Subjects
18 units must be completed:
6 core units
12 elective units consisting of:
a minimum of 6 elective units must be selected from the elective units listed below
a maximum of 6 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 | |
Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium | |
Work in confined spaces | |
Provide service to clients | |
Work effectively in the funeral services industry | |
Deal with grief responses | |
Follow work health and safety procedures | |
Elective units | |
Administration and Quality | |
Control and order goods | |
Building and Grounds Maintenance | |
Operate pressurised irrigation systems | |
Install aggregate paths | |
Construct brick and/or block structures and features | |
Install metal structures and features | |
Plant trees and shrubs | |
Prune shrubs and small trees | |
Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders | |
Provide general grounds care | |
Maintain property and structures | |
Clean and maintain public conveniences and amenities | |
Install basic masonry structures | |
Place and finish concrete for cemetery or crematorium structures | |
Construct signs | |
Burial and Cremation Operations | |
Backfill and make good graves | |
Dig graves manually | |
Memorialise cremated remains | |
Prepare for gravedigging | |
Dig graves using machinery | |
Consolidate collapsed graves | |
Remove ledgers and concrete lids | |
Exhume burial sites | |
Manufacture vault lids | |
Install burial vaults | |
Prepare vaults or crypts for burials | |
Reinstate vaults or crypts | |
Operate a backhoe, front-end loader or excavator | |
Funeral Operations | |
Transfer coffins and caskets | |
Sustainability | |
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices | |
Technology | |
Identify and use basic current industry-specific technologies | |
Vehicles | |
Operate vehicles | |
Inspect and maintain vehicles and equipment | |
Work Health and Safety | |
Provide first aid | |
