Mortuary Care Operator Update

MORTUARY CARE OPERATOR UPDATE

LEVEL I

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA

TRAINING DURATION: 80 HOURS

QUALIFICATION OBTAINED: PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE DESCRIPTION

The professional figure prepares the deceased for funeral rites.

The course is intended for cemetery service operators to teach them how to establish a proper working relationship with funeral companies.

This refresher course is intended for those who have been working in the sector for at least two years with proven experience, in order to improve all work performance.

TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

CORE MODULES:

• Promotion of equal opportunities conditions in the workplace and relevant legislation

• Basics of ecology and the environment, sustainable development and any relevant sector-specific legislation

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

• Workplace accident prevention and protection regulations (Legislative Decree 626/94 and subsequent amendments and additions)

• Basics of legislation on workers’ rights and duties, also with reference to the methods and characteristics of standard and non-standard contracts. Collective bargaining

• Basics of the current tax system

• Basics of project financing: incentive laws, structural funds, self-employment

SPECIALIZATION MODULES

• Funeral legislation

• Hygiene and sanitary notions

• Preservation of the deceased

• Cosmetic treatment of the deceased

• Relations with mourners and the public