Continuing Education
The Independent Funeral Group is proud to announce our newest program and member benefit: monthly continuing education courses, offered in a participatory webinar format. Beginning in April 2025, we will be offering at least one hour-long Continuing Education course each month, all of which will be approved for in-person credit in 13 states in the Southeastern region, taught by both funeral service practitioners and professional development representatives of our Endorsed Partners.
We know that Continuing Education is a significant expense and inconvenience, and often leaves directors scrambling for credits at the last minute— and that it can be difficult to find relevant and useful courses for practitioners. Our aim is to remove that stress, both for our member firms and for funeral providers everywhere.
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All courses will be completely free for our member firms and their entire staff, and offered to non-member individuals for $25 per course.
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View and register for our offered courses through the Events page, which will be updated as new courses are approved and posted. To register as a member, be sure to log in to your account before signing up.
Cost
Each course is $25 for each attendee, or free for member firms and their staff. Payment is collected electronically at registration.
Member firms must be logged in to register for free, and will register all attending employees at once.
Registering
Select the course you'd like to attend from our list of Upcoming Events. You'll be able to review course details, presenter information, etc, and also register for the course. Please be sure you have the full name as printed on the license and the license number of every person you intend to register, as well as a separate email address for each person attending.
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​If the name entered at registration does not match the name on your license, your state may not record or accept your credit, so please be sure this is accurate!
Attending
You will receive an email confirming your registration, and then all registered attendees will receive an email with a link to the webinar as the date of the presentation approaches. The presentation will be hosted on GoToWebinar. Each email address registered corresponds with one slot in the webinar, and has a separate link, so two individuals are not able to view the webinar with the same link/email address. Each attendee must be separately registered and have a separate email address.​
Using GoToWebinar
Before the scheduled time, just follow your emailed link. You'll be able to join the meeting with the registered email address and add your basic information, like a display name for the presenter to see. The meeting link will automatically trigger the download of the free GoToWebinar software app, if you don't have it already— it's available for desktop computers and mobile devices. You will have both video and audio participation in the webinar, as is required by many states to qualify the course for "in-person" credit, so you will need to have both capabilities to attend. Feel free to ask questions with the "raise hand" feature, and interact with your presenters!
Getting Credit
After the program is finished, you'll receive an emailed certificate of your attendance, and we will report your attendance to your state within 36-48 hours.
Where Are They Approved?
Our courses are approved for credit in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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If you're hoping to seek credit outside of those states, or are interested in being a presenter, please don't hesitate to reach out to us through the Contact form below or our Chat box.