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NOTICE: Licensees scheduled for Continuing Education courses should check with the course provider for information regarding course scheduling due to the impact of Hurricane Florence.

Classroom Courses

Classroom Continuing Education Courses

Contact:  Brett Lisenbee at (919) 218-8083 or e-mail blisenbee@ncbfs.org to register

"NCBFS Preneed Review"
   ($25 / 3 Hours)
 
  • 06-18-19  (9:00 am - 12:00 pm)  Central United Methodist Church, 133 South Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain, NC 28086

    • This course is being hosted by Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. The Funeral Home will be offering a catered lunch to attendees following the course.

    Pre-registration is preferred and cash will not be accepted at the door. Please pre-register on or before 6-11-19.

    To pay on-line, please go to: https://ncbfs.org/laws/fees-and-payments/




     

    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:  Alan Creedy  (919) 280-1217  /   alan@alancreedy.org

    "A Dummy's Guide to Buying and Selling"
       ($995 / 11.5 Hours)
     
  • 03-31-19 to 04-02-19  The Westin Charlotte, 601 S College Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

    • Contact:  Jennifer Head   (312) 245-1077

    "Crematory Operations Certification Program"
       ($495/$595 / 8 Hours)
     
  • 04-24-19  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park, 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge, MD 21075   (near Baltimore, MD)
  • 05-07-19  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  Metro First Call, 12600 Creek View Avenue, Savage, MN 55378
  • 06-05-19  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  Evergreen Washelli at Bothell Funeral Home, 11111 Aurora Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98133
  • 06-14-19  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  Ft. Worth Convention Center / Texas Funeral Directors Association, 1201 Houston Street, Ft. Worth, TX 76102
  • 07-31-19  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  Omni Louisville Hotel, 400 S. 2nd Street, Louisville, KY 40202
  • 09-06-19  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  Paradise Memorial Gardens, 9300 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260
  • 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:  Frank Pait (336) 667-7304 / (336) 927-0691 (cell) / fpwilkes@aol.com

    "The History of Funeral Service"
       ($65 (includes lunch) / 6 Hours)
     
  • 05-14-19  (9:00 am to 3:20 pm)  Sagebrush Steakhouse, 1302 South Collegiate Drive, Wilkesboro, NC, 28697
  • 06-11-19  (9:00 am to 3:20 pm)  Boxcar Grille, 3103 Taylorsville Highway (1-40 Exit 148), Statesville, NC 28625
  • 08-06-19  (9:00 am to 3:20 pm)  Boxcar Grille, 3140 North Oxford Street (I-40 Exit 135), Claremont, NC 28610
  • 09-10-19  (9:00 am to 3:20 pm)  Sagebrush Steakhouse, 101 Steakhouse Road (1-40 Exit 105), Morganton, NC 28655
  • 10-08-19  (9:00 am to 3:20 pm)  Sagebrush Steakhouse, 101 Steakhouse Road (1-40 Exit 105), Morganton, NC 28655
  • 11-05-19  (9:00 am to 3:20 pm)  Boxcar Grille, 3103 Taylorsville Highway (1-40 Exit 148), Statesville, NC 28625
  • 11-19-19  (9:00 am to 3:20 pm)  Market Street Buffet & Bakery, 2525 South York Road (Highway 321), Gastonia, NC 28052
  • 12-10-19  (9:00 am to 3:20 pm)  Boxcar Grille, 3103 Taylorsville Highway (1-40 Exit 148), Statesville, NC 28625
  • 12-17-19  (9:00 am to 3:20 pm)  Sagebrush Steakhouse, 101 Steakhouse Road (1-40 Exit 105), Morganton, NC 28655

    • Contact:  Daniel Osori (703) 391-8400 Ext. 1215

    "2019 ICCFA Annual Convention & Exposition"
       (Contact Sponsor for Price / 19 Hours)
     
  • 04-02-19 to 04-06-19 (5 day event)  Charlotte Convention Center, 501 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

