Field Service Sector
Expiry of Funeral Services unit standards
|
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
|
Funeral Services |
Embalming |
8349, 8351-8353, 8356-8360, 30117, 30118 |
|
Funeral Directing |
8340-8345, 8347, 8348, 30119-30121 |
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority has expired the unit standards listed above.
Summary
Unit standards were identified that had no usage since 2014. The recommendation was made to expire these standards.
Main changes
· Unit standards were expired due no usage in the past and no anticipated usage in the future.
Unit standards will expire at the end of February 2021
Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
Service Sector > Funeral Services > Embalming
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
8349 |
Outline the history and philosophy of embalming |
4 |
5 |
D |
|
8351 |
Apply health and safety practices to working in a mortuary |
4 |
5 |
D |
|
8352 |
Operate and maintain a mortuary |
5 |
10 |
D |
|
8353 |
Apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology, micro-organisms and chemicals to embalming |
5 |
15 |
D |
|
8356 |
Explain the effect of trauma and disease on the body and the implications for embalming |
5 |
5 |
D |
|
8357 |
Embalm a dead human body |
5 |
30 |
D |
|
8358 |
Explain specialist embalming procedures |
5 |
10 |
D |
|
8359 |
Explain the process of restoring a dead human body with complications |
5 |
5 |
D |
|
8360 |
Present the dead human body |
5 |
10 |
D |
|
30117 |
Explain the law and its application to embalming in New Zealand |
4 |
10 |
D |
|
30118 |
Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, micro-organisms and chemicals in relationship to the embalming process |
4 |
10 |
D |
Service Sector > Funeral Services > Funeral Directing
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
8340 |
Outline the history and philosophy of funeral directing in New Zealand |
4 |
5 |
D |
|
8341 |
Explain the law and its application to funeral directing in New Zealand |
4 |
10 |
D |
|
8342 |
Plan a funeral |
5 |
20 |
D |
|
8343 |
Organise a funeral |
5 |
20 |
D |
|
8344 |
Direct a funeral |
5 |
20 |
D |
|
8345 |
Implement post-funeral activities |
4 |
5 |
D |
|
8347 |
Communicate with and provide support information to families and relatives during the course of the funeral process |
5 |
10 |
D |
|
8348 |
Prepare caskets for viewing or burial or cremation |
4 |
5 |
D |
|
30119 |
Explain care options for treating a deceased person |
5 |
5 |
D |
|
30120 |
Explain the options for pre-planning a funeral |
5 |
10 |
D |
|
30121 |
Explain the process for transferring and caring for a deceased person in the mortuary |
5 |
5 |
D |