| Students worldwide come to Humber to attend our program, which covers all aspects of funeral home operation as well as the practical and theoretical sides of funeral service. You will build upon your excellent communications skills through behavioural science courses. A business management course helps students understand the challenges of operating a business. Students accumulate the necessary practical experience through a combination of lab work at Humber's Funeral Services Lab and one-year internships with co-operating funeral homes in Ontario.
Note: Ontario laws provide for individuals whose religious or ethnic beliefs do not include embalming as part of funeral services to obtain a special non-embalming licence. Likewise, Humber will offer a non-embalming diploma to students who successfully complete their studies in a customized program. Admission requirements are identical, and once enrolled students should contact the program co-ordinator to establish that they need to take the non-embalming program.
Field/Clinical Placement
The provincial regulator, the Ontario Board of Funeral Services (BoFS), requires students to complete a one-year internship before they can be licensed. To progress into semester three, therefore, students must start a full-time (paid) internship in a funeral home after they have successfully completed exams in semester two. In September, students begin year two of studies by distance, with many assignments based on the practical experience they are gaining in the funeral home. Students must secure their own placement.
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