Qualifications
- Certificate I in Funeral Services
- Certificate II in Funeral Operations
- Certificate III in Cemetery and Crematorium Operations
- Certificate III in Gravedigging, Grounds and Maintenance
- Certificate III in Funeral Operations
- Certificate IV in Funeral Services
- Certificate IV in Embalming
- Diploma of Funeral Services Management
Units of competency
- SIFCBCR001
Bury coffins and caskets - SIFCBCR002 Backfill and make good graves
- SIFCBCR002 Backfill and make good graves
- SIFCBCR003 Dig graves manually
- SIFCBCR004 Cremate coffins and caskets
- SIFCBCR005 Memorialise cremated remains
- SIFCBCR006 Prepare for gravedigging
- SIFCBCR007 Dig graves using machinery
- SIFCBCR008 Consolidate collapsed graves
- SIFCBCR009 Remove ledgers and concrete lids
- SIFCBCR009 Remove ledgers and concrete lids
- SIFCBCR010 Exhume burial sites
- SIFCBCR011 Manufacture vault lids
- SIFCBCR012 Install burial vaults
- SIFCBCR013 Prepare vaults or crypts for burials
- SIFCBCR014 Reinstate vaults or crypts
- SIFCBCR015 Operate a backhoe, front-end loader or excavator
- SIFCBGM001 Provide general grounds care
- SIFCBGM002 Maintain property and structures
- SIFCBGM003 Clean and maintain public conveniences and amenities
- SIFCBGM004 Install basic masonry structures
- SIFCBGM005 Place and finish concrete for cemetery or crematorium structures
- SIFCBGM006 Construct signs
- SIFCBGM007 Evaluate building and grounds maintenance and development needs
- SIFCBGM008 Coordinate building and grounds maintenance and development
- SIFCCAC001 Coordinate burial site preparation and reinstatement
- SIFCCAC002 Schedule burials or cremations
- SIFCCAC003 Coordinate the collection or memorialisation of cremated remains
- SIFCCAC003 Coordinate the collection or memorialisation of cremated remains
- SIFCCAC004 Maintain and care for historical records
- SIFCCAC005 Coordinate chapel operations
- SIFCCAC006 Manage lift and reposition or deepen operations
- SIFCCAC007 Arrange and oversee viewings of cremations
- SIFCCAC008 Coordinate burial works
- SIFCCAC009 Coordinate monument installations
- SIFCCAC010 Supervise burials
- SIFCCAC011 Supervise cremations
- SIFCCAC012 Supervise exhumations
- SIFCWHS001 Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium
- SIFCWHS002 Work in confined spaces
- SIFEMWK001 Encoffin deceased persons
- SIFEMWK002 Clean and sterilise mortuary items and equipment
- SIFEMWK003 Determine body preparation requirements
- SIFEMWK004 Coordinate mortuary operations
- SIFEMWK005 Cleanse and disinfect deceased persons
- SIFEMWK006 Set facial features
- SIFEMWK007 Treat abdominal and thoracic cavities
- SIFEMWK008 Dress the deceased and apply cosmetics
- SIFEMWK008 Dress the deceased and apply cosmetics
- SIFEMWK009 Apply anatomy and physiology principles to embalming
- SIFEMWK010 Restore minor body damage
- SIFEMWK011 Treat the head and body after autopsies
- SIFEMWK012 Restore and set eyes after eye donations
- SIFEMWK013 Determine embalming requirements
- SIFEMWK014 Perform arterial embalming of natural cases
- SIFEMWK015 Perform arterial embalming of autopsied cases
- SIFEMWK016 Treat complex ante mortem cases
- SIFEMWK017 Treat complex post mortem cases
- SIFEMWK018 Supervise mortuary operations
- SIFEMWK019 Design a mortuary
- SIFEWHS001 Follow mortuary work health and safety procedures
- SIFEWHS002 Review and develop mortuary work health and safety policies and procedures
- SIFFFNL001 Assist with the conduct of funerals
- SIFFFNL002 Transfer deceased persons
- SIFFFNL003 Transfer coffins and caskets
- SIFFFNL004 Arrange and oversee viewings
- SIFFFNL005 Arrange funerals
- SIFFFNL006 Arrange intrastate and interstate repatriations
- SIFFFNL007 Arrange international repatriations
- SIFFFNL008 Coordinate funeral operations
- SIFFFNL009 Conduct funerals
- SIFFFNL010 Plan and conduct funeral ceremonies
- SIFXADQ001 Control and order goods
- SIFXADQ002 Conduct internal quality audits
- SIFXADQ003 Monitor contracted services and supplies
- SIFXADQ003 Monitor contracted services and supplies
- SIFXCSS001 Provide service to clients
- SIFXCSS002 Advise on funeral and burial products and services
- SIFXCSS003 Advise on pre-need funeral and burial products and services
- SIFXCSS004 Coordinate interaction with clients
- SIFXCSS005 Lead customer service teams
- SIFXIND001 Plan a career in the funeral services industry
- SIFXIND002 Work effectively in the funeral services industry
- SIFXIND003 Deal with grief responses
- SIFXIND004 Participate in industry networks
- SIFXMGT001 Coordinate teams
- SIFXMGT002 Coordinate staff
- SIFXMGT003 Supervise staff
- SIFXMGT004 Support people dealing with grief and trauma
- SIFXMPR001 Implement marketing and promotional activities
- SIFXMPR002 Make presentations to community groups
- SIFXMPR002 Make presentations to community groups
- SIFXMPR003 Prepare and conduct tours
- SIFXMPR004 Liaise with the media
- SIFXMPR005 Develop marketing strategies and activities
- SIFXVHC001 Drive funeral vehicles
- SIFXVHC002 Inspect and maintain vehicles and equipment
- SIFXWHS001 Follow work health and safety procedures
- SIFXWHS002 Follow infection and contamination control procedures
- SIFXWHS003 Implement and monitor work health and safety procedures
- SIFXWHS004 Implement and monitor infection and contamination control practices
- SIRXWHS403 Provide a safe work environment