    • Contact:  Thomas Parmalee (732) 746-0201

    "Cremation Innovations Summit  (May 2019)"
       (Contact Sponsor for price / 3.5 Hours)
     
  • 05-03-19  (9 am - 11:15 am   &   2:45 pm - 4:15 pm)  Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel, 3315 Scott Futrell Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208
    • "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

    • Contact:  Carol Williams (770) 969-0064

    "2019 Annual House of Representatives Meeting"
       ($300 / 3 Hours)
     
  • 04-28-19 to 04-29-19 (2 day event)  Atlanta Airport Marriott, 4711 Best Road, Atlanta, GA 30337

      • Includes the following Educational Workshop on Saturday, April 28, 2019:
    1. Active Shooters: It Can Happen To You (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm / 2 CEU)

      Includes the following Educational Workshop on Sunday, April 29, 2019:
    1. Succession Planning (3:30 pm – 4:30 pm / 1 CEU)

    Contact:  Jackie Ellis (262) 789-1880 or (800) 228-6332 Ext. 1568

    "NFDA Cremation Certification Program - 2019"
       ($160 - $655 / 7 Hours)
     
  • January - December 2019 (Various dates throughout the year)  Various Locations
    • "2019 NFDA Professional Women's Conference"
       ( Member/Non-Funeral Director:  $495 ($545 after 3/15/19) / Nonmember Funeral Director:  $645 ($695 after 3/15/19) / 2nd Registrant/same firm: $470 ($520 after 3/15/19) / 8 Possible Hours)
     
  • 04-13-19 to 04-14-19 (2 day event)  (Various Time Schedule)  Hotel Annapolis, 126 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401

      • Includes the following course topics on Saturday, April 13, 2019:
    1. Mortuary Mission: Dover’s Silent History (8:30 am – 9:30 am / 1 CEU)

    2. Is It Sexual Harassment? (9:45 am – 11:10 am / 1.5 CEU)

    3. A Place to Go: Why Ceremonies Matter (1:00 – 2:15 pm / 1 CEU)

    4. Alleviating Disenfranchised Grief (2:30 – 4:00 pm / 1.5 CEU)

      Includes the following course topics on Sunday, April 14, 2019:
    1. Techniques for Edema and Long Bone Donation (8:30 am – 10:00 am / 1.5 CEU)

    2. How End-of-Life Doulas Are Changing the Face of Dying (8:30 am – 10:00 am / 1.5 CEU)

    3. Success Signals: Body Language in Business (10:15 – 11:45 pm / 1.5 CEU)

    "NFDA Arranger Training Program - 2019"
       ($160 - $605 / 8 Hours)
     
  • January - December 2019 (Various dates throughout the year)  Various Locations
    • "NFDA Embalming and Restorative Arts Seminar 2019"
       ( Member:  $200 ($175 before 4-18-19) / Nonmember:  $350 ($325 before 4-18-19) / 9.75 Hours)
     
  • 05-16-19 to 05-17-19  (Day 1:  8:30 am - 4:30 pm / Day 2:  8:30 - 12:00 pm)  Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, 5808 Baum Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15206

    • Contact:  Richard Hincher (336) 971-9594 (cell) / (336) 838-3178 (work)

    "Military Funeral Honors"
       ($40 Members / $60 Non-Members / 2 Hours)
     
  • 04-24-19  (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)  Happy Hill Restaurant, 1400 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28806

    • Contact:  Twila Dickerson  (804) 784-7347

    "Compliance All-Stars: Are You the A-Team or F-Troop"
       ($150 / 1 Hour)
     
  • 04-01-19  (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)  Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, 639 North Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601
  • 04-23-19  (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)  Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, 639 North Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601
    • "FTC: Special Services and Telephone Shoppers, Compliance All-Stars: Are You the A-Team or F-Troop, and Odds and Ends"
       ($250 / 3 Hours)
     
  • 04-01-19  (2:00 pm - 5:00 pm)  Paul Funeral Home, 900 John Small Avenue, Washington, NC 27889
  • 04-03-19  (11:00 pm - 2:00 pm)  Twiford Funeral Home - Colony Chapel, 500 Budleigh Street, Manteo, NC 27954
  • 04-04-19  (2:00 pm - 5:00 pm)  Twiford Funeral Home - Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
  • 04-09-19  (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)  Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, 3315 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103

