Funeral Celebrant Training

The new Certificate IV in Celebrancy offers celebrants an opportunity of doing units for providing ceremonies wherein the major components are:

• mourning loss
• honouring life
• story telling
• encouraging family and community support
• dealing with life changes
  

• CHCS426A Provide support and care relating to loss and grief
  This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to provide support for individuals who are experiencing loss, grief and bereavement.
  
  
• SIFIND001A: Work effectively in the funeral services industry
  This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify the general structure of, and stakeholders within, the funeral services industry and to comply with workplace requirements.
  
  
• SIFFNL009A Plan and conduct a funeral ceremony
  This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to prepare for and perform a funeral ceremony according to the needs of clients. This unit applies to funeral-conducting staff and involves working autonomously with a high level of responsibility. It requires the application of planning and communication skills to develop and deliver effective funeral ceremony speeches.
  
  
• SIFFNL003A Arrange funerals
  
  
• CUSMPF04A: Prepare self for performance
  This unit covers the technical and creative skills developed through rehearsal and private practice. It deals with planning and continual performance evaluation, repertoire knowledge and the application of OHS principles.

International College of Celebrancy IIC

IIC provides this funeral  training. The units taught are:

• CHCCS426A Provide support and care relating to loss and grief
• SIFFNL003A Arrange funerals
• SIFFNL009A Plan and conduct a funeral ceremony
• SIFIND001A Work effectively in the funeral services industry

We provide these topics by distance education with the option of face to face depending on numbers.

• Overall there is about 320 hours of study which is a mixture of personal study, research, practicals (including visit to Springvale Crematorium) and other assignments for assessment.
• The cost is $185 per unit plus a once-off registration fee of $200.
• RPL is a standard feature of this RTO and yes, we do offer it for these units.
• The fee for RPL assessment is $475, plus the full/ part unit fee for whatever gap training might be needed.

Timetable for 2011 is dependent on enrolments but would anticipate late April/May start.

• Classes would be 6 hours per week for 12 weeks, typically weekend or evening classes.
• All materials are included in the fee, no other charges are made or anticipated.
• Day session fees do not include food (but they could, would depend.) 

Yvonne Werner
Celebrant Centre and International College of Celebrancy
PO Box 548, Richmond, Vic, 3121
http://www.celebrantscentre.com

Academic & Vocational Training Pty Ltd
 
Academic & Vocational Training Pty Ltd offers the following Funeral units:

• CHCCS426A Provide support and care relating to loss and grief
• SIFFNL009A Plan and conduct a funeral ceremony
• SIFIND001A Work effectively in the funeral services industry

The cost of each individual unit is $160.00 or $450.00 for all four units.

The training is by way of correspondence and is deliverable immediately an enrolment form is returned with the accompanying fee.

RPL (Recognised Prior Learning) and RCC (Recognition of current competency) are available to celebrants who can provide relevant evidence. The nominal hours for each unit is 15 hours.

Helen Scott
Academic & Vocational Training Pty Ltd
PO Box 305 Salamander Bay Port Stephens 2317
Ph: (O2) 49821978
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www.celebranteducation.com.au

QUALTRAIN WA

Following consultation with Funeral Directors at the WA AFDA Conference 2010, QualTrain’s Principal, Carol Astbury, is convinced of the need for celebrants, particularly funeral celebrants, to deliver the service with confidence and professional presentation. In order to assist funeral celebrants to prepare themselves for delivery, QualTrain includes the unit CUSMPF04A Prepare self for performance.

These are the four units QualTrain recommends for funeral celebrancy training:

• CHCS426A Provide support and care relating to loss and grief
• SIFIND001A: Work effectively in the funeral services industry 
• SIFFNL009A Plan and conduct a funeral ceremony
• CUSMPF04A: Prepare self for performance

This combination works very well

The units are clustered to provide this quality training and assessment; cost for the four units:

Option One:
Delivered face-to-face (five days including a field trip to crematorium, lawn & monumental cemeteries, funeral home) $800 (GST free).

Option Two:
Part self-paced learning / plus two days face-to-face (including fieldtrip as above)
$600 (GST free)

Recognised Prior Learning is a very complex system – and involves written assessment, questionnaire (written or oral), performance checklists, supplementary evidence (workplace documents, third party evidence)

Registration fee = $200
Fee per UOC = $60
Direct credit transfer (existing UOC) per unit = $10

Other information:
QualTrain offers small group, face-to-face training – delivering to groups numbering 4 (minimum) to 9 (maximum).  This provides a quality learning environment, where QualTrain can be sure that individual needs are addressed.

Carol Astbury
QUALTRAIN
PO Box 280 Darlington Western Australia 6070
Ph (08) 9299 7770
Fax (08) 9299 7774
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http://www.qualtrain.com.au/

Australian Celebrations Training

Three units of training are offered. SIFFNL003A Arrange funerals is not offered Australian Celebrations Training considers its competencies can only be accurately met by a funeral director not a celebrant.

• Provide support and care relating to loss and griefCHCCS426A
• Perform general funeral celebrancy WFSFNL407A
• Work effectively in the funeral services industry WFSPCS101A

We offer these as distance education study, RPL, and by classroom.

All the information can be accessed at www.celebranttraining.edu.au

Elisabeth O'Brien
Director
Australian Celebrations Training
(07) 3207 9515    
www.celebranttraining.edu.au

The Gordon Institute of TAFE

Thanks for your email. Our new project manager will be developing the suite of material for 2011 as the top priority.

Bronwyn Davie
Marriage Celebrants Program
Living Well Enterprise
Private Bag 1, Geelong Mail Centre, Victoria, 3221
P +61 3 5225 0621  F +61 3 5225 0672
www.gordontafe.edu.au

The Celebrants Training Centre

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