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The Funeral School

Stay up to date with the latest industry-focused sessions and professional development opportunities. Explore our range of courses below, each designed to help you launch or advance your career.

IFISS Introduction to the Funeral Industry

Discover if a challenging and fulfilling career in the funeral industry is right for you with this introductory half-day course.
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IFISS Introductory Course: Basic FDA & Hearse Driver Training

Bridge the experience gap and launch your funeral industry career with our hands-on introductory training course.
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IFISS 1-day Introduction to Basic Mortuary Care with Demonstration

Take the first step in your mortuary care career with this one-day course featuring a live demonstration of essential procedures.
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IFISS Introduction to Funeral Industry Basic Admin/Co-ordination

Gain the specialised administrative skills you need to stand out and succeed in the funeral industry.
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IFISS Introductory Training Course: 1 Day Basic Mortuary Care

Gain the foundational skills for a mortuary care career in this intensive, one-day practical training course.
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IFISS Introductory Training Course: 1 Day Basic Mortuary Care – Autopsy

Elevate your mortuary expertise with this advanced one-day course specialising in post-autopsy care and presentation.
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IFISS Mortuary Transfer Training

This hands-on training provides essential foundational skills in safe, respectful, and professional mortuary transfer procedures.
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IFISS Funeral Arranger Training Course

This two-day course provides the fundamental practical skills and strong understanding of the knowledge required for arranging funerals.
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IFISS Advancing your skills – From Arranger to Conductor

Upskill into a Funeral Conductor role with this course that provides a strong foundation in practical tasks, supported by invaluable, guided field experience.
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IFISS Understanding Grief in the Workplace & Building Resilience – Designed for both Funeral and Cemeteries/Crematoria organisations.

Combat burnout and build professional resilience with this essential self-care course designed for deathcare professionals.
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Training Programmes

IFISS can design and deliver training programmes to individual and groups depending on the requirements of the business.

Industry Professional Development

  • Funeral Arranging and Conducting
  • Mortuary Care and Management
  • Basic and Advanced Embalming
  • Service Briefing and Debriefing

Specialised Training Courses

  • Resilience and Critical Incident Stress management (CISM)
  • Peer Support, Caring for Carer
  • After Death Care
  • Grief and Trauma training for Funeral workers
  • Workplace cohesion and conflict resolution

Assessments & Mentoring

  • Professional workplace assessment and supervision.
  • Mentoring available for management and staff working
    across the entire industry

Cemeteries & Crematoria Training Programmes

Understanding Grief in the Workplace & Building resilience

  • Companions in Grief – How to sit with grieving people.
  • Caring for the Carer – 
  • Building Resilience in the workplace
  • Interventions
  • Debriefing, defusing, Operational debriefs,
  • Group Psychological First Aid

Introduction to the funeral industry

  • Overview of Funeral Industry Roles:  
  • Transfer team, Arranger, Conductor, Embalmer, FDA, Hearse Driver Administrator/Co-Ordinator 
  • Expansion of each role; the details, time-lines 
  • Challenges specific to the industry 
  • Body language/demeanour

Pre-Paid Training

  • Companions in grief

  • Financials

  • Dealing with planning ahead

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If you are experiencing operational and staffing challenges, we are here to help. Talk to the team at IFISS today about what we can do to support and grow your business.