Continuing Education for Funeral Directors

By Illinois law, funeral directors and embalmers are required to obtain 24 hours of continuing education every two year period. IFDA provides a schedule of programs so licensees can complete their continuing education requirements. IFDA only tracks hours obtained from IFDA sponsored programs for licensees. Licensees can obtain half of their continuing education requirements through self-study courses.

IFDA CE Home Study Courses

The current continuing education period ends May 31, 2013. Funeral directors and embalmers licensed prior to June 1, 2009 must receive 24 hours of continuing education. 12 of these hours can be received through home study. Funeral director only licensees must obtain 12 hours of continuing education, 6 of which can be received via home study.

Sample Courses

  • Traversing the Minefield (by Mike Kubasak)
  • Embalming History, Theory and Practice
  • Ethics in Funeral Service
  • Expanding Funeral Ethics
  • Funeral Directing and Funeral Service Management
  • Mortuary Law

For full listing of all available IFDA home study courses, click here.

Online CE Course Availability

The National Funeral Directors Association offers online courses for continuing education. NFDA’s Online Learning Center offers online learning courses such as ADA Compliance, Communicable Diseases, and Ethics in the Real World. For more information on courses available through NFDA Online Learning Center, visit the NFDA Website.

Note: Online courses may be applied to home study credit ONLY, up to a maximum of twelve hours.

CE Rules and Regulations

Illinois Requirements for Funeral Directors/Embalmer License

The current Continuing Education (CE) Renewal period ends on May 31, 2013. Please note:

  • All funeral director and embalmer licensees licensed prior to June 1, 2009 must have earned 24 hours total continuing education credit. 12 of those hours may be earned through home study.
  • All funeral director licensees must have earned 12 hours total CE credit. 6 of those hours may be earned through home study.
  • IFDA will mail transcripts of hours earned through IFDA to all Illinois licensees at the end of the renewal period. These transcripts do not show credit earned through any other institution.

For a listing of your current credits, contact the IFDA staff.

Helpful Links

Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code

Rules for the Administration of the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code

List of Approved Funeral Director and Embalmer CE Sponsors (pdf file)

 

Continuing Education Events 2012

IFDA Spring Seminar April 4. 8:30-5 in Moline

IFDA and St. John’s College to Offer CE Program on April 20 in Springfield.

 

McLean County Funeral Directors Association “Forensic Science Seminar” on May 3 in Bloomington.

 

The 2012 IFDA Convention will be held at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel 1551 N. Thoreau Dr. Schaumburg, Illinois 60173 from June 10-13.