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Becoming a CelebrantDiploma Course

Weddings, vow renewals, funerals, memorials, and baby-naming ceremonies are increasingly being created and led by non-religious celebrants. This change from the traditional norms provides clients with a personal experience that celebrates their individual beliefs, needs and wants in unique and heartfelt ceremonies that are truly reflective of their wishes.

The course introduces you to the world of the celebrant, the various ceremonies they officiate, and what it takes to become a celebrant. It walks you through what you need to do as a wedding, funeral or family celebrant, highlights the qualities and skills required to fulfil the role, and how to set up your own business doing so.

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Course overview:

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10 Modules

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What Will You Learn?

This course is for anyone who’s interested in becoming a celebrant or if you are considering having a celebrant conduct a ceremony for you and would like to understand more about the role.

  • Introduction
  • Part 1: What is a Celebrant?
  • Part 2: The Different Ceremonies Performed by a Celebrant
  • Part 3: Requirements of a Celebrant
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 1 Assessment

  • Part 1: Writing and Speaking Skills
  • Part 2: Enhance Your Public Speaking Skills
  • Part 3: Maintaining Professionalism
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 2 Assessment

  • Part 1: The Legalities of a Celebrant Wedding in the UK
  • Part 2: Different Types of Wedding Ceremonies
  • Part 3: Elements of a Wedding Celebrant’s Job
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 3 Assessment

  • Part 1: Learning a Couple’s Love Story
  • Part 2: Writing the Ceremony
  • Part 3: Extra Considerations
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 4 Assessment

  • Part 1: What is a Unity Ritual?
  • Part 2: Handfasting
  • Part 3: Types of Wedding Ceremony
  • Part 4: Unity Tree Planting Ceremony
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 5 Assessment

  • Part 1: Naming Ceremonies in Different Cultures
  • Part 2: A Celebrant’s Role in Naming Ceremonies
  • Part 3: The Format of a Non-Religious Naming Ceremonies
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 6 Assessment

  • Part 1: The Role of a Funeral Celebrant
  • Part 2: Skills and Qualities of a Funeral Celebrant
  • Part 3: The Four Parts of a Funeral
  • Part 4: The Business of a Funeral Celebrant
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 7 Assessment

  • Part 1: Personal Events
  • Part 2: Coming of Age Ceremonies
  • Part 3: Pet Funerals
  • Part 4: Divorce Ceremonies
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 8 Assessment

  • Part 1: Challenges Celebrants Often Face in their Work
  • Part 2: Practical Problems Celebrants Face
  • Part 3: Are You Suited to Being a Celebrant?
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 9 Assessment

  • Part 1: Organising the Basics
  • Part 2: Services and Pricing
  • Part 3: Setting Up as a Business
  • Part 4: Contracts and Payment
  • Part 5: Marketing
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix I: Wedding & Funeral Texts
  • Module 10 Assessment

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The Becoming a Celebrant Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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