Funeral Course - LIVE ZOOM SESSION 9th/10th OCT 2021
This is a comprehensive two day intensive course, that provides you with knowledge and skills to confidently begin funeral celebrant practice. As well as considering key theroretic ideas, you will develop a logical step-by-step process to plan, write, deliver and reflect on a funeral service. The workshop will introduce you to key knowledge and skills. Afterwards, you have the opportunity to develop these through targeted on-line assignments.
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
- Understand about early grief and the impact this can have on your role
- Describe the purposes of a funeral service
- Discuss funeral ceremony as a rite-of-passage ceremony
- Discuss funeral service structure and elements/components
- Explain ritual enactments and their meanings
- Identify key terms and roles in the funeral industry
- Describe a step-by-step process from booking to post-ceremony reflection
- Demonstrate effective client interviewing skills
- Identify health and safety requirements
- Develop key documents and resources
- Discuss self-care
- Interview a grieving family
- Write three funeral services
- Deliver a funeral service
Course Details
| Course date | Saturday 09 October, 2021 - 9:00 am |
| Course end date | Sunday 10 October, 2021 - 4:00 pm |
| Course Fee | $495.00 |
| Trainer | SALLY CANT |
| Location | Zoom teleconferencing LIVE TRAINING SESSION |
Speakers
SALLY CANT
Sally has a been an authorised celebrant since 1995, Training celebrants since 2001
- Owner and Director of The Celebrant Training College (Australia) and (NZ)
- CERT IV in Celebrancy CHC40115 and a Grad Dip of Celebrancy
- TAE40116 CERT IV in Training and Assessment
- Author of The Heart and Soul of Celebrancy and Conversations About Death - http://www.conversationsaboutdeath.com.au/
- Board member of HELD Holistic End of Life and Death Care, The Willow Tree Foundation and Compassionate Hearts on the Bellarine
- Member of the inaugural FIMAC - Funeral Industry Ministerial Advisory Council
- Lectured at - RMIT and Swinburne University in Marketing, Public Relations, Celebrancy and Information Technology.
- 20 years - CEO of Communication Agencies
- Member of CANZ - Celebrant Association of NZ
- Corporate MC and Award winning artist
NICOLE PENNING
Nicole Penning has been a vibrant and passionate Full-time Authorised Marriage Celebrant since 2009.
- CERT IV in Celebrancy CHC42608
- TAE40116 CERT IV in Training and Assessment
- Nicole is considered a leader and mentor within the Wedding Industry, advising new Celebrants on their practices and how to be the best Celebrant they can be.
- Described by her peers as the “Queen of Weddings”…
- Nicole prides herself on knowing Marriage Law whilst always being friendly, warm and welcoming.
