CHC Funeral Celebrancy 12th/13th SEPT 2026

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:

1. Understand about early grief and the impact this can have on your role
2. Describe the purposes of a funeral service
3. Discuss funeral ceremony as a rite-of-passage ceremony
4. Discuss funeral service structure and elements/components
5. Explain ritual enactments and their meanings
6. Identify key terms and roles in the funeral industry
7. Describe a step-by-step process from booking to post-ceremony reflection
8. Demonstrate effective client interviewing skills
9. Identify health and safety requirements
10. Develop key documents and resources
11. Discuss self-care
12. Interview a grieving family
13. Write funeral services
14. Deliver a funeral service