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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Apr- 2018 -5 AprilCharity
Funeral director raises money and awareness
Funeral Director, Janice Hutton of Gateway Funeral Services in Birkenshaw is preparing to raise money and awareness in the continued fight…
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Mar- 2018 -29 MarchPeople
Co-op’s embalming expert appointed North West Chairperson of The British Institute of Embalmers
Rochdale and Bury based Co-op Funeralcare Embalmer, Rachel Carline, has been appointed as the chairperson for the North West division…
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28 MarchCommunity
Co-op celebrates one year since signing pledge to raise mental health awareness
This week marks the one year anniversary of Central England Co-op signing the Time to Change Employer Pledge and vowing…
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21 MarchFeatures
SOAP BOX: THE NHS CRISIS
As the NHS crisis deepened in early January 2018 and Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt tried to respond to the…
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Feb- 2018 -15 FebruaryPeople
New partnership champions counselling for bereaved people
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and Cruse Bereavement Care (Cruse) have formed a partnership to promote the…
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12 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Top athlete receives sponsorship from funeral directors
Olympic-hopeful long jumper Patrick Sylla is leaping forward with the help of a new sponsor, Douch Family Funeral Directors. The…
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Jan- 2018 -16 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Tutor launches mental health first aid training
Anne Beckett-Allen from Rosedale Funeral Training has extended her portfolio of courses to include the two-day Mental Health First Aid…
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Dec- 2017 -7 DecemberFeatures
Employee training is worth the investment
If you’ll be taking on new staff in 2018, now is the time to plan ahead. Paula West of B:Exceptional,…
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Oct- 2017 -27 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Funeral professional swims English Channel for charity
On July 2 2017 after many months of cold water training in Dover Harbour, Nichola Murch of T. Cribb and Sons completed…
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10 OctoberCurrent Affairs
New service links funeral directors’ websites to online bereavement counselling
Clients can now access bereavement counsellors directly from funeral directors’ websites, thanks to GriefChat, a brand new service. The online…
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