Nominal hours for units of competency from the

SIF Funeral Services

Updated: 26 Apr 2024

Unit Code	Unit Title	Nominal Hours
SIRXHRM001A	Administer human resources policy	35
SIRXHRM002A	Recruit and select personnel	35
SIRXMGT003A	Lead and manage people	35
TAEDEL301A	Provide work skill instruction	40
TLIR4002A	Source goods/services and evaluate contractors	30
TLIR4003A	Negotiate a contract	40
SISXEMR201A	Respond to emergency situations	18
AHCIRG305A	Operate pressurised irrigation systems	50
AHCLSC203A	Install aggregate paths	20
AHCLSC303A	Construct brick and/or block structures and features	100
AHCLSC308A	Install metal structures and features	80
AHCMOM205A	Operate vehicles	20
AHCPGD201A	Plant trees and shrubs	20
AHCPGD203A	Prune shrubs and small trees	35
AHCPMG202A	Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders	30
AHCWRK305A	Coordinate work site activities	70
SIRXWHS403	Provide a safe work environment	35
SITXEVT504	Organise event infrastructure	40
SITXEVT505	Manage on-site event operations	60
SITXMPR401	Coordinate production of brochures and marketing materials	60
SIFCWHS001	Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium	20
SIFFFNL003	Transfer coffins and caskets	10
SIFXADQ001	Control and order goods	35
SIFEMWK005	Cleanse and disinfect deceased persons	20
SIFXCSS002	Advise on funeral and burial products and services	20
SIFXMGT003	Supervise staff	35
SIFXMPR004	Liaise with the media	40
SIFXWHS002	Follow infection and contamination control procedures	20
SIFFFNL005	Arrange funerals	60
SIFCCAC001	Coordinate burial site preparation and reinstatement	25
SIFFFNL006	Arrange intrastate and interstate repatriations	20
SIFFFNL004	Arrange and oversee viewings	30
SIFEMWK003	Determine body preparation requirements	20
SIFCBGM007	Evaluate building and grounds maintenance and development needs	40
SIFFFNL009	Conduct funerals	50
SIFEWHS001	Follow mortuary work health and safety procedures	50
SIFEMWK007	Treat abdominal and thoracic cavities	60
SIFCBCR002	Backfill and make good graves	10
SIFCBCR007	Dig graves using machinery	50
SIFCBGM002	Maintain property and structures	20
SIFXIND003	Deal with grief responses	20
SIFFFNL010	Plan and conduct funeral ceremonies	50
SIFEMWK004	Coordinate mortuary operations	40
SIFXVHC002	Inspect and maintain vehicles and equipment	20
SIFCBCR003	Dig graves manually	50
SIFXWHS001	Follow work health and safety procedures	40
SIFXWHS003	Implement and monitor work health and safety procedures	30
SIFXCSS004	Coordinate interaction with clients	20
SIFXIND004	Participate in industry networks	20
SIFFFNL008	Coordinate funeral operations	40
SIFCWHS002	Work in confined spaces	30
SIFEMWK002	Clean and sterilise mortuary items and equipment	25
SIFCBCR014	Reinstate vaults or crypts	20
SIFCBCR010	Exhume burial sites	30
SIFCBGM001	Provide general grounds care	20
SIFCBCR008	Consolidate collapsed graves	30
SIFXCSS003	Advise on pre-need funeral and burial products and services	20
SIFFFNL007	Arrange international repatriations	40
SIFEWHS002	Review and develop mortuary work health and safety policies and procedures	40
SIFXCSS001	Provide service to clients	40
SIFCBCR015	Operate a backhoe, front-end loader or excavator	80
SIFXWHS004	Implement and monitor infection and contamination control practices	20
SIFCBCR004	Cremate coffins and caskets	60
SIFEMWK008	Dress the deceased and apply cosmetics	50
SIFCBGM008	Coordinate building and grounds maintenance and development	40
SIFXMPR003	Prepare and conduct tours	40
SIFXMPR002	Make presentations to community groups	40
SIFEMWK006	Set facial features	30
SIFXIND002	Work effectively in the funeral services industry	40
SIFCCAC003	Coordinate the collection or memorialisation of cremated remains	30
SIFCBCR005	Memorialise cremated remains	20
SIFCBCR006	Prepare for gravedigging	20
SIFXMGT001	Coordinate teams	20
SIFCBCR013	Prepare vaults or crypts for burials	20
SIFEMWK001	Encoffin deceased persons	15
SIFEMWK015	Perform arterial embalming of autopsied cases	75
SIFEMWK018	Supervise mortuary operations	40
SIFEMWK010	Restore minor body damage	60
SIFEMWK013	Determine embalming requirements	30
SIFEMWK019	Design a mortuary	60
SIFEMWK011	Treat the head and body after autopsies	60
SIFEMWK014	Perform arterial embalming of natural cases	75
SIFEMWK009	Apply anatomy and physiology principles to embalming	60
SIFEMWK016	Treat complex ante mortem cases	50
SIFEMWK012	Restore and set eyes after eye donations	15
SIFEMWK017	Treat complex post mortem cases	50
BSBRKG304	Maintain business records	30
BSBCOM501	Identify and interpret compliance requirements	20
BSBSMB406	Manage small business finances	60
BSBCUS501	Manage quality customer service	40
BSBSUS201	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices	20
BSBSMB404	Undertake small business planning	50
BSBFIM501	Manage budgets and financial plans	70
BSBINM201	Process and maintain workplace information	30
BSBMGT502	Manage people performance	70
BSBLED501	Develop a workplace learning environment	60
BSBSMB402	Plan small business finances	50
BSBSUS501	Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability	50
BSBINM501	Manage an information or knowledge management system	50
BSBSUS301	Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices	40
BSBMGT403	Implement continuous improvement	40
BSBSMB405	Monitor and manage small business operations	45
BSBMGT402	Implement operational plan	40
BSBFIA301	Maintain financial records	60
BSBWOR204	Use business technology	20
BSBREL401	Establish networks	35
BSBCMM101	Apply basic communication skills	40
ICTICT211	Identify and use basic current industry specific technologies	40
HLTAID011	Provide First Aid	18