International Professional Achievement Certificate Program
Unique Professional Development Opportunity
Further your professional education, stand out from the competition and renew your commitment to serving families with excellence by earning the NFDA International Professional Achievement Certificate, offered exclusively to NFDA’s international members*.This unique program recognizes the dedication of NFDA international members who achieve specific funeral service educational requirements. Program participants receive a 25% discount on NFDA Distance Learning courses applied toward the certificate.
Upon completion, certificate-holders receive a comprehensive materials package from NFDA that includes:
Formal Certificate of Achievement
Special logo for use in marketing materials
Press release template to announce the achievement to local press
Indication of achievement in NFDA’s online Find a Funeral Home and Member Directories
Program Requirements
Submit your $75 Declaration of Intent Fee online. This demonstration of your commitment to the program covers processing, record keeping, your credential package, enrollment in the NFDA Professional Ethics in Funeral Service: NFDA’s Code of Ethical Professional Conduct online course and test (required for certificate eligibility) a 25% discount on NFDA distance learning courses and your certificate award package upon completion.Pass the online test for NFDA Professional Ethics in Funeral Service: NFDA’s Code of Ethical Professional Conduct online course.
Complete a minimum of 20 education hours within 18 months of your Declaration of Intent. Choose from a variety of convenient options:
NFDA Distance Learning Courses: Online courses and live webinars are available.
NFDA Conferences & Events: Maximize your credit potential at a face-to-face NFDA event! With six annual conferences, the NFDA International Convention & Expo and a variety of certification/training programs, you’re sure to find an engaging program that will help you achieve more. Attending any international convention, other than NFDA also applies.
Up to three hours of funeral service-related education from a non-NFDA provider (pre-approval from NFDA required).
*The International Professional Achievement Certificate Program is offered to NFDA members in good standing who are located outside of the United States.
Our Attendees Say it Best!
I’m always looking for ways to continue my growth as a funeral director and the NFDA’s International Professional Achievement Certificate program provided a route to continue my learning. The program offers a unique opportunity to advance your knowledge and broaden your horizons in all aspects of funeral service.
Jeremy Field, Managing Director of C.P.J. Field & Co. Ltd., United Kingdom
I would not hesitate to recommend this training. I believe celebrant certification would help all funeral directors be better arrangers. It provides insights for demonstrating compassion as we spend time with families, hear their stories and convey to them how important it is for them to have a funeral so that their loved one’s story can be told.
Valerie Mayer, The Island Funeral Home and Crematory, Hilton Head Island, SC
Certificate Statement of Use
In GeneralThis NFDA International Professional Achievement Certificate Statement of Use represents the official policy of the National Funeral Directors Association (“NFDA”) International Professional Achievement Certificate Program.
This certificate program attests that an individual has fulfilled specific education requirements established by NFDA, whose educational programs promote ethical and professional standards to help members achieve more in their business, community, and life.
A certificate of achievement such as the NFDA International Professional Achievement Certificate is not a license or credential to practice nor is it a requirement for practice, but rather it is a voluntary accomplishment with potential career benefits. Meeting the requirements and conferral of the certificate designation do not guarantee practitioner quality or competence.
Use of the NFDA International Professional Achievement Certificate
Possessing the above certificate signifies that the named individual has met the specific requirements of the certificate program. It does not guarantee that the individual will provide any particular level of performance to consumers generally. Any representation to that effect by the individual or his or her employer is improper and constitutes a violation of this statement of use.
Only an individual may earn the certificate. No funeral firm or other business may do so.
Use of the NFDA International Professional Achievement Certificate Logo
The International Professional Achievement Certificate logo must be used in a proper manner. Individuals holding the certificate are given a limited, non-exclusive, and revocable license to use the logo in accordance with this NFDA International Achievement Certificate Statement of Use.
The logo may only be used by an individual NFDA international member who has been awarded the International Professional Achievement Certificate by NFDA. The logo may be used on the individual’s business cards, in correspondence, on promotional materials, etc. if its use in these materials cannot in any way be construed as guarantees of performance or guarantees of excellence of performance or of certification.
The logo cannot be used by individuals who have not earned the certificate nor by any funeral firm or other business.
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