(Education) Morticians Study Cosmetology and Hairdressing as Mortuary Certifications Become Popular
Concepts in society have changed in recent years and the Japanese film Departures has given Taiwanese people some further understanding of the job of a mortician. The understanding is that though only three universities and colleges offer mortuary related majors in Taiwan, more than a thousand people were drawn to apply for funeral service related certifications held in the past two years.
A mortuary services company stated that as an increasing number of customers are requesting that the deceased be made up to resemble Show Luo, Jolin Tsai, or Aunt Wen-yin, they recently employed a professional hairdresser to teach a course on cosmetology and hairdressing for their morticians. These are the three most popular certifications in the mortuary industry right now: cosmetology, hairdressing, and mortuary services, where top morticians can earn over NTD1,000,000.
A lecturer currently employed at NanHua Universitys Department of Life-and-Death Studies stated that not only do morticians have to assist the remaining family members in funeral proceedings, they have to provide service 24 hours a day as sometimes family members require psychological consultation. Though the job is not easy, those who want to become involved in this career will definitely make accomplishments if they stick to their goals.
