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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Feb- 2023 -15 FebruaryCharity
Caledonia Funeral Aid to enlist more volunteers
Caledonia Funeral Aid, a charity that provides free practical and emotional support to the bereaved in Scotland, has pledged to…
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Aug- 2022 -18 AugustTrade Organisations
Neville Funerals introduces new standards for its frontline staff
Neville Funerals, an independent family company in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, has introduced new professional standards for its driver bearer…
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Jul- 2022 -14 JulyBusiness
A.W. Lymn reports shift in entry paths of recruits
Independent funeral directors, A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service, has reported a shift in the entry paths of recent recruits…
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Jun- 2022 -17 JuneBusiness
Dignity receives ‘intent to authorise’ status from FCA
Dignity has announced that the FCA has confirmed that it is “intending to authorise” Dignity Funerals Limited as a regulated…
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May- 2022 -18 MayFuneral Plans
A.W. Lymn introduce drone services at funerals
A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service has introduced a drone service in a bid to allow families the chance to…
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12 MayBusiness
Tributes launches bereavement training initiative
The West Sussex-based group provides a range of products and services to both the funeral and pet sectors, assisting funeral…
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Apr- 2022 -12 AprilCharity
Pure Cremation donates £1,500 to St Andrews’s First Aid
Pure Cremation has donated £1,500 to St Andrew’s First Aid, Scotland’s only dedicated first aid charity, to help them achieve…
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Jan- 2022 -18 JanuaryFeatures
Making our industry more diverse
Back in October, Funeral Service Times kindly published an article I’d written for Black History Month bemoaning the lack of…
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Dec- 2021 -16 DecemberPeople
Co-op Funeralcare welcomes 3000th recruit
Co-op Funeralcare, which for the past seven years has been one of the UK’s leading employers of apprentices, has welcomed…
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6 DecemberFeatures
Managing New Forest Crematorium: From retail to bereavement
What is your employment history? I have worked in retail since I was 17 years old. I started out as…
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