New Zealand Diploma in Embalming

Summary

Why this programme?

• Continue to earn while you learn.
• This programme is taught ONLINE by a dedicated lecturer. 
• Flexible learning. 

The programme:

Length: 52 weeks (including 4 holiday weeks)

Learning: 20 hours per week online (webinars 2-4pm Tuesday and Thursday)

Total learning hours: 1200 hours

Work placement:  Clinical hours in own place of work, workshops and other funeral homes and/or mortuaries as required. A minimum of 8 hours per week.

Programme Purpose: 

This NZQA approved Diploma in Embalming (Level 5) programme is designed for those working in the funeral services sector who will require practical skills to endorse their theoretical knowledge.

Graduates of this programme will be able work independently, safely and with a knowledge of health and safety of the embalming process, on a dead human body.

The types of theory covered in the programme include:

• Professional Embalming
• Mortuary Layout and Maintenance
• Science within the Embalming Process
• Preparation for Embalming
• Specialised Embalming
• Embalming Presentation
• Embalming Practice

At successful completion students will be awarded the New Zealand Diploma in Embalming (Level 5).

The Diploma in Embalming (Level 5) programme is taught in seven modules:

Programme outcomes: 

At the end of the programme, graduates are able to:

• Conduct themselves in a professional manner, applying the code of industry conduct to embalming services.
• Have an understanding of Te ao Maori in relation to embalming in Aotearoa.
• Communicate with stakeholders throughout the process of embalming.
• Integrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology, the impact of micro-organisms on the process, chemistry and where required, specialised embalming skills for occasions such as those where trauma and disease has impacted the body. Whilst respecting the history and philosophies of the embalming process.
• Operate and maintain a mortuary, incorporating principles of efficient mortuary layout.
• Prepare a dead human body for viewing, by embalming or other care procedures, applying legal and ethical responsibilities.
• Embalm a dead human body, applying legal and ethical responsibilities.
• Work safely and comply with relevant regulations and managing the health and safety of themselves, others, and the environment, within the embalming sector.
• Develop skills in leadership, communication, and cultural responsiveness, during their programme.

Pathways:

Graduates will have the skills and knowledge required to work in the Funeral Service Sector as embalmers. This also allows them to work in areas where the body is affected by trauma and/or disease. Graduates may work in areas affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or flooding with the potential for mass casualties.

Education Pathways:

Under development. 

Please note: The International Fee identified for this programme applies to those on WORK VISAS ONLY.