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How to Get Started
 
 
To learn more about funeral directing as a challenging and satisfying human service career, you may want to do some personal research.  Talk to local funeral directors, mortuary school faculty, and your guidance counselor.  Contact the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association for insights about being a funeral director.  Scholarships are available.
 
The following Websites are helpful.  NFDA's site lists state licensing boards, schools, and scholarship information.
 
National Funeral Directors Association
800-228-6332
http://www.nfda.org/careers.php
 
American Board of Funeral Service Education
207-878-6530
http://www.abfse.org
 
International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards
http://www.cfseb.org
 
Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association
http://www.pfda.org
 
U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov