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Diploma In Funeral Directing

The National Association of Funeral Directors introduced the Diploma in Funeral Directing (DipFD) in 1959 to help maintain the highest standards throughout the funeral profession and it is now universally acknowledged as the 'Gold Standard'.

 

Course Overview

The course is based on the Manual of Funeral Directing and the syllabus reflects best practice in funeral service. The syllabus is prepared by the NAFD’s Committee for Professional Development (CPD) and is reviewed regularly and upgraded as required  The course is taught by registered NAFD Approved tutors.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Due to the revision of NAFD qualifications and subsequent preparations in place for re-launch in Spring 2012, registrations for this qualification in it's current format ceased on 30 September 2011.

Further details regarding the relaunch of the NAFD qualifications, and date for registration will appear early March 2012.

If you would like us to include your details on our mailing list so that we are able to advise you of the arrangements for launch of the revised NAFD qualifications, please email Gill Anderson at gill@nafd.org.uk 

To enable a transition period to take place from the existing to the revised Diploma in Funeral Directing, examinations will be held in:

September 2011- March 2012 – September 2012 - March 2013 -depending on demand in terms of number of students in the existing pipeline. The planned dates may be  reviewed towards the later end of 2012 - to just one Diploma Examination in 2013 and the last examination in 2014. By this time, the new examinations will be in operation. Further details will be published over the forthcoming months.

Under existing arrangements, before the Diploma in Funeral Directing can be awarded, students are expected to have a comprehensive knowledge of the essential duties of a funeral director and all aspects of the role gained over a minimum of two years within the profession. Candidates should have practical funeral directing experience and be able to meet the requirements of the NAFD’s Code of Practice. In addition, a candidate must have personally arranged at least 25 funerals.

The Diploma in Funeral Directing deals with theory and practice.

The theory element comprises four modules of 17 units, eight reports and a written paper.

The practical part of the syllabus involves arranging a funeral, where the student is in a 'role play' situation, with the examiner as the client.

Entry Criteria

The Foundation Certificate in Funeral Service

Subjects Covered in the Syllabus

  • The Funeral Service
  • The Funeral Director and Public Health
  • The Premises of the Funeral Director
  • Registration Procedures
  • Medical Certificate of Cause of Death
  • Coroner's Procedures
  • Funerals for Children
  • The Law and Practice of Cremation Regulations
  • The Law and Practice of Burial
  • International Transportation of Human Remains
  • Burial at Sea
  • Exhumation
  • Bequeathal
  • Premises and Public Health
  • Funeral Rites
  • Music at Funerals
  • Liability and Entitlement of Clients
  • Scotland and Northern Ireland Procedures
  • Office Procedures
  • Flowers
  • The First Call
  • The Removal
  • Care and Presentation of the Deceased
  • Arranging the Funeral
  • Conducting the Funeral
  • Special Circumstances

Details of the revised 2012 syllabus will be published in March 2012


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