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Classroom Courses

Classroom Continuing Education Courses


 

Classroom Courses Sponsored Outside of NCBFS

Contact the course Sponsor for more information, or call Alice Knowles or Glenda Ryan at (919) 733-9380.
CE Information & Other Available Courses
 

Contact:  Jennifer Head   jennifer@cremationassociation.org

"Crematory Operations Certification Program"
   ($495/$595 / 8 Hours)
 
  • 10-09-19  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  Albany, NY
  • 10-22-19  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  Atlanta, GA
  • 11-13-19  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  National Museum of Funeral History, 415 Barren Springs Drive, Houston, TX 77090

    • Contact:  Sally L. Belanger   (207) 841-6330

    "2019 Dodge Technical Series – Las Vegas"
       (Sliding Scale Fee / Potential for 9 Hours)
     
  • 11-14-19 to 11-15-19  (2 day event)   Flamingo Hotel & Resort Las Vegas, 3555 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

    • Brochure with Print Registration   /   Fillable Registration Form
    "The 2020 Dodge Technical Seminar"
       (Sliding Scale Fee / Potential for 12 Hours)
     
  • 02-03-20 to 02-05-20  (3 day event)  Royal Lahaina Resort, Maui, Hawaii

    • Brochure with Print Registration   /   Fillable Registration Form

    Contact:  Emma Allen  emma@emmasallen.com

    "Group Life Insurance"
       (No Fee / 2 Hours)
     
  • 11-05-19  (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)  Trice Funeral Home, 127 N West Street, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526

    • Please RSVP by November 1 by calling Trice Funeral Home:  919- 552-2888

    Contact:  Anthony Worley   (910) 592-8175

    "Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity Seminar"
       ($40 / 4 Hours)
     
  • 10-07-19  (8:30 am to 2:00 pm, one hour lunch break)  Embassy Suites – Hilton Wilmington Riverfront, 9 Estell Lee Place, Wilmington, NC 28401

    • Currently enrolled Mortuary Students free with proof of enrollment

      Includes the following discussion:
    1. The Lost Art of Embalming:  The Extreme Difficult Case
    2. Embalming Techniques for Various Scenarios

    Contact:  Kimberly Allen   allenk@faytechcc.edu

    "Critical Thinking Within Everyday Funeral Service"
       ($50 / 5 Hours)
     
  • 10-15-19  (10 am to 3 pm)  Fayetteville Technical Community College, 2201 Hull Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303

    • Contact:  Cheryl V. Anderson  (704) 982-6313  info@kelseyfh.com

    "T. E. White Sr. Continuing Education Seminar"
       ($50 / 5 Hours)
     
  • 09-23-19  (9:00 am – 3:30 pm)  Rowan Public Library, 201 West Fisher Street, Salisbury, NC 28144

    • Contact:  Christy Carpenter   (770) 592-8002

    "The Opioid Epidemic"
       ($50 / 2.5 Hours)
     
  • The GFDA is offering this course on 6 dates in 6 locations as follows:
  • 11-04-19   (6:30 pm - 9:00 pm)   District 1E:  Oconee County Civic Center, 2661 Hog Mountain Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677
  • 11-05-19   (6:30 pm - 9:00 pm)   District 1W: Clarence Brown Conference Center, 5450 Georgia Hwy 20, Cartersville, GA 30121
  • 11-06-19   (6:30 pm - 9:00 pm)   District 2:  The Loft at Due South, 302 Clover Reach, Peachtree City, GA 30269
  • 11-18-19   (6:30 pm - 9:00 pm)   District 4:  Horse Creek Winery, 101 Roundtree Bridge Road, Sparks, GA 31647
  • 11-19-19   (6:30 pm - 9:00 pm)   District 5:  Under the Chandelier, 1205 South US Hwy 301, Jesup, GA 31546
  • 11-20-19   (6:30 pm - 9:00 pm)   District 3:  The Pringle Building, 114 East Haynes Street, Sandersville, GA 31082

    • Contact:  Anita E. Grant   (703) 636-2268  AnitaGrant@GranEnterprisesLLC.com

    "Infectious Diseases 101 for Funeral Service Professionals"
       ($70 / 5 Hours)
     
  • 12-03-19  (9:00 am - 3:00 pm)  Robeson Community College, Building 9, Room 901, 5160 Fayetteville Road, Lumberton, NC 28360