    •           (4-9-19 at Hayworth-Miller is reschedule of 4-3-19 class)

  • 04-11-19  (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)  Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, 3315 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103

    •           (4-11-19 at Hayworth-Miller is reschedule of 4-4-19 class)
    "OSHA Climbing the Compliance Mountain"
       ($150 / 2 Hours)
     
  • 04-01-19  (8:30 am - 10:30 am)  Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, 639 North Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601
  • 04-01-19  (8:30 am - 10:30 am)  Paul Funeral Home, 900 John Small Avenue, Washington, NC 27889
  • 04-03-19  (8:00 am - 10:00 am)  Twiford Funeral Home - Colony Chapel, 500 Budleigh Street, Manteo, NC 27954
  • 04-04-19  (12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)  Twiford Funeral Home - Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
  • 04-09-19  (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)  Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, 3315 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103

    •           (4-9-19 at Hayworth-Miller is reschedule of 4-3-19 class)

  • 04-11-19  (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)  Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, 3315 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103

    •           (4-11-19 at Hayworth-Miller is reschedule of 4-4-19 class)

  • 04-16-19  (8:30 am - 10:30 am)  Joyner's Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway West, Wilson, NC 27896 (GPS Address: 4100 US 264 Alt. Highway NW)
  • 04-16-19  (1:30 pm - 3:30 pm)  Evergreen Memorial Service, 3888 Highway 70 West, Princeton, NC 27569
  • 04-18-19  (3:00 pm - 5:00 pm)  Seymour Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc., 1300 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27534
  • 04-23-19  (08:30 am - 10:30 am)  Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, 639 North Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601

    • Contact:  Amy Hunt  (847) 236-9401   /   ahunt@selectedfuneralhomes.org

    "2019 Spring Management Summit"
       ( Members:  $495 for full seminar  /  Non-Members:  $150 per CE Hour / 4.5 Hours)
     
  • 05-01-18 to 05-03-19 (3 day event)  Lorenzo Hotel, 1011 South Akard Street, Dallas, TX 75215

      • Includes the following session on Thursday, May 2, 2019:
    1. Take Command and Control of Your Cybersecurity Risk  (8:15 am – 9:45 am / 1.5 CEU)
    2. F.R.E.D:  Let’s Talk  (10:00 am –11:30 am / 1.5 CEU)

      Includes the following session on Friday, May 3, 2019:
    1. Time to Shift  (9:00 am – 10:30 am / 1.5 CEU)

    Contact:  Andrea VanSlyke  (704) 577-2011

    "OSHA/Bloodborne Pathogens Training"
       (No Fee / 1 Hour)
     
  • 04-23-19  (09:00 am - 10:00 am)  Grier Funeral Service, 115 John McCarroll Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28216

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

    "2019 Dodge Technical Series - Savannah"
       ($485 / 9 Hours)
     
  • 05-08-19 to 05-09-19 (2 day event)  Embassy Suites Hotel, Downtown, Savannah, Georgia (605 West Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, GA 31401)

    • Brochure with Print Registration    /   Fillable Registration Form

    Contact:  Michael Wilson (828) 434-5985

    "Strategies for Preneed and Aftercare Programs"
       ($65 / 6 Hours)
     
  • 03-25-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm, lunch included)  Golden Corral, 4928 Khan Drive, Lumberton, NC 28358
  • 04-03-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm, lunch included)  Golden Corral, 3108 Garden Road (I-85 and Huffman Mill Road – Exit 141), Burlington, NC 27215
  • 04-04-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm, lunch included)  Sunset Restaurant, 498 Harrison Avenue, Franklin, NC 28734
  • 07-24-19  (9:00 am - 3:20 pm, lunch included)  Golden Corral, 3108 Garden Road (I-85 and Huffman Mill Road – Exit 141), Burlington, NC 27215
  • 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.