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Continuing education for funeral service professionals

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Course catalog

Every course we offer, with what it covers. Hours and prices are set by each state, so choose yours to see what a course counts for and costs.

What Illinois requires

Home study
Counts for up to 12
Board
Illinois Dept. of Financial & Professional Regulation
217-785-5966
The details

Continuing Education Hours:
24 hours for Funeral Director/Embalmer (combined license)
12 hours for Funeral Director
*Only 12 hours of your CE can be from self-study courses.
License Renewal Date is May 31st of ODD years.
Independent study accepted with final exam.
Carryover CE Hours are not permitted.
Exemptions:
- First time renewal
- Actively licensed for at least 40 years

Boards change their rules, so please confirm with yours. Not sure what you need? Call (800) 731-4714 and we'll go through it with you.

Courses

24 courses approved in Illinois
CE 17Business and management

Investment Management

Why most investors trail the market, and how to avoid the same mistakes.

4 credit hours$40
CE 02Business and management

Motivation and Coaching

How good managers motivate and coach their staff to do their best work.

4 credit hours$40
CE 20Embalming and cremation

Cremation: The Client, the Caring

The rise of cremation, and who the cremation customer really is.

4 credit hours$40
CE 01Ethics

Business Morals and Ethics

Why written agreements replaced the handshake, and the ethics behind fair dealings with families.

4 credit hours$40
CE 12Business and management

Funeral Values

Using informed forecasts to keep your business aligned with what families value.

6 credit hours$60
CE 06NLaw, rules and records

Complying with the Funeral Rule

What the FTC Funeral Rule has required since 1984, and how to comply.

6 credit hours$60
CE 11Grief, families and wellbeing

Sacred, Sensitive and Sane

Funeral customs through history and faith, and caring for families and yourself.

4 credit hours$40
CE 33Embalming and cremation

Embalming Chemistry

The chemistry behind embalming.

4 credit hours$40
CE 21Embalming and cremation

Cremation: The Process

A technical look at the crematory and how cremation works.

4 credit hours$40
CE 31Safety and health

OSHA for Small Business

Workplace safety for employers without a full-time safety staff.

6 credit hours$60
CE 29Ethics

Ethics for Funeral Directors

Codes of ethics, and the moral principles particular to funeral service.

4 credit hours$40
CE 04Business and management

The Vanguard of Competition

Funeral service as a service business: competing on what families value.

6 credit hours$60
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