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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Barbara Kemmis Phone: (312) 245-1077 499 Northgate Parkway Wheeling, IL 60090-2646 Barbara@cremationassociation.org 2025 Crematory Operations In-Person Trainings Announced WHEELING, IL— If cremation is core to your business, your team needs training that ensures they have the technical, scientific, and legal knowledge to protect your operations. For more than 40 years, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) has provided the most up-to-date training in crematory operations best practices in the industry with the original Crematory Operations Certification Program™ (CANA COCP™). For 2025, CANA announces opportunities for professionals to earn their certification in-person or online to meet the certification requirement of 19 states and earn up to eight hours of CE. The CANA COCP includes an both an overview of the flame and water cremation process and the equipment and operations involved and a detailed look at essential cremation procedures such as chain of custody, reducing legal risk, and environmental issues. Both in-person and online trainings offer instruction created with input from leading flame cremator and alkaline hydrolysis manufacturers to ensure professionals have the latest information. CANA provides multiple opportunities for crematory operations certification: Whittier, CA – March 4: Tom Krowl of Cremation Systems and Dave Daniels of law firm ElGuindy, Meyer & Koegel, APC head to southern California for the first in-person training of 2025. Dallas, TX – June 25: Larry Stuart, Jr. of Raven Plume Consulting and Dave Daniels share their crematory operations expertise with attendees in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Albany, NY – October 28: Larry Stuart, Jr. and Wendy Russell Wiener offer New York State-specific training in collaboration with the New York State Division of Cemeteries, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Association of Cemeteries. St. Petersburg, FL – November 18: John Mitchell of IR Environmental and Wendy Russell Wiener wrap up the year in the Sunshine State offering certification in the Tampa-St. Pete Bay Area. Register for any of these trainings and learn more at cremationassociation.org/COCP. CANA’s Online Certification program helps busy funeral professionals earn their crematory operations certification on their own schedule, using their own device. Similar to the in-person version of the course, the Online COCP includes interactive content on alkaline hydrolysis and flame cremation – offering much more engagement than just a recorded lecture! Plus, the online version allows professionals to work at their pace and to pause or resume on their schedule. Developed for our increasingly diverse workforce, CANA’s certification has also expanded access to cremation best practices for flame and water cremation through professional translations to the most common languages in North America. Now, English-, Spanish- and French-language professionals can get CANA certified on their schedule, from their device, and in their preferred language. Whether taken in-person or online, CANA COCP certification is a mark of distinction and ensures that employees have the most current crematory operations training—all developed in collaboration with crematory manufacturers, owner/operators, practitioners, and legal authorities. CANA is a recognized and valued brand for all things cremation, so funeral professionals benefit from the association’s decades of cremation expertise. Registration is just $595 for both in-person and online training opportunities, and CANA Members, students, and service members receive discounts on this valuable certification! Learn more about the CANA Crematory Operations Certifications Program and demo the online course on the CANA website: cremationassociation.org/COCP.. About CANA Founded in 1913, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) is an international organization of over 3,700 members, composed of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories, industry suppliers, and consultants. CANA members believe that cremation is preparation for memorialization.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Barbara Kemmis Phone: (312) 245-1077 499 Northgate Parkway Wheeling, IL 60090-2646 Barbara@cremationassociation.org
2025 Crematory Operations In-Person Trainings Announced
WHEELING, IL— If cremation is core to your business, your team needs training that ensures they have the technical, scientific, and legal knowledge to protect your operations. For more than 40 years, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) has provided the most up-to-date training in crematory operations best practices in the industry with the original Crematory Operations Certification Program™ (CANA COCP™). For 2025, CANA announces opportunities for professionals to earn their certification in-person or online to meet the certification requirement of 19 states and earn up to eight hours of CE.
The CANA COCP includes an both an overview of the flame and water cremation process and the equipment and operations involved and a detailed look at essential cremation procedures such as chain of custody, reducing legal risk, and environmental issues. Both in-person and online trainings offer instruction created with input from leading flame cremator and alkaline hydrolysis manufacturers to ensure professionals have the latest information.
CANA provides multiple opportunities for crematory operations certification:
Whittier, CA – March 4: Tom Krowl of Cremation Systems and Dave Daniels of law firm ElGuindy, Meyer & Koegel, APC head to southern California for the first in-person training of 2025.
Dallas, TX – June 25: Larry Stuart, Jr. of Raven Plume Consulting and Dave Daniels share their crematory operations expertise with attendees in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Albany, NY – October 28: Larry Stuart, Jr. and Wendy Russell Wiener offer New York State-specific training in collaboration with the New York State Division of Cemeteries, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Association of Cemeteries.
St. Petersburg, FL – November 18: John Mitchell of IR Environmental and Wendy Russell Wiener wrap up the year in the Sunshine State offering certification in the Tampa-St. Pete Bay Area.
Register for any of these trainings and learn more at cremationassociation.org/COCP.
CANA’s Online Certification program helps busy funeral professionals earn their crematory operations certification on their own schedule, using their own device. Similar to the in-person version of the course, the Online COCP includes interactive content on alkaline hydrolysis and flame cremation – offering much more engagement than just a recorded lecture! Plus, the online version allows professionals to work at their pace and to pause or resume on their schedule.
Developed for our increasingly diverse workforce, CANA’s certification has also expanded access to cremation best practices for flame and water cremation through professional translations to the most common languages in North America. Now, English-, Spanish- and French-language professionals can get CANA certified on their schedule, from their device, and in their preferred language.
Whether taken in-person or online, CANA COCP certification is a mark of distinction and ensures that employees have the most current crematory operations training—all developed in collaboration with crematory manufacturers, owner/operators, practitioners, and legal authorities. CANA is a recognized and valued brand for all things cremation, so funeral professionals benefit from the association’s decades of cremation expertise.
Registration is just $595 for both in-person and online training opportunities, and CANA Members, students, and service members receive discounts on this valuable certification! Learn more about the CANA Crematory Operations Certifications Program and demo the online course on the CANA website: cremationassociation.org/COCP..
Founded in 1913, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) is an international organization of over 3,700 members, composed of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories, industry suppliers, and consultants. CANA members believe that cremation is preparation for memorialization.