Course fees and dates

Ceremonies training during the coronavirus pandemic

The health of our trainees and trainers has been paramount when making decisions regarding our training. In order that you can continue with and complete your Humanists UK celebrant training during this time of uncertainty, we will be delivering all training courses via online and distance learning. The course dates will remain the same – the online elements and some of the required reading will take place on the set dates. We are working to make sure the training is a valuable learning experience, while avoiding or minimising social contact. Our tutors will discuss options with you throughout the training period.

If you are booked to attend any of our courses and you are well enough to take part online/at a distance, you will be able to do so. We will be in touch with full instructions. If you are booked to attend a course but are not well enough to take part in the online sessions, we can put your payment towards a reserved space at a future course. Please get in touch with us as soon as possible on the email address for the relevant course type: funerals@humanism.org.uk, weddings@humanism.org.uk, namings@humanism.org.uk.

FUNERAL CELEBRANT TRAINING

Funerals Spring (A) 2021  –  (online/distance) APPLY NOW
Online & Distance Learning
£1,699 (incl. VAT) for new applicants. If you are an existing celebrant, please email us.
Stage	Date
1. Induction	Sunday 17 January 2021
2. General Skills	Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 February 2021
3. Technical Skills	Friday 12 and Saturday 13 March 2021
Funerals Spring (B) 2021  –  (online/distance) APPLY NOW
Online & Distance Learning
£1,699 (incl. VAT) for new applicants. If you are an existing celebrant, please email us.
Stage	Date
1. Induction	Saturday 27 February 2021
2. General Skills	Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 March 2021
3. Technical Skills	Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April 2021
Funerals Summer 2021  –  Warwick APPLY NOW
Providing it is possible, this course is scheduled to run at a venue. Should it change to an online course we will inform applicants as soon as possible and the price will be reduced.
Radcliffe Conference Centre, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Rd, Coventry CV4 7AL
£1,999 (incl. VAT) for new applicants. If you are an existing celebrant, please email us.
Stage	Date
1. Induction	Monday 19 April 2021 (Online)
2. General Skills	Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 May 2021 (Residential)
3. Technical Skills	Friday 11 and Saturday 12 June 2021 (Residential)
Funerals Autumn 2021  –  Warwick APPLY NOW
Providing it is possible, this course is scheduled to run at a venue. Should it change to an online course we will inform applicants as soon as possible and the price will be reduced.
Radcliffe Conference Centre, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Rd, Coventry CV4 7AL
£1,999 (incl. VAT) for new applicants. If you are an existing celebrant, please email us.
Stage	Date
1. Induction	Monday 12 July 2021 (Online)
2. General Skills	Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 August 2021 (Residential)
3. Technical Skills	Friday 10 and Saturday 11 September 2021 (Residential)
Funerals Winter 2021  –  Warwick APPLY NOW
Providing it is possible, this course is scheduled to run at a venue. Should it change to an online course we will inform applicants as soon as possible and the price will be reduced.
Radcliffe Conference Centre, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Rd, Coventry CV4 7AL
£1,999 (incl. VAT) for new applicants. If you are an existing celebrant, please email us.
Stage	Date
1. Induction	Saturday 9 October 2021 (Online)
2. General Skills	Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 November 2021 (Residential)
3. Technical Skills	Friday 3 and Saturday 4 December 2021 (Residential)

WEDDING CELEBRANT TRAINING

 

Wedding Spring 2021  – (online/distance) APPLY NOW
Online & Distance Learning
£1,699 (incl. VAT) for new applicants. If you are an existing celebrant, please email us.
Stage	Date
1. Induction	Saturday 6 February 2021
2. General Skills	Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 March 2021
3. Technical Skills	Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 April 2021
Weddings Summer (A) 2021  –  Warwick APPLY NOW
Providing it is possible, this course is scheduled to run at a venue. Should it change to an online course we will inform applicants as soon as possible and the price will be reduced.
Scarman Conference Centre, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Rd, Coventry CV4 7SH
£1,999 (incl. VAT) for new applicants. If you are an existing celebrant, please email us.
Stage	Date
1. Induction	Friday 7 May 2021 (Online)
2. General Skills	Thursday 3 and Friday 4  June 2021 (Residential)
3. Technical Skills	Thursday 1 and Friday 2 July 2021 (Residential)
Weddings Summer (B) 2021  –  Warwick APPLY NOW
Providing it is possible, this course is scheduled to run at a venue. Should it change to an online course we will inform applicants as soon as possible and the price will be reduced.
Scarman Conference Centre, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Rd, Coventry CV4 7SH
£1,999 (incl. VAT) for new applicants. If you are an existing celebrant, please email us.
Stage	Date
1. Induction	Sunday 27 June 2021 (Online)
2. General Skills	Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 July 2021 (Residential)
3. Technical Skills	Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 August 2021 (Residential)
Wedding Autumn 2021  –  Northern Ireland (for N.I residents only) APPLY NOW
Providing it is possible, this course is scheduled to run at a venue. Should it change to an online course we will inform applicants as soon as possible and the price will be reduced.
Venue TBC
£1,700 (incl. VAT) for new applicants. If you are an existing celebrant, please email us.
Stage	Date
Part One	Thursday 16 and Friday 17 September 2021 (Residential)
Part Two	Thursday 14 and Friday 15 October 2021 (Residential)

NAMING CELEBRANT TRAINING

Namings Spring 2021  – (online/distance) APPLY NOW
Online & Distance Learning
£959 (incl. VAT) for new applicants. If you are an existing celebrant, please email us.
Stage	Date
1. Induction	Sunday 28 March 2021
2. General Skills & Technical Skills	Sunday 25 and Monday 26 April 2021

HOW TO APPLY

We welcome applications and have different forms depending on whether you are completely new to celebrant work (as are the majority of applicants who successfully train with us), are already a celebrant in our network, are a former registrar, or a celebrant who trained with another training provider. Please complete the application form that is relevant to you, listed on the ‘Become a humanist celebrant‘ page.

Please submit your application as far in advance as possible, as the application process is thorough and can take a number of months in some instances. We endeavour to allocate trainees to their first choice of course dates/location, but this cannot be guaranteed.

Where venues have not been specified, they will be decided nearer the starting date.

For fees please email ceremonies-recruitment@humanism.org.uk.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Humanist Ceremonies™ sets the highest standards for our accredited celebrants.

DEFERRALS AND WITHDRAWALS

Please ensure that you are available for all stages of the course you select. Once a ceremonies training course has started a trainee may ask for a deferral to a later course only in unforeseeable and exceptional circumstances.

Trainees have the right to withdraw from courses at any time. If they do withdraw but wish to continue the training at a later date, they will be expected to start at the beginning of the training and they will need to pay the full fee. The non-refundable deposit from the original training will be kept.