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FSAC Academy
online continuing education
FSAC offers virtual education opportunities for deathcare professionals across Canada. With FSAC Academy, death care professionals from coast to coast can take a course to learn a new skill or get their continuing education credits. All courses are completed and paid for completely online using any device, at any time of the day or night and certificates are automatically awarded.
4 Easy Steps to Earn Online Credits
1
Browse Course
Search the FSAC Academy course library by topic or by instructor. Once you’ve found it, enrolling is easy!
2
Enroll
Enroll in your course or certificate and make payment online. Courses can be taken day or night, and on any device.
3
Complete the Quiz
Test your course knowledge with a short quiz, and take the quiz as many times as needed to get your certificate.
4
Print Certification
Simply login to your account to print or re-print your certificates, anytime
Certified Funeral Service Practitioner Designation
FSAC members can apply/renew their APFSP membership online: January 1, 2025 through April 30, 2025.
The CERTIFIED FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTITIONER (CFSP) designation is funeral service’s national individual recognition in Canada and the United States. The goals of the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice are:
Recognize Practitioners
To recognize those practitioners who have voluntarily entered into a program of personal and professional growth.
Raise Standards
To raise and improve the standards of funeral service.
Continue Education
To encourage practitioners to make continuing education a life-long process in their own self-interest, the interest of families they serve, and the community in which they serve.
Certification Process
Funeral Professionals can earn credits toward certification in four categories: Academic, Professional Service, Career Review and Public Education and Service. Retroactive credits can also be earned for activities performed from the date of licensure to the date of Academy membership after completing your Career Review.
Once you have achieved 180 hours (18.0 CEUs) of activities in our four categories you are eligible for your CFSP distinction. You remain active with your designation once it is earned, by paying the annual renewal fee and the completion of 20 hours (2.0 CEUs) annually.
For more details on the CFSP Certification, please visit the Academy of Professional Funeral Services Practice website.