Creating a national community of funeral advisers.
The Association of Independent Funeral Advisers (AIFA) exists to create a national community of independent funeral advisers and serve the professional and particular needs of its members in the UK.
Our aims are to:
- develop and share a blueprint of knowledge and skills for independent funeral advisers;
- establish best practice in the role of funeral advice and turn this into a Code of Practice;undertake research into different types of funerals;
- train independent funeral advisers;
- set up a network of professional independent funeral advisers, providing support, ongoing education through seminars and workshops and a forum for the exchange of ideas and information;
- forge strong relationships with other organisations and individuals within institutions where people die and the UK funeral and bereavement sectors;
- create a Register of qualified advisers which is available to the public;
- develop regional groups for local support and development;
- raise awareness of the role of independent funeral advisers by producing promotional material for distribution to the general public and the media;
- grow a network of independent funeral advisers across the UK.
