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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to assist with a funeral.
  2. Provide assistance to funeral directors.
  3. Prepare to assist with a funeral.
  4. Provide assistance to funeral directors.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge of:

roles and responsibilities of personnel involved in conducting a funeral

considerations of work requirements for conducting funerals, including but not restricted to:

time of funeral

location of funeral:

monumental cemeteries

lawn cemeteries

mausoleum crypts

memorial gardens

cemeteries with historical or cultural significance

at sea

social, cultural and religious considerations:

the deceased person’s country of origin

funeral and mourning dress standards

funeral rites

full rites of services

cultural rituals to assist grieving

duration of mourning

wakes

religious denomination

spiritual symbolism

public profile of the deceased

burial procedures

time required between death and burial or cremation

taboos regarding death

text readings or scriptures

placing special personal effects with the deceased person

specific coffin or casket design

orientation of coffin

coffin or casket bearing

transport requirements

other client requirements

required staff

equipment and resources required for funerals:

selected text readings or scriptures

sound system

lighting and candles

flowers

photographs

lifting and lowering aids and devices

mats

protective restraints

church trucks

social, religious and cultural differences and traditions that impact on the conduct of funerals

professional funeral services industry parameters in dealing with the deceased and the bereaved

workplace policies and procedures regarding conduct of funerals, including burial procedures and operating requirements of relevant lifting devices and equipment.