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Certificate III in Funeral Operations

This qualification covers skilled work in funeral homes and mortuaries, including providing service to clients, dealing with grief responses and following infection and contamination control procedures. Depending on the role, it can include body preparation support, funeral sales and helping to conduct funerals. Workers with experience in funeral services may be able to have their skills recognised through RPL.

TRAINING PACKAGE
SIF Funeral Services
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Nil
SUPERSEDES
SIF30308 Certificate III in Funeral Operations (equivalent)

WHO IT'S FOR

People who work in funeral homes or mortuaries, often with some independence, and may coordinate or supervise others while supporting bereaved families.

TYPICAL JOB ROLES

  • Assistant funeral director
  • Mortuary assistant
  • Funeral attendant
  • Funeral arranger

Qualification structure

14 units must be completed: 1 unit from Group A: Work Health and Safety; a minimum of 5 elective units must be selected from the General elective units listed below; a maximum of 4 elective units, first packaged at AQF level 3 or 4, may be selected 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). Include the removal of specialisations and greater choice of imported units from other training packages and accredited courses. The total number of units required to complete this qualification is 14. For SIF30308, this was 13 or 14 units depending on specialist stream undertaken. The number of core units has decreased from 5 to 4. The number of elective units is 10. For SIF30308, this was 9 or 10 units depending on specialist stream undertaken. R4 All superseded imported units have been replaced with the most current unit.

Core units

4 units
  1. SIFXCSS001Provide service to clients
  2. SIFXIND002Work effectively in the funeral services industry
  3. SIFXIND003Deal with grief responses
  4. SIFXWHS002Follow infection and contamination control procedures

Elective units

33 units

Group A: Work Health and Safety

  1. SIFEWHS001Follow mortuary work health and safety procedures
  2. SIFXWHS001Follow work health and safety procedures

General elective units

  1. SIFXADQ001Control and order goods
  2. BSBFIN302Maintain financial records
  3. BSBINS309Maintain business records
  4. BSBTEC201Use business software applications
  5. SIFCBCR010 (has a prerequisite)Exhume burial sites
  6. SIFXCSS002Advise on funeral and burial products and services
  7. SIFXCSS003Advise on pre-need funeral and burial products and services
  8. SIFXCSS004Coordinate interaction with clients
  9. SIFFFNL003Transfer coffins and caskets
  10. SIFFFNL004Arrange and oversee viewings
  11. SIFFFNL005Arrange funerals
  12. SIFFFNL006Arrange intrastate and interstate repatriations
  13. SIFFFNL007Arrange international repatriations
  14. SIFXIND004Participate in industry networks
  15. SIFXMGT001Coordinate teams
  16. SIFXMPR002Make presentations to community groups
  17. SITXMPR009Coordinate production of brochures and marketing materials
  18. SIFEMWK001Encoffin deceased persons
  19. SIFEMWK002Clean and sterilise mortuary items and equipment
  20. SIFEMWK003Determine body preparation requirements
  21. SIFEMWK004Coordinate mortuary operations
  22. SIFEMWK005Cleanse and disinfect deceased persons
  23. SIFEMWK006Set facial features
  24. SIFEMWK007Treat abdominal and thoracic cavities
  25. SIFEMWK008Dress the deceased and apply cosmetics
  26. BSBSUS211Participate in sustainable work practices
  27. TAEDEL311Provide work skill instruction
  28. SIFCWHS001Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium
  29. SIFCWHS002 (has a prerequisite)Work in confined spaces
  30. SIFXWHS003Implement and monitor work health and safety procedures
  31. SISXEMR003Respond to emergency situations

This unit has a prerequisite unit. Check the unit on training.gov.au for details.

PREREQUISITES

  • SIFCWHS002 Work in confined spaces — prerequisite: SIFCWHS001 Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium
  • SIFCBCR010 Exhume burial sites — prerequisite: SIFCWHS001 Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium; SIFCWHS002 Work in confined spaces

EVIDENCE YOU'LL NEED

  • Resume showing your work history
  • Reference letters from employers
  • Photos or videos of jobs you've done
  • Payslips or employment contracts

LICENSING

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

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