FIAT-IFTA Global Education
Committee sets its objectives
Part of the collective FIAT-IFTA mission is to provide
advocacy,
education,
information,
products,
programs, and services to help our members
enhance the quality of service to bereaved families in
all countries. FIAT-IFTA Global Education Committee
was established to encourage and develop
education in funeral services and embalming or
thanatopraxy throughout the world, with the aim
of achieving uniform standards and regulations. We
are committed to sharing knowledge and expertise,
to help improve and enhance the services rendered
by funeral directors and thanatologists.
At the moment professionals from UK, Hong Kong,
Spain, Hungary and Poland lead by Miss Alison Crake
(UK) Chair of the Global Education Committee are
focusing their efforts to create a global education
without borders program promoting good practices
in the funeral industry, organizing workshops and
trainings hand in hand with FIAT-IFTA members as
well as promoting the educational initiatives from
around the world. In order to better coordinate its
work, the Committee appointed its Secretary – Mrs.
Fiona Greenwood (UK).
At the meeting in JulyGlobal Education Committee
set its main objectives, which are:
• Increase
awareness
on
the
importance
of education and continuing professional
development within the funeral business.
• Raise standards of services throughout the
world via education programs, either developed
by FIAT-IFTA or by any of its members.
• Encourage
and
promote
gender
equality
through education programs.
• Represent the funeral branch in local, regional, or
global education initiatives, policies or legislation.
All FIAT-IFTA members representing different
sectors in the industry and countries are invited
to join the Global Education Committee. The
forthcoming FIAT-IFTA 2024 Convention in Krakow
will be a great opportunity to create strategies
to raise the standards of the funeral industry
worldwide as well as to share your knowledge
and insights on education in the funeral industry.
Mrs. Fiona Greenwood (UK)
Secretary of the Global Education Committee
Miss Alison Crake (UK)
Chair of the Global Education Committee
Funeral Heritage Report 2024 set to debut at FIAT-IFTA 2024 Convention!
We have a little sneak peek for you! Our Funeral
Heritage Report 2024 is ready to be presented
during the FIAT-IFTA 2024 Convention in
Krakow in September! In this issue of Funeral
Heritage Report we present intangible funeral
heritage from 11 countries: Brazil, P.R. of
China, Colombia, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan,
Mexico, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the United
Kingdom. We can’t wait to share this publication
with you!
Since its establishment in 2008, the FIAT-IFTA Funeral
Heritage Steering Committee’s objective is to ensure
that there is recognition of the importance of funeral
heritage as part of intangible cultural heritage.
We believe that funeral rites and social practices
around death, dying and bereavement are worth
keeping and worth remembering. The protection
of funeral heritage forms a key part of FIAT-IFTA’s
ongoing mission to provide advocacy, education,
information to its worldwide membership.
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