Subjects
12 units must be completed:
3 core units
9 elective units consisting of:
a maximum of 2 units from Group A: Work Health and Safety
a minimum of 4 elective units must be selected from the General elective units listed below
a maximum of 4 elective units, first packaged at AQF level 2 or 3, 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 | |
Elective units | |
Group A: Work Health and Safety | |
Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium | |
Follow mortuary work health and safety procedures | |
Follow work health and safety procedures | |
Follow infection and contamination control procedures | |
General elective units | |
Building and Grounds Maintenance | |
Plan trees and shrubs | |
Prune shrubs and small trees | |
Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders | |
Provide general grounds care | |
Maintain property and structures | |
Burial and Cremation Operations | |
Bury coffins and caskets | |
Backfill and make good graves | |
Dig graves manually | |
Business Administration | |
Process and maintain workplace information | |
Use business technology | |
Funeral Operations | |
Assist with the conduct of funerals | |
Transfer deceased persons | |
Transfer coffins and caskets | |
Mortuary Work and Embalming | |
Encoffin deceased persons | |
Clean and sterilise mortuary items and equipment | |
Sustainability | |
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices | |
Vehicles | |
Drive funeral vehicles | |
Inspect and maintain vehicles and equipment | |
Work Health and Safety | |
Provide first aid | |
