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Classroom Courses

Classroom Continuing Education Courses

After NCBFS-Sponsored Courses, Classroom Listings Are Categorized Alphabetically Per Sponsor

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

Contact:  Jennifer Werthman   312-245-1077

"CANA's Crematory Operations Certificate Program — 2021"
 
  • Virtual & In-Person Options  

    • See Online & In-Person course options at https://www.cremationassociation.org/page/COCP

    Contact:  Thomas Parmalee   732-746-0201   tparmalee@kbpublications.com

    " Technology Think Tank — September 9, 2021"
       ($495 / 5.5 Hours)
     
  • 09-09-21  (8:00 am – 4:00 pm)  Marriott Providence Downtown Rhode Island, 1 Orms Street, Providence, RI 02904
    • "Cremations Innovator Summit — September 10, 2021"
       ($495 / 5.5 Hours)
     
  • 09-10-21  (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)  Marriott Providence Downtown Rhode Island, 1 Orms Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02904

    • Contact:  Mary Andres Russell   812-577-7800   mrussell@auroracasket.com

    "Casket Selection: Helping Families See Value"
       (No Fee / 1 Hour)
     
  • Various dates/times in 2021  (Offered Virtually and In Person)  
    • "The Beauty, Characteristics and Value of Wood and Metal Caskets"
       (No Fee / 1 Hour)
     
  • Various dates/times in 2021  (Offered Virtually and In Person)  

    • Contact:   Jackie Ellis   262-789-1880  

    "2021 NFDA Embalming and Restorative Arts Seminar September — 2021"
       (9.25 Hours)
     
  • 09-16-21 to 09-17-21 (2 day event)  (8:30 am - 3:45 pm (1st day) / 8:30 - 12:00 pm (2nd day))  
    Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, 5805 Baum Blvd., Pittsburg, PA
    • "NFDA Arranger Training Program — 2021 (In Person/Virtual)"
       (8 Hours)
     
  • January - December 2021 (Various dates throughout the year)   Various Locations

    • * * * OFFERED BOTH AS IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL COURSE * * * MORE DETAILS AT LINK BELOW:

    https://portal.nfda.org/Education/Arranger-Training
    "NFDA Cremation Certification Program — 2021 (In Person/Virtual)"
       (6 Hours)
     
  • January - December 2021 (Various dates throughout the year)  Various Locations

    • * * * OFFERED BOTH AS IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL COURSE * * * MORE DETAILS AT LINK BELOW:

    http://www.nfda.org/education/cremationcertification

    Contact:   Jackie Ellis   (262) 789-1880

    "2021 NFDA Leadership Conference"
       ($475-760 / potential for 8 hours)
     
  • 08-02-21 to 08-04-21 (3 day event)  (various times)  Belmond Charleston Place, Charleston, SC

    • Includes the following Educational Workshops on Wednesday, August 2, 2021
    1. Breakouts by Office (2 CEU)
    Includes the following Educational Workshops on Thursday, August 3, 2021
    1. Association Rebound & Recovery: Hope for the Future (1.5 CEU)
    2. The Future of the Funeral Profession is NoW... Are You Ready? (1.5 CEU)
    Includes the following Educational Workshops on Friday, August 4, 2021
    1. Better Boards, Better Meetings, Better Committees (1 CEU)
    2. Values-Based Leadership: Better Decisions, Instinctive Motivation & Extraordinary Results (1 CE)

    Contact:  Twila Dickerson   (804) 784-7347

    "FTC Funeral Rule: Are Changes on the Horizon?, Funeral Service in a Pandemic, OSHA Enforcement: Method to the Madness — July 2021"
       ($150 / 3 Hours)
     
  • 07-08-21  (12:00 pm - 3:00 pm)  Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home, 501 E Main Street, Burnsville, NC 28714

    • Contact:  Twila Dickerson   (804) 784-7347

    "FTC Training — Special Services and Telephone Shoppers — September 2021"
       ($150 / 1 Hour)
     
  • 09-08-21  (8:00 pm - 9:00 pm)  Wells Funeral Home, Inc., 296 North Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786
    • "OSHA On Target: Hitting the Bulls Eye / OSHA Workplace Safety — July 2021"
       ($150 / 2 Hours)
     
  • 07-08-21  (9:00 am - 11:00 am)  Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home, 501 E Main Street, Burnsville, NC 28714
  • 07-26-21  (05:00 0m - 07:00 pm)  Groce Funeral Home, 1401 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28806
    • "OSHA On Target: Hitting the Bulls Eye / OSHA Workplace Safety — June 29, 2021"
       ($150 / 2 Hours)
     
  • 06-29-21  (9:00 am - 11:00 am)   Carolina Funeral Service and Cremation Center, 5505 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28212
    • "OSHA On Target: Hitting the Bulls Eye / OSHA Workplace Safety — September 2021"
       ($150 / 2 Hours)
     
  • 09-08-21  (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)  Wells Funeral Home, Inc., 296 North Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786

    • Contact:  Murray Dorn   (843) 685-5852

    "Finding Meaning in a Sometimes-Meaningless World: Grief in Uncertain Times — September 2021"
       (Free / 1 Hour)
     
  • 09-16-21  (06:45 pm - 08:30 pm)  Brookwood Church, 580 Brookwood Point Place, Simpsonville, SC 29681
    • "Making Sense of the Senseless: Spiritual Care in Uncertain Times — September 2021"
       ($25 / 3 Hours)
     
  • 09-17-21  (08:45 pm - 12:00 pm )  Brookwood Church, 580 Brookwood Point Place, Simpsonville, SC 29681

    • Contact:  Michael Wilson   (828) 434-5985   mawilson94@charter.net

    " Matters of Life and Death — October 2021"
       ($65 (lunch included) / 5 Hours)
     
  • 10-05-21  (9:00 am - 2:30 pm)  Hickory Funeral Home, 1031 11th Avenue Blvd. SE, Hickory, NC 28602
    • "Matters of Life and Death ― December 2021"
       ($65 (lunch included) / 5 Hours)
     
  • 12-03-21  (9:00 am - 2:30 pm)  Golden Corral, 2300 East Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28054
  • 12-10-21  (9:00 am - 2:30 pm)  Golden Corral, I-40 & Lenoir, 1053 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd. SE, Hickory, NC 28602
    • Questions should be directed to sponsor per contact information listed above for appropriate course section. If unable to reach sponsor, call Glenda Ryan at (919) 733-9380.