Celebrant apprenticeships

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Celebrant apprenticeships - where to start

You can get into this job through

a private training course

Other Routes

You do not need formal qualifications to become a celebrant though training may help your career prospects. There are different courses you can do with private training providers and through organisations like Humanists UK. Courses vary in length, cost and entry requirements, and include:

Level 3 Certificate and Diploma in Celebrancy wedding, funeral and naming ceremonies training
postgraduate Master's in Existential Humanist and Pastoral Care

You'll need excellent organisational skills and sensitivity to people's emotions when planning and conducting ceremonies. Experience in wedding or event planning may be helpful but is not essential. Celebrants are usually self-employed and often combine their work with a second career, for example wedding planning, events management or funeral directing.

Celebrant apprenticeships - what it takes

Skills and knowledge

You'll need:

sensitivity and understanding
customer service skills
excellent verbal communication skills
business management skills
the ability to work well with others
leadership skills
the ability to use your initiative
active listening skills
to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently

Restrictions and Requirements

You'll need to pass background checks

Celebrant apprenticeships - what you'll do

Day-to-day tasks

In your day-to-day duties you could:

meet with couples and families to plan the ceremony they want
offer practical advice on things like venues, music and timings
help clients to write personal vows, tributes or readings
organise a rehearsal before the actual event
lead the ceremony on the day
advise clients about legal obligations, like registering a marriage
produce a copy of the ceremony for the clients to keep
market your business to attract clients

Working environment

You could work at a venue, at a client's home or in a place of worship. Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time.

Career path and progression - Celebrant apprenticeships

As an experienced celebrant, you may wish to train in conducting different types of ceremonies, or set up your own celebrant training business. You could also offer related services, like wedding or event planning. You could use your skills to move into areas like counselling, for example bereavement counselling or family mediation.

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