Diploma in Funeral Directing Level

Diploma in Funeral Directing Level is a Diploma program taught at Open Polytechnic, New Zealand. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The NZ Diploma in Funeral Directing (Level 5) supports professional standards for the funeral services industry. You learn to conduct yourself professionally by applying the code of industry conduct to funeral directing services. You also study how to communicate funeral service options with bereaved families and whānau, work with stakeholders, and integrate the history and philosophy of funeral directing into your processes.

You learn to identify bereaved families’ needs, wishes, and cultural expectations for funeral activities. You also study how to coordinate funeral activities within legal and ethical requirements, and how to work safely by managing health and safety for yourself, others, and the environment within the funeral directing industry.

The qualification is delivered through online study with Open Polytechnic: you work through online course materials at your own pace between the course start and end dates.

There are no scheduled online classes, though some courses may include an in-person component such as practicum, workshops, noho marae, or an exam, and you have support from a course facilitator, a Student Mentor, and the Library and Learning Centre teams.

The minimum requirements for admission in Diploma in Funeral Directing Level at Open Polytechnic for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Open Polytechnic.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Open Polytechnic as pre-requiste for admission in Diploma in Funeral Directing Level.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/qualifications-and-courses/nz1942-new-zealand-diploma-in-funeral-directing-level-5

• Employment as a qualified funeral director

14 fully funded scholarships are listed for New Zealand. See New Zealand scholarships.