Why the College? - Some reasons why you should choose us as your course provider.
Testimonials - unsolicited testimonials from Graduates and Students
Certificate IV in Celebrancy - list of five compulsory units, the other four compulsory units required if the student wants to be registered as an authorised married celebrant, and the four Units on Funeral Celebrancy which we believe most aspiring civil celebrants will wish to study.. Other units are also listed.
Face to Face Training - Certificate IV students and others can attend teaching / discussion sessions in East Melbourne every second Monday or by appointment.
Cert IV Enquirers Information Booklet in pdf - Sets out descriptions of our main 13 Units of Competency, fees and payment plans, Contacts with the college and similar.
Cert IV Enrolment Form in pdf - sign up now and get started. Just Fill in the Form, write 250 words on why you wish to become a clebrant, give us your debit card details and the first Units are posted immediately to you
Policies - sets out our policies regarding grievances, refunds, non-discrimination, and the Trade Practices Act
Why the College? - Some reasons why you should choose us as your course provider.
Testimonials - unsolicited testimonials from Graduates and Students
Honour Roll - List of graduates and the qualifications achieved
College of Celebrancy - this page gives a general description of the College and its personnel
Distance training courses - lists the diplomas and the eight modules of study and gives a brief description of each module
Training Courses and Fees - the diplomas, the module requirements and the fees
Diploma Courses -Chart Form
Diploma -Enquirers Information Booklet in PDF (7)
Dally Messenger - about the Principal of the College
OPD- Ongoing Professional Development
For the year 2010 nothing is yet known
College of Celebrancy - UK Division
http://www.collegeofcelebrancy.co.uk - This is the website of the College in the UK. There is an index at the top of the first page i.e.Home Page.
Find a Celebrant
What you should know first. - choosing a celebrant is the most important choice you make for your wedding day.
Victoria | NSW and ACT | Queensland |South Australia |Western Australia
Celebrants who do same sex Commitment ceremonies.
Rites of Passage - Coming of Age and other milestones
Celebrants At Work - a listing of the many signficant milestones which need to be marked by ceremony
Need for Celebration - Ceremonies are vital in human life - they connect us to each other
Be in Touch - Contact us
Celebrants Centre
Celebrants Centre - summary of products produced for celebrants and their clients
Ceremonial Wares - hand made leather binders for ceremonies
Wedding - Books, Folders , Pamphlets and certificates for wedding ceremonies
Name-Giving - Certifcates, Books, and Folders for Naming ceremonies.
Other Ceremony - certificates for Commitment ceremonies and Reaffirmation / Renewal of Vows.
Rites of Passage - David Oldfield's "The Journey" for Adolescents," Private Paths" for mid life and" Winnowing" for the Ageing.
Funeral - Funeral Ceremony Planning, Books for assisting celebrants planning funerals.
Government - Notice of Intended Marriage, Marriage Certs, Marriage Register, Happily Ever After Pamphlet.
Improve Skills - Books for ceremonies, CD of ceremony content, Public Speaking for ceremonies.
About Us - Description of the Celebrants Centre.
Funerals - About Civil Celebrant Funerals
Funeral Plan - If you don't plan your own Funeral, someone else will, Booklet
Civil Celebrant Funerals - Described by pioneer celebrant Diane Storey, and celebrant-poet Mark O'Connor
Funeral Celebrants - A short history and links to Funeral Celebrants
Funeral Poetry - A selection of not so well known Funeral poems by Australia "poet Laureate" and Celbrant Mark O'Connor
Pet Funerals - An understanding of pet funerals by Mark O'Connor
International College of Celebrancy Association
College of Celebrancy Association -- alumni and friends of the International College of Celebrancy have a Code of Ethics, a Standard of Service, and a Constitution which reflects the highest ideals of celebrant service. Members meet regularly at various venues and exchange advice and help on a constructive email forum with about 200 participants. And more.
Insurance - Insurance recommended for Celebrants
Other Articles on Celebrancy
for the educational reference of our students -see copyright notice opposite - we are member of the the Copyright Ageny Limited
Some of these these can be found on out UK Website - Articles - please go to the this index there - ther may be more.
13 October 2009
The Meaning of Humansim for me - Rutgers University - New Jersey USA - Short Talk by Dally Messenger. Also on ACCN site
1 Sept 2009
Two articles on Neil Dorward from the American Chronicle by Pam Vetter (re-printed)
August 30, 2009 - White Paper on the State of Marriage Celebrancy and Celebrants in Australia by Tony Gelme - Celebrant
1 Aug 2009
A Proper Wedding by Amanda Lohrey - August Edition 2009 of The Monthly magzine. An excellent historical and current analysis of the civil celebrant program in Australia.
July 2009
The Power and Purpose of Secular Ceremony - International Humanist News - Dally Messenger
July 2009 -
The visionary genius of Lionel Murphy PART 1- and Part 2 - Dally Messenger III - part of a Keynote Address to the Australian Federation of Civil Celebrants Conference in Adelaide Australia - (Youtube-outside Website)
Jun 5, 2002.
Launch of the Celebrant USA Foundation. Held at the Montclair Library, New Jersey, USA (outside Website)
May 3, 2002.
Rites of Passage, Ceremonies and Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Symbols of American Life: Lecture at Starseed Centre Montclair, New Jersey, USA (outside Website)
June 27 1998
NZ Christchurch: Lecture to the New Zealand Civil Celebrants
Inaugural Conference 1998 on Sat June 27, 1998. Copyright D. Messenger 1998 (outside Website)
12 July 1995
Marriage Celebrants should be carefully screened and well trained -The Famous Media Release of Daryl Williams
Copyright: D.Messenger -is claimed on all these articles unless otherwise attributed.
Permission will readily be given to bona fide persons - providing full and decent acknowledgment is given in accordance with normal ethical and academic moral behaviour.
Yvonne Werner DipMC CMC. College Registrar and Administrator. Yvonne is an experienced celebrant and trainer...MORE
+61 3 9419 0460
Diane Storey Grad DipCel CMC, our student Liaison Officer, is
a pioneer Funeral Celebrant and high standard Marriage Celebrant...MORE
+61 417 106 275
Remi Messenger GradDipCel CMC, College Project Officer. is a qualified educationist and an experienced Marriage Celebrant in the USA and in Australia...MORE
+61 422 629 905
Dr Chris Watson CMC, our Dean of Studies, is an experienced edcuationist and trainer. Most of his life he has been a senior lecturer in Enlish Literature at the universities of Durham (UK) and La Trobe (Australia) ..MORE
+61 3 9499 4977
Dally Messenger IIIGradDipCel CMC, is the principal of the College. He was appointeed Secretary of the original Marriage Celebrant Association by Attorney-General Lionel Murphy (1974). He is a qualified educationist and an experienced celebrant... MORE
+61 411 717 303
Professor Michael Parer, who planned the infrastructure of the College, is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Studies. He has written many books and is a world authority on Distance Education.
Neil Dorward, a graduate of the College and possibly the most active Funeral Celebrant in the UK, is our Director of Studies for the UK.
Terri Shanks, currently studying our Diploma courses, is our UK student liaison officer.
Carol Astbury, Consultant and Trainer
William Peacock, Founder of the Victoria University celebrancy course, Consultant and Trainer
Melissa Halliday, lawyer and celebrant, is a consultant and trainer.