Field Service Sector
Review of Funeral Services unit standards
|
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
|
Funeral Services |
Embalming |
8349-8360 |
|
Funeral Directing |
8340-8345, 8347, 8348 |
The Funeral Services Training Trust has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published March 2017
Planned review date December 2020
Summary
The Funeral Services Training Trust has reviewed the unit standards listed above to bring them up to date and align them to their qualifications which have been through the Targeted Review of Qualifications process. The Advisory Group met to discuss the changes in August 2016, the unit standards were amended and circulated to the industry for endorsement in November 2016. Workplace practices in the Funeral Services sector have changed over the last five years requiring some major changes to the existing unit standards. The review of the qualifications has meant that the credit values on the unit standards no longer align with the qualification outcomes and have had to be revised.
The levels on some of the unit standards are also no longer aligned with the roles and responsibilities of the people carrying out that type of work and have also been revised.
New practices in the industry have necessitated some outcomes to be moved between unit standards and five new unit standards have been developed to cover new skill sets and replace some existing skill sets. Content of the unit standards has also been revised to bring them up to date and fit for purpose.
Main changes
· Eight unit standards have had their titles amended to more accurately reflect the unit standard content.
· 14 unit standards have changed in credit value to reflect the change in qualification outcome credits.
· Five unit standards have had their levels raised to reflect the responsibilities of the role holders.
· Three existing unit standards have been replaced by two new unit standards.
· Three new unit standards have been developed to cover skill sets not previously recognised in the industry.
· Explanatory notes have been brought up to date.
· Outcomes, evidence requirements and range statements have been brought up to date.
· A last date for assessment of the superseded versions of the Category B standards was specified.
Category C unit standards will expire at the end of December 2018
Impact on registered qualifications
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Key to type of impact |
|
|
Affected |
The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits The qualification lists a C or D category standard |
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Not materially affected |
The qualification lists a standard that has a new title The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification |
The following Funeral Services Training Trust qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will be updated when they are revised in 2017. The standards that generated the status Affected are listed in below.
|
Ref |
Qualification Title |
Classification or ID |
|
1942 |
New Zealand Diploma in Funeral Directing (Level 5) |
Funeral Services |
|
1943 |
New Zealand Diploma in Embalming (Level 5) |
Funeral Services |
Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold.
|
Key to review category |
|
|
A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
|
C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID |
|
D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced |
Service Sector > Funeral Services > Embalming
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
8349 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the history and philosophy of embalming and its legal and ethical responsibilities Outline the history and philosophy of embalming |
4 |
10
5 |
B |
|
8350 30117 |
Demonstrate knowledge of mortuary design Explain the law and its application to embalming in New Zealand |
4 4 |
8 10 |
C |
|
8351 |
Apply health and safety practices to working in a mortuary |
4 |
6 5 |
B |
|
8352 |
Operate and maintain a mortuary |
4 5 |
6 10 |
B |
|
8353 |
Apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology to embalming Apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology, micro-organisms and chemicals to embalming |
5 |
15 |
B |
|
8354
8355
30118 |
Apply knowledge of micro-organisms to the embalming process Apply knowledge of chemistry to the embalming process Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, micro-organisms and chemicals in relationship to the embalming process |
4
4
4 |
6
6
10
|
C
C |
|
8356 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the effect of trauma and disease on the body and the implications for embalming Explain the effect of trauma and disease on the body and the implications for embalming |
5 |
7
5 |
B |
|
8357 |
Embalm a dead human body |
5 |
30 |
B |
|
8358 |
Apply specialist embalming skills Explain specialist embalming procedures |
5 |
25 10 |
B |
|
8359 |
Restore a dead human body with complications Explain the process of restoring a dead human body with complications |
5 |
20 5 |
B |
|
8360 |
Present the dead human body |
4 5 |
20 10 |
B |
Service Sector > Funeral Services > Funeral Directing
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
8340 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the history and philosophy of funeral directing Outline the history and philosophy of funeral directing in New Zealand |
4 |
7
5 |
B |
|
8341 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the law and its application to funeral directing Explain the law and its application to funeral directing in New Zealand |
3
4 |
10 |
B |
|
8342 |
Plan a funeral |
5 |
35 20 |
B |
|
8343 |
Organise a funeral |
5 |
30 20 |
B |
|
8344 |
Direct a funeral |
5 |
30 20 |
B |
|
8345 |
Implement post-funeral activities |
4 |
12 5 |
B |
|
8347 |
Communicate with and provide support information to bereaved families and relatives Communicate with and provide support information to families and relatives during the course of the funeral process |
4
5 |
7
10 |
B |
|
8348 |
Prepare caskets for viewing or burial or cremation |
3 4 |
6 5 |
B |
|
30119 |
Explain care options for treating a deceased person |
5 |
5 |
New |
|
30120 |
Explain the options for pre-planning a funeral |
5 |
10 |
New |
|
30121 |
Explain the process for transferring and caring for a deceased person in the mortuary |
5 |
5 |
New |