Training
Ongoing training is essential to maintaining professional standards, regulatory compliance, and compassionate care across the funeral sector. From embalming and funeral arranging to health and safety, customer service, and leadership, structured learning supports the development of both new and experienced personnel. Funeral Service Times reports on training initiatives, qualifications, CPD programmes, industry partnerships, accreditation schemes, and updates from professional bodies—equipping funeral directors, arrangers, and sector staff with the knowledge to meet the evolving demands of their roles.
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Nov- 2018 -8 NovemberPeople
SAIF and NCS partner to improve bereavement support
A new partnership between two professional associations has been established with an aim to improve counselling and support offered to…
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Oct- 2018 -25 OctoberCommunity
Stourbridge funeral director raises awareness of mental health
A Stourbridge funeral directors is highlighting the importance of personal wellbeing after providing specialist mental health training to its staff.…
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11 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Co-op funeral director nominated for national award
Burnley-based Co-op funeral director, Annabel Davies, has been nominated for the national award of Best Bereavement Worker in the UK…
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Sep- 2018 -28 SeptemberEvents
Ewan Reynolds awarded ‘Funeral Arranger of The Year’
Ewan Reynolds from Edinburgh has been awarded the national title of ‘Funeral Arranger Of The Year’ at this year’s Good…
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Aug- 2018 -16 AugustPeople
Funeral home training school to make director course more accessible
Two East Anglian tutors have teamed up to make the Diploma in Funeral Directing more accessible to students that feel…
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13 AugustBusiness
80 percent of people want to see funeral directors regulated
A report published by funeral provider Dignity has revealed that nine in 10 people are unaware that funeral directors are…
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Jul- 2018 -26 JulyCharity
Co-op Funeralcare completes three peaks for the British Red Cross
Colleagues from Co-op Funeralcare completed the Yorkshire three peaks challenge on 21 July in a bid to raise money for…
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Jun- 2018 -22 JunePeople
Emergency services practise obese rescues with Ruth Lee dummies
Funeral directors, firefighters and ambulance crews have been using 40 stone manikins in training exercises to practise rescuing obese people.…
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May- 2018 -15 MayTrade Organisations
AOIC raises need to ‘clamp down’ on ‘lone wolf’ celebrants
The need to clamp down on ‘lone wolf’ celebrants who do not attach themselves to a professional organisation, was highlighted…
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Apr- 2018 -13 AprilBusiness
Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report
Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part…
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