National Certificate in Embalming

The National Diploma in Embalming is delivered over a fifteen-month period and is designed to produce graduates who are able to carry out embalming and restorative procedures on deceased human bodes.

Programme Content
The programme emphasises the theory and practise of normal embalming and the art of restoring the human body to is usual appearance. Tutors in Health and Human Sciences at WelTec and Clinical Tutors from Wellington Mortuaries conduct a major part of the programme. The course content includes extesive coverage of embalming theory and practice, and specialist modules in related subjects of anatomy, physiology, pathology, microbiology and chemistry.

Nature of the Programme
Students attend modules at Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) and modules based at their place of employment. Students are required to complete clinical placement modules under supervised conditions. Each student will be required to nominate an approved, qualified supervisor, who will be appointed to guide and assist their learning throughout the clinical placement periods and completed logbooks and tasks associated with embalming. Case reports which detail complete embalming procedures are submitted at regular intervals for assessment.

Unit Standards Required for the Qualification
Unit standards required for the National Diploma in Embalming are listed in the following PDF file; National Diploma in Embalming.pdf.

Details of individual unit standards can be viewed and downloaded directly from www.nzqa.govt.nz Funeral Services Domain.