery and Crematoria Administration and Coordination | |
Coordinate burial site preparation and reinstatement | |
Schedule burials or cremations | |
Coordinate the collection or memorialisation of cremated remains | |
Maintain and care for historical records | |
Coordinate chapel operations | |
Manage lift and reposition or deepen operations | |
Client Service and Sales | |
Advise on funeral and burial products and services | |
Advise on pre-need funeral and burial products and services | |
Coordinate interaction with clients | |
Working in Industry | |
Participate in industry networks | |
Management and Leadership | |
Coordinate teams | |
Coordinate staff | |
Marketing and Public Relations | |
Implement marketing and promotional activities | |
Make presentations to community groups | |
Training and Education | |
Provide work skill instruction | |
Work Health and Safety | |
Provide first aid | |
Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium | |
Respond to emergency situations | |
