FAQ: Is the College of Celebrancy's courses Recognised outside Australia?

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ANSWER

"Francine"
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Because we are such a new profession, even in Australia (1973), recognition processes in the normal way (like doctors and lawyers) have not yet developed.
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The Australian government recognises our qualifications. This may be useful in recommending yourself to Canadian clients but you would have to study a segment of Australian law to get it.
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What has to happen first is that the General Public has to become aware who is really well trained and who isn't. (This is the real Recognition).
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The internet now offers one good means for the public to find out who is worth recognising and who isn't. (to put the question another way - will couples and families want your services at the price which you require?)
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Our way of doing this is to offer on our websites total transparency as to what what are our qualifications, what is our experience, what we offer in our courses, how well we communicate in our learning materials, how jealous we are of our standards, and, most important of all, what our students and graduates say about our courses (testimonials).
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Testimonials - http://www.collegeofcelebrancy.edu.au/Pages/TestimCourse.htm
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If you complete, say, one of our Diplomas, your professional performance in the marketplace will be another segment in our claim for recognition as the top-of-the-range course available.

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At the Funeral Level: Recognition by Funeral Directors is a touchy subject. Unfortunately in almost every western country, we have found that Funeral Directors do not want good Funeral Celebrants. Their ceremonies are more substantial, they take the Funeral Home's time, and therefore "take" their money. Or they quite often suppress good celebrants because they want too much work, and wish to pay too little money (the pay themselves well). My personal opinion is that we are better off not wanting such recognition but should seek recognition directly from our clients only.
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At a different level - you could ask the question -would a University or College recognise a Diploma from the International College of Celebrancy as part of, say an Arts Degree? Actually, I think this has happened with some of our students but I do not have documentation at this stage. Universities usually scrutinise the segment of the course in question, and the the Assignments submitted, then make their decision on an individual basis.

Time Magazine article on the College Principal, Dally Messenger, and his approach to Celebrant Funerals.

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