Certificate III in Cemetery and Crematorium Operations - SIF30113
TAFE NSW
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00591E
This qualification reflects the role of individuals who perform a range of skilled operations in a cemetery or crematorium.Individuals in these roles work relatively autonomously, participate in teams and may coordinate and supervise others. They require discretion and judgement in the provision of service and contingency measures. Knowledge and application of funeral services industry protocols is required when dealing with the bereaved.These individuals, depending on their expertise, may work in:cemeteries or crematorium, providing sales and customer services and scheduling burial or cremation operationscemeteries, coordinating staff in the preparation and reinstatement of burial sites and associated burial workscrematorium, performing cremations.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Subjects
- Maintain business records
- Use business technology
- Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium
- Control and order goods
- Advise on funeral and burial products and services
- Coordinate chapel operations
- Respond to emergency situations
- Coordinate burial site preparation and reinstatement
- Schedule burials or cremations
- Deal with grief responses
- Apply first aid
- Provide work skill instruction
- Conduct internal quality audits
- Implement marketing and promotional activities
- Implement and monitor work health and safety procedures
- Coordinate interaction with clients
- Participate in industry networks
- Advise on pre-need funeral and burial products and services
- Provide service to clients
- Cremate coffins and caskets
- Coordinate staff
- Make presentations to community groups
- Bury coffins and caskets
- Work effectively in the funeral services industry
- Maintain financial records
- Coordinate the collection or memorialisation of cremated remains
- Manage lift and reposition or deepen operations
- Memorialise cremated remains
- Maintain and care for historical records
- Coordinate teams
