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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Oct- 2015 -15 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Halliday Funeral Supplies becomes living wage employer
A leading manufacturer of coffins has been accredited as a living wage employer. Halliday Funeral Supplies, based in Wirral, has committed…
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Nov- 2014 -6 NovemberPeople
Funeral Directors Support Child Bereavement Charity
Douch Family Funeral Directors in Dorset have joined forces with a local charity to help finance child bereavement courses for…
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Jul- 2013 -2 July
Coast to coast cycle raises funds for Carers Trust
Keith Love and Joy MacQueen, who are based at the Co-operative Funeralcare in Blaydon, Gateshead, have cycled 140 miles from…
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Feb- 2013 -12 FebruaryPeople
Qualifications for Melrose Funeral Services staff
Two members of the team at Melrose Funeral Services Ltd have earned British Institute of Embalmers (BIE) membership status. Laura…
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Jan- 2013 -18 JanuaryPeople
Bereaved mother produces CD to help others
A mother who lost her six-week-old daughter to cot death has produced a CD of resources to help professionals working…
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Dec- 2012 -7 December
Grief Journey UK appoints new director
Grief Journey UK has appointed a new director of bereavement care and education. Catherine Betley, who had recently been working…
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6 December
QSA wins Guardian award for east London charity work
The Quaker Social Action (QSA) has won the Guardian Charity Award for its work against funeral poverty in east London.…
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3 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Only all-girl football club boosted by Gravesham funeral home
The only Gravesham-based all-girl football club has benefitted from Co-operative Funeralcare’s sponsorship. The Gravesham Girls and Ladies Football Club under 16s…
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Nov- 2012 -14 NovemberCurrent Affairs
ITV documentary leads to six sackings and a resignation
As a result of the findings of the ITV documentary Exposure: The British Way of Death, six people have been…
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Oct- 2012 -30 October
British Institute of Funeral Directors launches new training courses
In its 30th anniversary year, the British Institute of Funeral Directors (BIFD) has decided to launch a programme of courses…
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