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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:  Lisa Schultz    (910) 755-8083   /   schultzl@brunswickcc.edu

    "A Unique Goodbye (Parts 1 & 2)"
       ($70 / 5 Hours)
     
  • 07-19-19  (9:00 am - 3:00 pm )  Brunswick Community College, 60 College Road, Bolivia NC 28462

    • Contact:  Jennifer Head   jennifer@cremationassociation.org

    "CANA’s 101st Cremation Innovation Convention"
       (Contact Sponsor for Fee / 10 Hours)
     
  • 07-31-19 to 08-02-19 (3 day event)   Omni Louisville Hotel, 400 S 2nd Street, Louisville, KY 40202
    • "Crematory Operations Certification Program"
       ($495/$595 / 8 Hours)
     
  • 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:  Sally L. Belanger (207) 841-6330

    "2019 Dodge Technical Series – Las Vegas"
       ($485 / 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

    Contact:  Keisha Hayes   (336) 703-3108   /   hayeska@forsyth.cc

    "Death Registration"
       (No Fee / 2.5 Hours)
     
  • 06-06-19  (9:30 am to 12:00 noon)  Forsyth County Public Health Department, 799 N. Highland Avenue, Room # 1, Winston-Salem, NC 27101

    • Contact:  Cheryl V. Anderson  (704) 982-0347   /   fdmanc@aol.com

    "FDMANC 2019 Annual Convention"
       ( Preregistration:  $125, Onsite: $165 / 5 Hours)
     
  • 06-18-19 to 06-19-19 (2 day event)  Durham Convention Center, 201 Foster Street, Durham, NC 27701

    • Includes the following Educational Workshop on Monday, June 18, 2019:

    1. Exhibit Hall (9:00 am – 12:00 pm / 1 CEU)
    2. General Session (3:45 pm – 5:30 pm / 1 CEU)

    Includes the following Educational Workshop on Tuesday, June 19, 2019:

    1. Supporting a Living Legacy (9:00 am – 11:00 am / 2 CEU)
    2. President’s Round Table (1:15 pm – 2:15 pm / 1 CEU)

    Contact:  Christie Carpenter   (770) 592-8002   /   christie@gfda.org

    "GFDA 2019 Annual Convention"
       ($185   (for entire event) / 6 Hours)
     
  • 06-10-19 to 06-12-19 (3 day event)  The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, 201 Arnold Road, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

    • Includes the following Educational Workshops on Monday, June 10, 2019 (9:30 am – 12:00 pm)

    1. Federated Insurance: Screening, Hiring, and Retaining Employees  (1 CEU)
    2. NFDA At-large Representative: The Yearly Show  (1 CEU)

    Includes the following Educational Workshops on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 (8:00 am – 12:30 pm)

    1. BE THE DIFFERENCE: Recognizing and Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace  (2 CEU)
    2. CEO LHT Consulting Group: State Funerals of the 21st Century  (2 CEU)

    Contact:  David Clark   (502) 209-1021   /   dclark@ihlic.com

    "Ethics for Funeral Professionals"
       ($40 / 3 Hours)
     
  • 06-11-19  (9:00 am - 12:15 pm )  Holiday Inn, 435 Smokey Park Highway, Asheville, NC 28806
    • "Preneed Contracts on Funeral Goods and Services"
       ($40 / 3 Hours)
     
  • 06-11-19  (1:00 pm - 4:15 pm)  Holiday Inn, 435 Smokey Park Highway, Asheville, NC 28806

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

    "The History of Funeral Service"
       ($65 / 6 Hours)
     
  • 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:  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 Leadership Conference"
       ( NFDA Member: $485 ($535 after 6-14-19) / Nonmember: $725 ($775 after 6-14-19) / 8 Hours Total)
     
  • 7-14-19 to 07-16-19 (3 day event)  Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, 1 Market Place, San Diego, CA 92101
    • "NFDA Arranger Training Program - 2019"
       ($160 - $605 / 8 Hours)
     
  • January - December 2019 (Various dates throughout the year)  Various Locations

    • Contact:  Gary Overcash   govercash63@gmail.com

    "NCFDA 2019 Educational Conference"
       ( Member Firms:  No Registration Fee / 4 Hours)
     
  • 05-20-19 to 05-21-19 (2 day event)  Pinehurst, North Carolina, 80 Carolina Vista Drive, Pinehurst, NC 28370

      • Includes the following Educational Workshop on Monday, May 20, 2019:
    1. Family Assisted Dress Experience (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm / 2 CEU)

      Includes the following Educational Workshop on Tuesday, May 21, 2019:
    1. Progressive Desairology for the Modern Embalmer (2:15 pm – 4:15 pm / 2 CEU)

    Contact:  Twila Dickerson   (804) 784-7347

    "FTC: Special Services and Telephone Shoppers, Compliance All-Stars: Are You the A-Team or F-Troop, and Odds and Ends"
       ($150 / 3 Hours)
     
  • 05-30-19  (2:00 pm - 5:00 pm)  Paul Funeral Home, 900 John Small Avenue, Washington, NC 27889

    •         (5/30/19 at Paul Funeral Home is reschedule of 4/1/19 class)
    "OSHA Climbing the Compliance Mountain"
       ($150 / 2 Hours)
     
  • 05-28-19  (8:30 am - 10:30 am)  O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, 1310 South Main Street, Lillington, NC 27546
  • 05-29-19  (9:00 am - 11:00 am)  Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service, 610 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville NC 28301
  • 05-30-19  (8:30 am - 10:30 am)  Paul Funeral Home, 900 John Small Avenue, Washington, NC 27889

    •         (5/30/19 at Paul Funeral Home is reschedule of 4/1/19 class)

    Contact:  Andrea VanSlyke   (704) 577-2011

    "OSHA/Bloodborne Pathogens Training"
       (No Fee / 1 Hour)
     
  • 08-28-19  (8:30 am – 9:30 am)  Hartsell Funeral Home, 460 Branchview Drive NE, Concord, NC 28025

    • Contact:  Janet Stephens   (804) 920-9583   /   embalmer323@gmail.com

    "91 st Annual Convention of the Virginia Mortician’s , Inc.  (2019)"
       ($250 / 5 Hours)
     
  • 06-26-19 to 06-29-19 (4 day event)  Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel, 425 Water Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704

    • Contact:  Michael Wilson (828) 434-5985

    "Strategies for Preneed and Aftercare Programs"
       ($65 / 6 Hours)
     
  • 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.