undertaker

[zzxxee]

sounds daft i know but i have always fancied becomeing an undertaker
but at37 i feel i have left it to late
what qualifications do i need and do you need to drive
i dont drive but have always fancied doing this, there doesnt seem to be much in the way of information on the net

[squarebear]

It's dead good.

[squarebear]

It's a grave matter.

[zzxxee]

all amuseing guys but i would apprechiate some decent advice x

[buildersmate]

This is the largest of the two national organisations that funeral directors belong to, with the link set up to their development and training pages. I can't remember what the second organisation is called.
http://www.nafd.org.u...ion-and-training.aspx
I think you will find that virtually everyone in training does it as part-time release when they are working within the profession. I would do some phoning around local directors to see how they look to find new recruits.
BM

[tamborine]

Our own U'taker was Ethel.....who has gone amiss. I was hoping your thread would bring her back.

The Co-Op have a huge advertising campaign for funerals etc......apply to them for work.

[Buenchico]

I'm not sure whether this link will add anything to that offered by Buildersmate, but it might be worth a look:
http://careersadvice....ector&code=-487474568

Chris

[zzxxee]

thankyou x

[saxy_jag]

As far as I'm aware, there is a shortage of people wanting to train for this profession (for obvious reasons). You could do worse than go into your local undertaker's and ask them about it. I know it involves placements, because it was a lad on placement who arranged my mother-in-law's funeral.

[dothawkes31]

and of course it would be easy to get to work as it is always the dead centre of town. : )

[zzxxee]

kim i work as a care assistant with the elderly and one of the most rewarding parts of the job for me is liasing with the families of the decessed i feel i gain a lot out of my job makeing their loved ones look nice for the possible last time they will see them

[mrs_overall]

zzxxee - my grandfather started his own funeral business which taken over by my dad and is currently being run by one of my brothers. We've all helped out over the years so I have some knowledge.
There are not many independant funeral directors left these days and out of the "big" firms, I would say that the Co-op is among the best. They tend not to advertise for staff in the papers but use the Job Centre or rely on word of mouth. There are various jobs within the funeral service. There are the "casual" staff - usually men of a certain age who help out as bearers. There are the office/reception staff who can combine their role with another, such as embalmer. There are full time embalmers, and then there are funeral directors. To become a funeral director you have to qualify, usually doing part time study whilst working. To become an embalmer is the same. I would suggest the best way in is to let all your local funeral directors know you are looking for work in that field should a vacancy arise. Be warned - if you are training to be a funeral director you will have to be "on call" at night, and being summonsed from a cosy bed at 3am to wrestle a heavy corpse down a narrow flight of stairs is not fun! Let me know if you want more info. xx