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Appointed training for the Association of Independent Celebrants www.aoic.org.uk
"To mourn a death, to celebrate a life, and to bring comfort to the living"
"Respecting ALL beliefs, and none."
Becoming a celebrant is a challenging, but exceptionally rewarding career.
This training course is designed for anyone who is interested in understanding about the role of a celebrant, the process of the funeral service, and in helping people in a very difficult time of need to personalise and design a beautiful and fitting end of life ceremony for their loved one.
Next training course for Funeral Celebrants
TBA - Worthing, West Sussex
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Helping families in Grief |
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Family Meetings |
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Service Planning |
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Music/Poetry/Reading Resources |
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Eulogy Writing |
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Presentation Skills |
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What to do on the day, and how to conduct a funeral.
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The working of a crematorium. |
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How to market yourself to funeral directors and to the public.
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The course will include a visit to a local crematorium, and a talk from a funeral director. |
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Course fee £600 includes refreshment and buffet lunch.
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The course fee does not include accomodation, but there are plenty of Hotels and
Bed & Breakfasts close by.
Satisfactory completion of this course will lead to *membership of the "Association of Independent Celebrants" (*membership is optional and currently costs just £35 per year)
Course Leader: Terri Shanks
Terri Shanks had a background in Corporate Training, before she had her daughter 10 years ago. After working in her husbands printing business for a while, she later trained as a Celebrant with the UK President of the Australian based International Federation of Celebrants, and has subsequently built up a very successful business working as a Celebrant throughout Sussex. In May 2007 she went to Oklahoma, USA to study at the In-Sight Institute with Doug Manning, (an author of over 30 books, a world leading lecturer in the field of understanding bereavment & grief, and trainer of over 1000 Celebrants throughout America) Terri was also fortunate to attend the first ever International Convention of Independent Celebrants in Oklahoma, where she was invited to speak to Celebrants from throughout the USA, Canada and New Zealand.
Using her wealth of knowledge and experience, Terri has now set up her own training academy for Celebrants in Worthing, West Sussex, and is delighted to now be working alongside the Association of Independent Celebrants.
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