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Nominal hours for units of competency from the

SIF Funeral Services

Updated: 14 Aug 2025

Unit CodeUnit TitleNominal Hours
SIFCWHS001Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium20
SIFFFNL003Transfer coffins and caskets10
SIFXADQ001Control and order goods35
SIFEMWK005Cleanse and disinfect deceased persons20
SIFXCSS002Advise on funeral and burial products and services20
SIFXMGT003Supervise staff35
SIFXMPR004Liaise with the media40
SIFXWHS002Follow infection and contamination control procedures20
SIFFFNL005Arrange funerals60
SIFCCAC001Coordinate burial site preparation and reinstatement25
SIFFFNL006Arrange intrastate and interstate repatriations20
SIFFFNL004Arrange and oversee viewings30
SIFEMWK003Determine body preparation requirements20
SIFCBGM007Evaluate building and grounds maintenance and development needs40
SIFFFNL009Conduct funerals50
SIFEWHS001Follow mortuary work health and safety procedures50
SIFEMWK007Treat abdominal and thoracic cavities60
SIFCBCR002Backfill and make good graves10
SIFCBCR007Dig graves using machinery50
SIFCBGM002Maintain property and structures20
SIFXIND003Deal with grief responses20
SIFFFNL010Plan and conduct funeral ceremonies50
SIFEMWK004Coordinate mortuary operations40
SIFXVHC002Inspect and maintain vehicles and equipment20
SIFCBCR003Dig graves manually50
SIFXWHS001Follow work health and safety procedures40
SIFXWHS003Implement and monitor work health and safety procedures30
SIFXCSS004Coordinate interaction with clients20
SIFXIND004Participate in industry networks20
SIFFFNL008Coordinate funeral operations40
SIFCWHS002Work in confined spaces30
SIFEMWK002Clean and sterilise mortuary items and equipment25
SIFCBCR014Reinstate vaults or crypts20
SIFCBCR010Exhume burial sites30
SIFCBGM001Provide general grounds care20
SIFCBCR008Consolidate collapsed graves30
SIFXCSS003Advise on pre-need funeral and burial products and services20
SIFFFNL007Arrange international repatriations40
SIFEWHS002Review and develop mortuary work health and safety policies and procedures40
SIFXCSS001Provide service to clients40
SIFCBCR015Operate a backhoe, front-end loader or excavator80
SIFXWHS004Implement and monitor infection and contamination control practices20
SIFCBCR004Cremate coffins and caskets60
SIFEMWK008Dress the deceased and apply cosmetics50
SIFCBGM008Coordinate building and grounds maintenance and development40
SIFXMPR003Prepare and conduct tours40
SIFXMPR002Make presentations to community groups40
SIFEMWK006Set facial features30
SIFXIND002Work effectively in the funeral services industry40
SIFCCAC003Coordinate the collection or memorialisation of cremated remains30
SIFCBCR005Memorialise cremated remains20
SIFCBCR006Prepare for gravedigging20
SIFXMGT001Coordinate teams20
SIFCBCR013Prepare vaults or crypts for burials20
SIFEMWK001Encoffin deceased persons15
SIFEMWK015Perform arterial embalming of autopsied cases75
SIFEMWK018Supervise mortuary operations40
SIFEMWK010Restore minor body damage60
SIFEMWK013Determine embalming requirements30
SIFEMWK019Design a mortuary60
SIFEMWK011Treat the head and body after autopsies60
SIFEMWK014Perform arterial embalming of natural cases75
SIFEMWK009Apply anatomy and physiology principles to embalming60
SIFEMWK016Treat complex ante mortem cases50
SIFEMWK012Restore and set eyes after eye donations15
SIFEMWK017Treat complex post mortem cases50
TLIR4002Source goods/services and evaluate contractors30
SIRXHRM001Recruit, select and induct team members35
AHCPMG202Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders30
AHCMOM205Operate vehicles20
AHCIRG346Operate pressurised irrigation systems50
ICTICT221Identify and use specific industry standard technologies40
HLTAID011Provide First Aid18
BSBESB403Plan finances for new business ventures50
BSBESB401Research and develop business plans50
BSBESB407Manage finances for new business ventures60
BSBFIN302Maintain financial records60
BSBESB406Establish operational strategies and procedures for new business ventures45
BSBINS201Process and maintain workplace information30
BSBINS309Maintain business records30
BSBSUS211Participate in sustainable work practices20
BSBSUS411Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices40
BSBTEC201Use business software applications60
TLIR0004Negotiate a contract40
AHCLSC321Install metal structures and features80
AHCPGD207Plant trees and shrubs20
AHCLSC208Install aggregate paths20
AHCLSC312Construct brick and block structures and features100
AHCPGD209Prune shrubs and small trees35
SITEEVT027Organise event infrastructure40
SITXMPR009Coordinate production of brochures and marketing materials60
SITEEVT028Manage on-site event operations60
TAEDEL311Provide work skill instruction40
SISXEMR003Respond to emergency situations20
AHCWRK317Coordinate work site activities70