Celebrant Foundation and Institute ceremony, ritual, rite of passage and world religions and cultural traditions, public speaking, ceremony writing and presentation and business[3] via live, distance learning, online)classes taught by CF&I faculty. The certificate courses are: Wedding Celebrancy, Funeral/End of Life Celebrancy and Ceremonies Across the Life-Cycle Celebrancy, Healings and Transitions - and an advanced course: Master of Celebrancy. Following graduation, Celebrant trained students through the Celebrant Foundation & Institute become certified and earn the registered title of: certified Life-Cycle Celebrant®. Celebrant graduate alumni become part of their local or regional Celebrant alumni chapter community which supports them and their practice. Certified Celebrant Occupation/Profession:
Celebrant (Australia) Commonwealth Authorised Celebrant was more or less automatic, with the occasional exception. This system led to a proliferation of celebrants and excessive competition. It also led to a lowering of standards. In 2010, Melbourne journalist Mark Russell noted: many have inadequate training... The number of nuptial nightmares is soaring ... horror stories abound ... inexperienced celebrants have been accused of ruining wedding days because they don't know what they are doing. The article goes on to list the disastrous experience of many wedding days, the inadequacy of celebrant training, unpredictable cancellations by celebrants, the lowering of planning and rehearsing standards,