Nominal hours for units of competency from the

SIF08 Funeral Services Training Package

Updated: 05 Jun 2026

Unit Code	Unit Title	Nominal Hours
BSBCMN207A	Prepare and process financial/business documents	30
BSBCMN403A	Establish business networks	40
BSBMGT503A	Prepare budgets and financial plans	60
BSBMGT504A	Manage budgets and financial plans	40
BSBSBM301A	Research business opportunities	30
BSBEBUS508A	Build a virtual community	30
RTC2012A	Plant trees and shrubs	20
RTC2404A	Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders	30
RTC3805A	Coordinate work site activities	70
TDTJ197B	Apply quality procedures	20
RTF2017A	Prune shrubs and small trees	35
RTF3203A	Construct brick and/or block structures and features	100
RTF3208A	Install metal structures and features	80
RTE2308A	Operate ride-on vehicles	30
RTE3601A	Install irrigation systems	70
RTE3603A	Install drainage systems	50
RTE3611A	Operate pressurised irrigation systems	50
BCGCM1001B	Follow OHS policies and procedures	40
BCGCM2007B	Use explosive power tools (EPT)	16
BCCPO3016B	Conduct dump truck operations	60
BSBFLM405B	Implement operational plan	50
BSBFLM409B	Implement continuous improvement	50
BSBFLM506B	Manage workplace information systems	60
BSBFLM511B	Develop a workplace learning environment	60
BSBFLM513A	Manage budgets and financial plans within the work team	70
BSBFLM514A	Manage people	60
SRXEMR001A	Respond to emergency situations	18
HLTFA301B	Apply first aid	18
FNSACCT503B	Manage budgets and forecasts	50
FNSICORG516B	Prepare financial reports to meet statutory requirements	40
TLIC107C	Drive vehicle	30
TLID1007C	Operate a forklift	40
TLIJ107C	Apply quality procedures	20
TLIR207C	Source goods/services and evaluate contractors	30
TLIR307C	Negotiate a contract	40
SIRXHRM001A	Administer human resources policy	35
SIRXHRM002A	Recruit and select personnel	35
SIRXMGT003A	Lead and manage people	35
SIRXOHS003A	Provide a safe working environment	35
BSBADM101A	Use business equipment and resources	15
BSBCUS501A	Manage quality customer service	40
BSBFIA301A	Maintain financial records	60
BSBINM201A	Process and maintain workplace information	30
BSBINM202A	Handle mail	15
BSBITS401A	Maintain business technology	40
BSBITU202A	Create and use spreadsheets	30
BSBITU306A	Design and produce business documents	80
BSBITU402A	Develop and use complex spreadsheets	50
BSBLED401A	Develop teams and individuals	40
BSBMGT403A	Implement continuous improvement	40
BSBRKG301B	Control records	40
BSBRKG303B	Retrieve information from records	25
BSBRKG304B	Maintain business records	30
BSBRKG402B	Provide information from and about records	20
BSBRKG403B	Set up a business or records system for a small business	40
BSBSMB402A	Plan small business finances	50
BSBSMB404A	Undertake small business planning	50
BSBSMB405A	Monitor and manage small business operations	45
BSBSMB406A	Manage small business finances	60
BSBWOR204A	Use business technology	20
SITHFAB009A	Provide responsible service of alcohol	10
SITHFAB010A	Prepare and serve non alcoholic beverages	15
TAADEL301C	Provide training through instruction and demonstration of work skills	40
SIFBCR002A	Transfer coffins and caskets	10
SIFBCR003A	Manufacture vault lids	40
SIFBCR004A	Bury coffins and caskets	10
SIFBCR006A	Coordinate chapel operations	20
SIFBCR007A	Prepare vaults or crypts for burials	20
SIFBCR008A	Schedule burials or cremations	20
SIFBCR009A	Reinstate vaults or crypts	20
SIFBCR010A	Supervise burials	40
SIFBCR011A	Cremate coffins and caskets	60
SIFBCR012A	Arrange and oversee viewings of cremations	30
SIFBCR013A	Coordinate the collection or memorialisation of cremated remains	30
SIFBCR014A	Supervise cremations	40
SIFBCR015A	Memorialise cremated remains	20
SIFBCR016A	Supervise exhumations	30
