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Funeral Transport Operator

FUNERAL TRANSPORT OPERATOR

LEVEL: I

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Lower secondary school diploma

TRAINING DURATION: 400 hours

QUALIFICATION AWARDED: Professional qualification

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE DESCRIPTION

The professional role is mainly responsible for dealing with funeral service providers and handling the deceased.

This professional qualification is essential both for carrying out independent work and for employment in companies in the sector.

TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

CORE MODULES:

  • Promotion of equal opportunity conditions in the workplace and relevant regulations

  • Introduction to ecology and the environment, sustainable development, and any relevant sector-specific regulations

  • IT and web: theoretical knowledge and practical use of tools

  • Prevention and protection regulations in the workplace (Legislative Decree 626/94 and subsequent amendments and additions)

  • Introduction to regulations on workers' rights and duties, also with reference to the methods and characteristics of standard and non-standard contracts. Collective bargaining

  • Introduction to the current tax system

  • Introduction to project financing: incentive laws, structural funds, self-employment

SPECIALIZATION MODULES:

  • Funeral legislation

  • Hygiene and health-related basics

  • Funeral transport

  • Funeral coffins and packaging methods

  • Relations with bereaved families and the public