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Embalmers play an important role in the federalization process through the disinfection, preservation and restoration of the deceased.

Our Embalmer Certificate prepares students to be licensed as an embalmer, specializing in embalming and restorative arts and completing the embalming process within the provincial framework and the acts and regulations governing funeral service in the Province of Alberta.

Learn reconstruction and restorative art techniques, cosmetics, hairstyling, infection control, cultural traditions and be versed in preparations while maintaining the utmost respect and dignity for the deceased. Integrating theory and practice, you will gain new skills in the health sciences, arterial injection embalming, laws and regulations and restorative art.

Apply and demonstrate your skills within a funeral home, where you will complete a practicum and work experience opportunities under the direct supervision of a licensed embalmer.

Students considering this certificate should contact the program team prior to application to discuss suitability and employment opportunities.

Program Outcomes

Exhibit a high standard of professional conduct and ethics

Apply a broad-based knowledge of biology and social science

Demonstrate reconstruction and restorative art techniques

Complete the embalming process with appropriate infection control procedures

Document the arterial injection embalming of up to 50 individual cases through an embalming log

Career Possibilities

Embalmer

Instructor

Examiner

Cemetery Manager/Operator

Autopsy technician

Technical sales and professional workshops