OneAwards, which delivers learning accreditation services on behalf of NOCN, one of the UK’s leading Awarding and Apprenticeship Assessment Organisations, has accredited twelve of the new DipFD learning units at Level 4 – which is equivalent to a Higher National Certificate.
The accredited units are:
- Funeral Directing within a Commercial Environment
- Standards of Professional Practice and Premises
- Maintaining and Monitoring Health and Safety
- Care, Preparation and Presentation of the Deceased
- Managing Communication
- Bequeathal
- Repatriation
- Burial at Sea
- A Funeral for more than one Deceased
- Final Planning prior to Conducting the Funeral
- Manage and Conduct the Funeral
- Exhumation of Human Remains
This is another important milestone in the development of the NAFD’s suite of qualifications. During early 2022, there will be further work to develop the DipFD syllabus, learning materials and assessments to make sure all aspects of the course requirements meet level 4 standards.
Director of Education and Development Karen Van-Richardson said: “As a bespoke qualification, designed to meet the specific career development needs of funeral directors, it was really important that we sought independent quality assurance from OneAwards. We wanted to establish that the DipFD syllabus and required learning was challenging enough and delivered a high standard of learning to students. I am absolutely delighted that we’ve had such a ringing endorsement of the new DipFD and look forward to delivering accreditation for our other new qualifications too.”
Alison Crake, Chair of the Board of Education, added: “This accreditation from OneAwards is excellent news for the NAFD membership and a significant, positive milestone for the NAFD education team and the Board of Education.
“It further highlights our collective, ongoing commitment to providing an exemplary education framework for all funeral service professionals.”
To find out more about the DipFD and all of the NAFD’s qualifications and training, please visit: www.nafdeducation.org.uk