SIFBCR017A	Prepare for gravedigging	20
SIFBCR018A	Backfill and make good graves	10
SIFBCR019A	Coordinate burial works	40
SIFBCR020A	Dig a grave manually	50
SIFBCR021A	Consolidate collapsed graves	30
SIFBCR022A	Coordinate monument installation	40
SIFBCR023A	Dig a grave using machinery	50
SIFBCR024A	Remove ledger and concrete lid	20
SIFBCR025A	Exhume a burial site	30
SIFBCR026A	Manage lift and reposition or deepen operations	30
SIFBGM002A	Maintain property and structures	20
SIFBGM004A	Install basic masonry structures	40
SIFBGM005A	Place and finish concrete for cemetery or crematorium structures	20
SIFBGM006A	Evaluate building and grounds maintenance and development needs	40
SIFBGM007A	Coordinate building and grounds maintenance and development	40
SIFBGM008A	Construct signs	20
SIFCCS002A	Prepare and present finger food	20
SIFCCS003A	Liaise with community	40
SIFCCS004A	Coordinate interaction with clients	20
SIFFNL001A	Transfer deceased persons	20
SIFFNL002A	Assist with the conduct of a funeral	15
SIFFNL003A	Arrange funerals	60
SIFFNL004A	Arrange and oversee viewings	30
SIFFNL005A	Arrange intrastate and interstate repatriations	20
SIFFNL006A	Arrange international repatriations	40
SIFFNL007A	Conduct a funeral	50
SIFFNL009A	Plan and conduct a funeral ceremony	50
SIFGLC001A	Maintain and care for historical records	20
SIFGLC002A	Control and order goods	35
SIFGLC003A	Conduct internal quality audits	20
SIFGLC004A	Monitor contracted services and supplies	30
SIFIND002A	Deal with grief and trauma	20
SIFIND003A	Participate in industry networks	20
SIFMGT001A	Coordinate a team	20
SIFMGT002A	Coordinate staff	20
SIFMGT003A	Supervise staff	35
SIFMPR001A	Implement marketing and promotional activities	30
SIFMPR002A	Prepare and conduct tours	40
SIFMPR003A	Liaise with the media	40
SIFMPR004A	Develop marketing strategies and activities	50
SIFMWK001A	Encoffin the deceased person	18
SIFMWK002A	Maintain linen supplies	15
SIFMWK003A	Clean and sterilise mortuary items and equipment	25
SIFMWK005A	Determine body preparation requirements	20
SIFMWK006A	Cleanse and disinfect deceased bodies	20
SIFMWK007A	Set facial features	20
SIFMWK008A	Restore minor body damage	60
SIFMWK009A	Restore head damage on autopsied cases	50
SIFMWK010A	Restore and set eyes after eye donation	15
SIFMWK011A	Dress bodies and apply cosmetics	50
SIFMWK012A	Supervise mortuary operations	40
SIFMWK013A	Determine embalming requirements	30
SIFMWK014A	Treat the arterial system	150
SIFMWK015A	Treat abdominal and thoracic cavities	60
SIFMWK016A	Treat tissue gas	40
SIFMWK017A	Design a mortuary	60
SIFOHS001A	Follow OHS procedures	40
SIFOHS002A	Follow infection and contamination control procedures	20
SIFOHS003A	Follow mortuary OHS procedures	50
SIFOHS004A	Work in confined spaces	30
SIFOHS005A	Implement and monitor infection and contamination control practices	20
SIFOHS006A	Implement and monitor OHS procedures	30
SIFOHS007A	Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium	20
SIFOHS008A	Review and develop mortuary OHS policies and procedures	40
SIFSLS001A	Sell funeral and burial products and services	20
SIFSLS002A	Sell pre-need funeral and burial products and services	20
SIFSLS003A	Lead a sales team	30
SIFTVM001A	Drive funeral vehicles	30
SIFTVM002A	Inspect and maintain vehicles and equipment	20
SIFTVM003A	Operate a backhoe, front-end loader or excavator	80
SIFBGM001B	Provide general grounds care	20
SIFFNL008B	Coordinate funeral operations	40
SIFBCR001B	Coordinate burial site preparation and reinstatement	25
SIFMWK004B	Coordinate mortuary operations	40
SIFCCS001B	Provide service to clients	40
SIFBGM003B	Clean and maintain public conveniences and amenities	10
SIFIND001B	Work effectively in the funeral services industry	40
SIFBCR005B	Install burial vaults	60