Better Goodbyes - Funeral Celebrant Training, February 2026 - 5 day course

Better Goodbyes - Funeral Celebrant Training, February 2026

Welcome to our in-person celebrant training event at The Whisky Bond! Join us for a unique training opportunity. Learn how to create meaningful and personalized ceremonies to honor the lives of those who have passed. Our expert instructors will guide you through the process, providing you with the skills and knowledge needed to support families during their time of loss. Don't miss this chance to make a difference in people's lives. Register now!

Funeral Celebrant Training Dates

This training is over 5 consecutive days, 9:30am - 4:30pm.

Wednesday 18th February - the celebrant role

Thursday 19th February - the ritual of saying goodbye

Friday 20th February - clients and client meetings

Saturday 21st February - eulogy and script development

Sunday 22nd February - ceremony delivery

Cost: £995 (training only) + (optional) £300 mentoring for further support or (optional) £295 joining fee to join the celebrant network.

Max. 10 places available.

Early booking discounts & Payment Plans

Ticket sales before 1st July may be eligible for a VeryEarlyBird £200 discount by using the voucher code VeryEarlyBird

Ticket sales before 1st October may be eligible for an EarlyBird £100 discount by using the voucher code EarlyBird

To arrange a monthly payment plan with instalments, you can select the 'Free Ticket' and contact us by email at team@aquietrevolution.org to get our BACs details to set up a standing order.

What you'll get out of the course

• Learn about ritual in society and the role of a funeral
• Learn about the rules and options for funerals
• Understand how to bring a character to life
• Co-create ceremony with families
• Craft a ritual with confidence
• Practice delivering a ceremony
• Learn how to shift atmosphere in a ceremony
• Learn how to work with families to co-create a funeral.
• Skills, tips and resources for crafting scripts for very different scenarios.

On completion of the course, there’s potential to join our supportive network of celebrants.

Is this the course for you?

This course is perfect if you are:

• a good listener: empathic and open to difference
• a good communicator: written, spoken, unsaid
• able to present well
• good at building meaningful relationships
• person-centred
• share our Humanist values. (Not sure? Do the quiz.)
• want to learn more about funeral celebrancy and join a network of likeminded Humanist celebrants

Potential onwards steps

With an opportunity for those with the right skillset and aligned beliefs to be invited to enter our mentor programme and join our celebrant network. The joining fee is £595 for those who would like to join us via mentoring who are able to meet our standards.

The mentoring fee includes: A personal mentoring plan with experienced celebrant and ceremony shadowing and visitation depending on your requirements,

Joining fee includes: 1 year insurance, interview, reference/compliance check & admin to add your celebrant profile to our website.

For ongoing membership, our celebant affiliation fee is £15/month (funeral only) or £30/month (weddings/weddings & funerals) + annual insurance.