On-Demand Learning Opportunities

The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) educational programs have been redesigned with you in mind! NFDA makes it easier for you to get continuing education credits by offering education opportunities that are convenient for you. Choose online courses or home study programs to learn at your own pace from the comfort of your own home or office.

NFDA courses are approved for CE through December 31 of the year of purchase only. Before the end of the year, students receive an email reminder to complete outstanding CE courses on time.

Online Courses By Subject Matter Experts

Popular course topics include embalming, living funerals, managing professional stress and the FTC Funeral Rule. Learn best practices from top subject matter experts, including Jzyk Ennis, Scott Gilligan, Lacy Robinson and Vernie Fountain.

Check the online course listing below to find a topic that interests you.

Business Management/Operations

Look for NEW CE offerings in 2024!

Compliance & Ethics

Embalming Risk Management 4.0 (3 CE Hours)

Funeral Service Ethics (2 CE Hours)

Professional Ethics in Funeral Service: NFDA's Code of Professional Conduct (1 CE Hour)

Understanding The Practice Of The FTC Funeral Rule (3 CE Hours)

Grief & Bereavement

Supporting Pregnancy Loss Families (3 CE Hours)

Understanding and Managing Grief (6 CE Hours)

Marketing

Deathcare Marketing: 25 FAQs (6 CE Hours)

Marketing a Funeral Home for Long Term Profitability (3 CE Hours)

Professional Skills/Career Development

Do-It-Yourself Memorials (with a Little Help from the Funeral Director (2 CE Hours)

Mastering the Art of Funeral Home Phone Etiquette (1 CE Hour)

RSVP: I'll See You at My Living Funeral (2 CE Hours)

Ten Tools for Stress Relief (3 CE Hours)

The Funeral: A Chance to Touch, A Chance to Serve, A Chance to Heal (4 CE Hours)

The Relevance of Restorative Art (3 CE Hours)

Embalming

Approaching Trauma Cases with Confidence (3 CE Hours)

Demonstration of Soft Tissue Repair (4 CE Hours)

Embalming Perspectives & Paradigms Challenged (6 CE Hours)

Embalming The Obese Case (3 CE Hours)

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