ANZSCO code 451399
Funeral Workers nec
Description
This occupation group covers Funeral Workers not elsewhere classified. Registration or licensing may be required.
Skill Level 3
Occupations at Skill Level 3 have a level of skill commensurate with one of the following: – NZ Register Level 4 qualification – AQF Certificate IV or – AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training. At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Assessing Authority
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)
vetassess@vetassess.com.au
Occupation in NEC category
- Embalmer
- Funeral Director’s Assistant
Not elsewhere classified (nec) categories are used for known, discrete occupations which are not separately identified in ANZSCO Version 1.3 because of their lack of numerical significance in Australia or New Zealand. The occupation titles listed under nec categories are illustrative of the scope and range of occupations included in the nec category.
Unit Group 4513: Funeral Workers
Description
Prepare bodies for viewing and burial, arrange and conduct funerals, and perform other specialist funereal services.
Indicative Skill Level The occupation Funeral Director has a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia: AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)
In New Zealand: NZQF Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2) At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above.
In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Registration or licensing may be required. The occupation Funeral Workers nec has a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia: AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
In New Zealand: NZQF Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Registration or licensing may be required.
Tasks
- Interviewing families and associates of the deceased to assist with funeral arrangements such as the selection of coffin, type of service and publication of death notices
- Advising on funeral costs and welfare provisions
- Collecting bodies from mortuaries
- Ensuring death certificates have been issued, burial and cremation certificates processed and that other legal requirements are met
- Preparing bodies for viewing and burial by washing, draining body fluids, applying padding and cosmetics, dressing bodies and placing them in coffins
- Liaising with clergy and cemetery and crematorium staff
- Coordinating the movement of coffins and funeral cars, arranging floral displays and collecting attendance and tribute cards
- Arranging the placement of coffins at funeral sites, and placing and adjusting floral displays and lighting
- Keeping records and accounts of transactions and services performed
- May arrange the construction of memorials and the disposal of ashes
Other occupations in this Unit Group
- 451311: Funeral Director