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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Jan- 2024 -22 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Highgate Cemetery launches £18m conservation project
Highgate Cemetery has launched ‘Unlocking Highgate Cemetery’ after it received £18m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The seven-year, £18m…
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19 JanuaryFeatures
New Year…New Era for Rayners
2024 for Rayners is heralding a new era for the leading engraving solution provider. For over 30 years, the business…
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4 JanuaryCharity
Kingston Bereavement Support to host monthly Bereavement Café day
Kingston Bereavement Support (KBS) will be hosting a monthly Bereavement Café day to help people experiencing grief starting from today…
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Nov- 2023 -30 NovemberFeatures
The rise in unregulated wills and the horrors they leave behind
Of all the scandals of the last two decades, one is only now rearing its head. For years, UK adults…
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8 NovemberCharity
Coles Funeral Directors to sponsor Llandaff Xmas lights switch-on
Coles Funeral Directors has announced that it will be sponsoring Calon Hearts’ Christmas lights switch-on in Llandaff Village on Sunday…
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Sep- 2023 -28 SeptemberPeople
ICCM appoints new president and deputy chief executive
The ICCM has announced the appointment of Marian Millington as the organisation’s new president and Mathew Crawley as the new…
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Aug- 2023 -18 AugustPeople
Golden Charter appoints new CEO
Funeral plan provider Golden Charter has announced the appointment of Charles Norman as its new chief executive officer. Norman will…
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May- 2023 -26 MayPeople
PAL announces funeral care end-point assessment
Professional Assessment Ltd (PAL), a provider of services for training organisations and employers delivering apprenticeships and adult learning, has expanded…
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Mar- 2023 -29 MarchCharity
President of NAFD becomes advisor to Child Bereavement UK
John Adams, president of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), has become an advisor to Child Bereavement UK. Child…
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Feb- 2023 -23 FebruaryCommunity
SLDC approves plans for new funeral facilities in Ulverston
South Lakeland District Council has approved planning permission for a former fire station, The Ellers, in Ulverston to be turned…
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