    • Contact:  Wanda Sizemore  (515) 321-1626

    "Ethical and Professional Responsibility"
       ($75 / 6 Hours)
     
  • 11-06-19  (8:00 am - 2:15 pm)  Marriott Residence Inn, 2200 Summit Park Lane, Raleigh, NC 27612
    • "Insurance Needs for the Generations"
       ($75 / 6 Hours)
     
  • 11-07-19  (8:00 am - 2:15 pm)  Marriott Residence Inn, 2200 Summit Park Lane, Raleigh, NC 27612

    • Contact:  Debbie Fritts  dfritts@hospiceofdavidson.org

    "Grief and Trauma Intervention for Children"
       ($85 / 5.5 Hours)
     
  • 10-10-19  (9:00 am – 3:30 pm, with break 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm)  119 West Third Event Center, J. Smith Young YMCA, 119 West Third Avenue, Lexington, NC 27292

    • Contact:  Frank Pait (336) 667-7304 / (336) 927-0691 (cell) / fpwilkes@aol.com

    "The History of Funeral Service"
       ($65 / 6 Hours)
     
  • 10-08-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm)  Sagebrush Steakhouse, 101 Steakhouse Road (1-40 Exit 105), Morganton, NC 28655
  • 11-05-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm)  Boxcar Grille, 3103 Taylorsville Highway (1-40 Exit 148), Statesville, NC 28625
  • 11-19-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm)  Market Street Buffet & Bakery, 2525 South York Road (Highway 321), Gastonia, NC 28052
  • 12-10-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm)  Boxcar Grille, 3103 Taylorsville Highway (1-40 Exit 148), Statesville, NC 28625
  • 12-17-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm)  Sagebrush Steakhouse, 101 Steakhouse Road (1-40 Exit 105), Morganton, NC 28655

    • Contact:  Natalie Deriu  natalie@iccfa.com

    "2019 Executive Leadership Summit"
       ($995 - $1,195 / Potential for 5 Hours)
     
  • 09-26-19 to 09-27-19  (2 day event)  Hyatt Regency Tamaya, 1300 Tuyuna Trail, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004

    • Contact:  Jessica S. Riddlesperger   (512) 334-5504

    "Educating the Families You Serve About the “WHY” of the Funeral"
       ( Member:  $599 / Nonmember:  $699 / 8.5 Hours)
     
  • 10-25-19 to 10-26-19  (2 day event)  (5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm)  Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, 221 N Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60601

    • Contact:  Thomas Parmalee   tparmalee@kbpublications.com

    "Cremation Innovations Summit  (September 2019)"
       ($495 / 5.5 Hours)
     
  • 09-13-19  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  Embassy Suites by Hilton in Columbus, Ohio, 2700 Corporate Exchange D, Columbus, OH 43231
    • "Cremation Strategies Conference  (December 2019)"
       ($395 / 4.5 Hours)
     
  • 12-04-19  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, 150 E Houston Street, San Antonio, TX 78205
    • "Funeral Service Business Plan Conference"
       ($795 / 10 Hours)
     
  • 12-05-19 to 12-06-19 (2 day event)  (8:00 am – 4:00 pm)  Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, 150 E Houston Street, San Antonio, TX 78205
    • "Preneed Summit  (November 2019)"
       ($395 / 5.5 Hours)
     
  • 11-08-19  (8 am - 3:30 pm )  Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel, One Hartsfield Center Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30354

    • Contact:  Jackie Ellis   jellis@nfda.org

    "NFDA Cremation Certification Program - 2019"
       ($160 - $655 / 7 Hours)
     
  • January - December 2019 (Various dates throughout the year)  Various Locations
    • "2019 NFDA International Convention & Expo"
       ( NFDA Members:  $670  /  Non-Members:  $970 / 53.5 Hours Offered)
     
  • 10-27-19 to 10-30-19 (4 day event)  McCormick Place, 2301 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60616
    • "NFDA Arranger Training Program - 2019"
       ($160 - $605 / 8 Hours)
     
  • January - December 2019 (Various dates throughout the year)  Various Locations

    • Contact:  Sally L. Belanger  (207) 841-6330  sallybelanger@comcast.net

    "2019 BIE Professional Enrichment Conference – “Education & Explanation”"
       ( Sliding Scale Fee:  Contact Sponsor for details / Potential for 5 Hours)
     
  • 09-17-19   (Three courses offered between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm)  Cincinnati College of Embalming (CCMS), 645 North Bend Road Cincinnati, OH 45224

