Marriage Celebrant Essentials
starting 11 March (Online)This new on-line, short course provides all the essentials for starting out on the right foot as a marriage celebrant. It ensures a thorough knowledge of the legalities imposed by the Marriage Act and recent changes affecting celebrants. You will be well set up for applying or renewing your appointment with BDM, and dealing with the tricky legal questions that invariably arise in a public role. You will learn about designing ceremonies at the simpler end of the spectrum. Those interested in crafting fully-personalised ceremonies will be invited to continue into a more advanced module later in the year.
Tuesday 11 March: 7:00pm-9:30pm
Tuesday 18 March: 7:00pm-9:30pm
Tuesday 25 March: 7:00pm-9:30pm
Marriage Celebrant Essentials
starting 26 January (Online)This new on-line, short course provides all the essentials for starting out on the right foot as a marriage celebrant. It ensures a thorough knowledge of the legalities imposed by the Marriage Act and recent changes affecting celebrants. You will be well set up for applying or renewing your appointment with BDM, and dealing with the tricky legal questions that invariably arise in a public role. You will learn about designing ceremonies at the simpler end of the spectrum. Those interested in crafting fully-personalised ceremonies will be invited to continue into a more advanced module later in the year.
Tuesday 26 January: 7:00pm-9:30pm
Tuesday 2 February: 7:00pm-9:30pm
Tuesday 9 February: 7:00pm-9:30pm
Ceremony and Celebration – Foundation Course
13/14 February & 20/21 February (Online)This is recommended as first module of the Certificate in Celebrant Studies. It establishes a firm understanding of the nature of ceremony and ritual and the role of the celebrant in Aotearoa-New Zealand, builds essential writing and delivery skills, and provides a framework for the planning and design of contemporary ceremonies beyond weddings and funerals.
Funeral Module
starting 3 MarchThis module is designed for those who wish to be competent to design ceremonies for funerals, burials, committal for cremation, scattering of ashes, memorials, unveiling of headstones and home funerals and confidently officiate as the civil funeral celebrant at these events. This module also provides an opportunity for continuing education for experienced funeral celebrants to explore new dimensions in their work, and other practising celebrants who decide they are ready to move into this area.