Training

The greatest challenge in the funeral profession is the dearth of licensed funeral directors; there are simply not enough licenses to meet the staffing needs.

The funeral profession is not for the faint of heart. You need the compassion to serve grieving families, the self-confidence and leadership skills to do the job, and the ability to find balance between work and your personal life.

The Funeral Service Association of Canada (FSAC), in partnership with the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), will host the third Professional Women’s Conference – Canada.

Selected Independent Funeral Homes is excited to travel to Grand Cayman for the 2023 NextGen Seminar Jan. 29-Feb. 2 after a three-year delay due to the pandemic.

Families who need help with the tasks, paperwork, and logistics in the weeks and months after a loved one dies sometimes struggle with where to turn. Four women who experienced this struggle personally decided that there was a gap in the market and started their own businesses to meet this need.

Legacy Touch is well known for helping families across the world honor the lives of their loved ones through high-quality personalized and engraved fingerprint and cremation jewelry.

Problems with recruitment and retention are being felt across all sectors today, but funeral service is feeling the blow especially hard, as recruiting new employees and keeping them on for longer than five years has been a challenge to this profession for a long time.

Generating revenue is harder than ever before, and MKJ Marketing is hosting a seminar this fall offering master-level training on the most pressing issues facing the funeral profession.

While the Great Resignation caused headaches for employers, many employees took the opportunity to follow a passion, increase their income, or escape an uncomfortable work environment.

Registration and housing are open for the 2022 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) International Convention & Expo.