    • Contact:  Robert Murphy   (704) 846-3771

    "Rules & Regulations – What’s New!"
       ( Member: $40, Non Member: $60, food & drinks included / 2 Hours)
     
  • 09-25-19  (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)  Heritage Funeral Home, 3700 Forest Lawn Drive, Matthews, NC 28104

    •           Instructor: NCBFS Inspector, Brett Lisenbee

    Contact:  Dean Jones  jonesmovie@aol.com

    "Cosmetic Restoration Techniques"
       ($250 per person/Discounts available for groups of 5 or more / 5 Hours)
     
  • 09-20-19  (10:00 am – 4:15 pm)  Alamance Community College, 1304 Plaza Drive, Burlington, NC 27215

    • Other dates available by arrangement with sponsor

    Contact:  Twila Dickerson   (804) 784-7347   twila@regulatorysupportservices.com

    "FTC: Special Services and Telephone Shoppers"
       ($150 / 1 Hour)
     
  • 10-09-19  (10:30 am - 11:30 am)  Posey Funeral Directors, 1307 Georgia Avenue, North Augusta, SC 29841
    • "FTC: Special Services and Telephone Shoppers, Compliance All-Stars: Are You the A-Team or F-Troop, and Odds and Ends"
       ($150 / 3 Hours)
     
  • 09-24-19  (5:00 pm - 8:00 pm)  Wilmington Funeral & Cremation, 1535 South 41st Street, Wilmington, NC 28403

    •           09-24-19 is reschedule date of cancellation of 09-05-19 due to Hurricane Dorian
    "OSHA Climbing the Compliance Mountain"
       ($150 / 2 Hours)
     
  • 09-24-19  (3:00 pm - 5:00 pm)  Wilmington Funeral & Cremation, 1535 South 41st Street, Wilmington, NC 28403

    •           09-24-19 is reschedule date of cancellation of 09-05-19 due to Hurricane Dorian

  • 10-09-19  (8:30 am - 10:30 am)  Posey Funeral Directors, 1307 Georgia Avenue, North Augusta, SC 29841
  • 10-22-19  (1:30 pm - 3:30 pm)  Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Durham Chapel, 1113 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701
  • 10-22-19  (8:30 am - 10:30 am)  Gentry-Newell & Vaughn Funeral Home, 503 College Street, Oxford, NC 27565
  • 10-23-19  (7:30 pm - 9:30 pm)  Clements Funeral Service, 1105 Broad Street, Durham, NC 27705

    • Contact:  Stefanie Favia  stefanief@selectedfuneralhomes.org

    "2019 101st Annual Meeting"
       ( Members: $699  /  Nonmembers: $150 per CE Hour / Possible 9 Hours)
     
  • 09-23-19 to 09-26-19 (4 day event)  (Various time schedule)  JW Marriott Nashville, 201 8th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203

    • Contact:  Kerry Glenn  kerry@smoakpr.com

    " Loving from the Outside In, Mourning from the Inside Out"
       (Free / 2 Hours)
     
  • 09-24-19  (6:45 pm - 9:00 pm)  Greenville Convention Center, 1 Exposition Drive, Greenville, SC 29607
    • "Exploring the Paradoxes of Mourning: Enhancing Your Understanding of Three Forgotten Truths"
       ($25 / 3 Hours)
     
  • 09-25-19  (8:45 am - 12:00 pm)  Greenville Convention Center, 1 Exposition Drive, Greenville, SC 29607

    • Contact:  Michael Wilson  (828) 434-5985

    "Strategies for Preneed and Aftercare Programs"
       ($65 / 6 Hours)
     
  • 10-02-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm, lunch included)  Golden Corral, 3108 Garden Road (I-85 and Huffman Mill Road – Exit 141), Burlington, NC 27215
  • 12-04-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm, lunch included)  Golden Corral, 3108 Garden Road (I-85 and Huffman Mill Road – Exit 141), Burlington, NC 27215
  • 12-05-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm, lunch included)  Golden Corral, 1053 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd (SE I-40 and Lenoir-Rhyne Road), Hickory, NC 28602
  • 12-10-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm, lunch included)  Golden Corral, 2300 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28054
    • Questions should be directed to sponsor per contact information listed above for appropriate course section. If unable to reach sponsor, call Alice Knowles or Glenda Ryan at (919) 733-9380.