training courses for funeral advisers and funeral celebrants
green fuse funeral training
"I found the celebrant training so very human. Jane and Simon foster the growth of each individual’s own way of working, in an environment of honesty, openness and trust. I felt safe to reach beyond my boundaries. The course was inspiring, thought provoking and challenging in a good way. I came away thinking. I could do this. An amazing experience!" Fiona Hughes. Wiltshire
Training Courses
Funeral Arranging & Advice 2009:
September 8,9,10
October 19,20,21
December 7,8,9
Funeral Celebrants:
Sept 17-19&Jan 8-9
Nov 19-21&Feb 26-27
Jan 21-23&April 23-24
Mar 18-20&June 18-19
funeral celebrant training
To be able to help a family devise and deliver a personal funeral ceremony, that exactly meets their wishes and leaves them with good memories at a painful time, is a rare gift. It is also a fascinating, fulfilling and challenging role.
More and more people are now looking for contemporary and distinctive funerals that reflect their own life, values and beliefs. With less than one in five of us regularly attending a place of worship but only one in seven being atheist, there are potentially over 350,000 funerals a year needing an independent funeral celebrant to hold a ceremony.
This practical, informative, challenging and inspiring programme teaches you the skills you need to become a funeral celebrant, gives you time for assignments and your own work and supports you through your first five funerals. You’ll learn about working with newly bereaved families, what makes a good funeral ceremony, how to structure a ceremony, writing words for the opening, tribute, committal and closing and how to weave the threads of a life into a colourful tapestry, full of meaning and ritual. You also receive training in presentation and voice skills from a trained actor, and how to present yourself in a calm, sensitive and reassuring manner. Download our funeral celebrant training brochure.
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"Funerals Explained showed me how hospice staff can support patients and families with the difficult task of planning a funeral. It increased my knowledge and confidence to outline their main choices and answer their questions"
Anne Bury. Head of Education. North Devon Hospice
If you are a professional working in end-of-life care, please refer to the website of the training charity the New Bereavement And Funeral Trust www.nbft.org.uk
taking care
The training reflects the care and attention that families deserve. Run in beautiful Devon countryside and woodland, this course not only gives you the information and experience you need, but also enables you to explore your feelings around loss. We provide home-cooked food, time for discussion and a supportive environment to make this an excellent learning experience using a range of learning methods and practise. You receive a one hundred page manual and our unique anthology of words, readings and poetry. We engage the help of an actor, a poet and a singer to help with presence and speaking.
funeral celebrant network
Once you begin the training you can join our network of other people who have trained with green fuse, to swap experiences, ideas and get support and information. We also market green fuse trained independent funeral celebrants direct to funeral directors and the public, so although you’ll be running your own business you won’t be doing it alone.
come and join us
The programme is 3 days, a gap of 3 months for assignments and a further 2 days. You can book a course by filling in the application form in the prospectus, or email or phone us and we’ll send you one. We invite you to inspiring and beautiful surroundings in Devon, for home-cooked food, good company and a great learning environment. You have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the subject and connect with the skills and resources necessary to be a really good funeral celebrant. green fuse founders Jane Morrell and Simon Smith, are the principal facilitators, with help from actor Pete Joscelyn and others. The training costs just £950, payable in instalments over the time of the training.
green fuse funeral centre - 7 High Street, Totnes TQ9 5NN
01803 840779
