A two day course held over one weekend full of practical information on becoming a caring and professional Funeral Celebrant.

This face-to-face course offers you training with one of Australia's leading Celebrants and Trainers - Sally Cant. Sally has a TAA40104 Certificate IV Training and Assessment, a  Graduate Diploma in Celebrancy and over fifteen years experience in the field, and is the author of The Heart and Soul of Celebrancy.

This is a comprehensive course that provides you with the necessary knowledge required to be a successful Funeral Celebrant. The course will give you the required skills to enable you to be well trained when working with the bereaved, and to confidently perform a funeral ceremony.

Topics to be covered:

• Liaison with the Funeral Director and their personnel
• Gaining the appropriate information to allow you then contact the family, and the ongoing need to communicate with them.
• Liaising with family and friends.
• Client communication techniques
• Accurate written and verbal instructions.
• Listening skills, grief awareness, empathy, confidentiality and respect.
• Understanding how to work with different personalities
• Designing a ceremony that reflects the wishes of the family.
• Understanding the options pertaining to required elements of ritual and symbolism.
• Writing and selecting appropriate material for presentation.
• Writing the service and writing a eulogy.
• Writing an authentic ceremony
• Accurate interpretation of verbal and written information and instructions.
• The ability to improvise and problem solve with limited resources
• We will look at how to write a sample of a funeral ceremony for a baby, a person who has committed suicide, an accident victim, a person who has led a long life.
• The order and structure of the ceremony.
• Skills on how to help other speakers at the funeral
• Role and overview of others - RSL, Freemasons.
• Appropriate resource selection
• Words, poems, symbols, music, and power point presentations.
• Information about the mortuary and crematorium
• Health regulations regarding burials and cremations.
• Ability to relate to people from a range of social, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds.
• Public speaking skills.
• Time management skills
• Working with Funeral Directors, and other associated professionals within the required protocols.
• Adherence to professional dress standards.
• Ability to display dignity and solemnity.
• Stress management skills and the ability to manage emotions.
• Pre-death ceremony arrangements.