Training – Independent Funeral Industry Support Services

Training Programmes

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

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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

Contact Us Today

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.