SIFEMWK019 Design a mortuary

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SIFEMWK019 Design a mortuary

Modification History

Not applicable.

Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify and prepare a design brief for a mortuary. It applies to funeral services managers who are responsible for managing mortuary operations, and ensuring all work is carried out according to legislative and budgetary requirements.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Competency Field

Mortuary Work and Embalming

Unit Sector

Embalming

Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENTS	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Identify mortuary requirements.	1.1 Determine expected work requirements of mortuary including the calculation of anticipated volume of work, number of staff and workflow. 1.2 Assess physical characteristics of the space in relation to its capacity to meet operational mortuary requirements. 1.3 Evaluate safety and environmental issues that may impact on the organisation of space. 1.4 Establish available budget and any constraints to mortuary design.
2. Prepare design brief.	2.1 Seek advice from specialist personnel to determine cost and timeframe projections for required materials and labour. 2.2 Develop design specifications according to organisational requirements and operational mortuary requirements. 2.3 Analyse relevant data to develop design brief according to operational mortuary requirements, budgetary limitations and legislative requirements. 2.4 Review design brief to check for compliance with all requirements and develop solutions to address any inconsistencies.
3. Provide advice and recommendations	3.1 Consult relevant staff to gain feedback on design brief and to ensure all organisational requirements have been met. 3.2 Provide recommendations on use of mortuary facilities and design services to meet identified needs. 3.3 Prepare final design brief in accessible format according to organisational requirements. 3.4 Present final design brief within designated timelines and provide supporting documentation.

Foundation Skills

This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance.

Foundation skills essential to performance in this unit, but not explicit in the performance criteria are listed below:

Learning skills to identify and assess safety and environmental impacts and to stay abreast with changing design concepts and materials.

Initiative and enterprise skills to generate a range of design options against organisational and operational requirements.

Unit Mapping Information

SIFMWK017A Design a mortuary.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c2c3131e-4418-4aa3-8ff1-a855c95f7fd6