Funeral Workers nec Career Assessment

This occupation group covers Funeral Workers not elsewhere classified. Registration or licensing may be required.

Interviewing families and associates of the deceased to assist with funeral arrangements such as the selection of coffin, type of service and publication of death notices
Advising on funeral costs and welfare provisions
Collecting bodies from mortuaries
Ensuring death certificates have been issued, burial and cremation certificates processed and that other legal requirements are met
Preparing bodies for viewing and burial by washing, draining body fluids, applying padding and cosmetics, dressing bodies and placing them in coffins
Liaising with clergy and cemetery and crematorium staff
Coordinating the movement of coffins and funeral cars, arranging floral displays and collecting attendance and tribute cards
Arranging the placement of coffins at funeral sites, and placing and adjusting floral displays and lighting
Keeping records and accounts of transactions and services performed
May arrange the construction of memorials and the disposal of ashes

Types of visas you can apply for

489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream

VETASSES group D

Skills Assessment Requirements
1. Applicants are required to have academic qualifications related to the nominated position PhD / Bachelor (including Honours Bachelor and Master) / Diploma completed in Australia / Australian Level 3 Certificate - AQFⅢ/Ⅳ compeleted in Australia 52 weeks of study time in Australia
Work requirements
1. Applicants are required to have: at least 104 weeks of post-graduation work experience in Australia related to the nominated position
1.  a qualification assessed in AQF Certificate IV with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant work at an appropriate skill level in the past five years; or no highly relevant field of study and at least two years of post-qualification highly relevant work at an appropriate skill level in the past five years; or  a qualification assessed in AQF Certificate III with a highly relevant field of study and at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant work at an appropriate skill level in the past five years;
Assessment Agency
VETASSES