Est. In 2023.
Est. In 2023.
The School of Civil Celebrancy is a Limited Company trading as The School of Civil Celebrancy.
Company Registration Number: 14993396
Website: www.theschoolofcivilcelebrancy.co.uk
Telephone: 01273 974 958
You can book a course 24 hours a day through our website. Payment can be made by credit card, debit card, PayPal, or bank transfer.
Please note that if you pay by bank transfer, we will only hold your course place open for five days. Funds must be received within this time.
You can also contact The School of Civil Celebrancy by telephone during office hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, excluding bank holidays.
The School of Civil Celebrancy is closed during the following holiday periods: Easter Holiday, from Good Friday through to the Tuesday after Easter, and Christmas Holiday, from December 21 through to January 4.
By booking a course with The School of Civil Celebrancy, you agree to these terms and conditions.
The School of Civil Celebrancy does not require learners to have completed basic celebrant training before booking onto all courses.
Some courses may have specific entry requirements, depending on the level of qualification, the course pathway chosen, and the knowledge or experience needed to complete the course successfully.
If you are booking onto the NOCN Level 3 Certificate in Civil Celebrancy, no previous celebrant training is required.
Diploma-level qualifications do not require previous celebrancy experience. However, it is important that learners understand that a diploma is an in-depth qualification and will require a significant amount of time, commitment, study and coursework.
Basic celebrancy training is only required if you are taking the Introductory Course to Diploma Pathway.
It is the learner’s responsibility to make sure they are booking onto the correct course and that they have chosen the right pathway for their current level of knowledge, confidence and availability.
If you choose to take an introductory course before progressing onto one of our diploma qualifications, please be aware that it is not the responsibility of The School of Civil Celebrancy to teach you basic celebrancy as part of the diploma course.
The diploma courses are designed for learners who are ready to progress their skills, knowledge and professional practice to diploma level.
We strongly recommend that learners complete the NOCN Level 3 Certificate in Civil Celebrancy before progressing onto a diploma qualification.
If you have completed training with another provider, we recommend that your previous celebrancy training included at least 120 guided learning hours, or as a minimum:
It is the learner’s responsibility to make sure that they have the required basic knowledge, understanding and practical awareness before booking onto a diploma-level course.
The School of Civil Celebrancy cannot be held responsible if a learner books onto a diploma course without the foundation knowledge or availability needed to complete the qualification.
You will receive an email confirmation within three working days.
This email will be sent from bookings@theschoolofcivilcelebrancy.co.uk.
The subject heading will be: The School of Civil Celebrancy Course Confirmation. PLEASE READ THIS EMAIL IN FULL.
If you book a course by calling The School of Civil Celebrancy office, the confirmation email will contain a Learner Information Form. This must be completed and returned before your course begins.
If you book online, the Learner Information Form is completed at the time of checkout.
It is very important that all information you provide is complete and correct.
If you require any support with learning, this must be declared on the form.
If you have an Educational Report, Statement, Educational Health Care Report, or Educational Health Care Plan outlining your learning needs, this must be submitted before starting the course.
This allows us to discuss any relevant support and put suitable arrangements in place where possible.
If we are not able to facilitate your requirements, we will work with you to help try to find a suitable training school that may be able to support your needs.
Learners who book a course agree to The School of Civil Celebrancy Learners’ Charter and Agreement.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – Reasonable Adjustment and Special Consideration Policy – Please click Here for further information.
Please make sure you are booking onto the correct course.
Refunds will not be available to any learner who has started or completed a course and then decides that the course does not meet their personal requirements.
If you have received funding to attend your course and decide not to complete it for any reason, The School of Civil Celebrancy may have to notify the funding agency.
The funding agency may then recoup the funds paid.
It is the responsibility of the learner to repay any funds to the funding agency. This is not the responsibility of The School of Civil Celebrancy.
The School of Civil Celebrancy has set up an agreement with PayPal to allow learners to use PayPal Credit.
The PayPal Credit agreement is between the learner and PayPal. It has no association with The School of Civil Celebrancy.
The School of Civil Celebrancy terms and conditions will not be altered, affected, or amended in any way if PayPal Credit is used as the chosen payment method.
If a payment plan is arranged between The School of Civil Celebrancy and the learner, this will be at 0% interest.
The payment plan must be set up at the time of paying the deposit. It cannot be set up once the course has been confirmed.
An invoice will be sent to you on the 1st of each month for the agreed amount. This must be paid within 7 days.
A loan agreement between The School of Civil Celebrancy Ltd and the learner must be signed.
Attached to this loan agreement will be a copy of all invoices and a breakdown of which invoice needs to be paid on which date.
Proof of address must be supplied when returning the loan agreement. This can be a copy of a driving licence or a recent utility bill.
Apart from sending your monthly invoice, The School of Civil Celebrancy will not chase you for monthly payments.
Any late payments will be liable for a 20% late payment fee on the whole outstanding course balance.
All courses must be paid in full before NOCN course certification will be issued.
Once a payment plan is in place, full payment must be made even if you decide to cancel the course or leave the course before completion, for whatever reason.
Course fees cannot be transferred to an alternative course and are non-refundable.
Please note that a loan agreement can only be put in place for people who live in the United Kingdom.
The School of Civil Celebrancy reserves the right to pursue any non-payment legally. All legal fees will be added to the outstanding balance and recouped from the learner.
All course payments must be made via our online system, PayPal, bank transfer, or invoice.
We do not take card payments over the phone.
The School of Civil Celebrancy products are hosted securely with a licensed Moodle Partner.
The School of Civil Celebrancy has a service level agreement with the Moodle Partner which states that the hosting environment shall normally be available on a 24/7 basis with a 99.8% uptime guarantee.
This excludes scheduled downtime that may occasionally be required for upgrades and is agreed with The School of Civil Celebrancy in advance.
The system is very stable, and downtime is extremely rare.
However, should the Moodle service be lost for a period of time due to circumstances beyond the control of The School of Civil Celebrancy, The School of Civil Celebrancy takes no responsibility whatsoever for any loss of business, loss of earnings, costs, losses, or inconvenience incurred directly or indirectly from the downtime.
We endeavour to register all training courses as quickly as possible, normally within 24 to 48 hours.
If you book over a weekend or bank holiday, course registration can take a little longer.
If a booking is made during normal office hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, excluding UK bank holidays, you may call The School of Civil Celebrancy on 01273 974 958 and we may be able to complete the registration sooner.
Where a course includes live Zoom training sessions, learners are expected to attend the full training day.
Unless otherwise confirmed in writing, Zoom training days will open at 9:45 am. This allows learners to log in, check their connection and settle before teaching begins.
Teaching will formally start at 10:00 am and finish at 4:30 pm.
Breaks and comfort breaks will be built into each training day. The tutor will confirm the timing of breaks during the session.
Learners are responsible for making sure they have a suitable device, stable internet connection, working camera and microphone, and a quiet place to take part in the training.
The School of Civil Celebrancy cannot be held responsible for any loss of teaching time caused by a learner’s internet connection, equipment failure, or personal technical issues.
For courses running Monday to Friday, a tutor will be available online each evening from 7:30 pm until 8:30 pm to offer support and guidance.
This evening support is designed to help learners with questions, course understanding, general guidance and confidence during their training week.
Evening tutor support is not designed to replace attendance at the main teaching sessions. It is also not an alternative to completing the required coursework, portfolio work or assessments.
The School of Civil Celebrancy reserves the right to amend evening support times where necessary, but learners will be informed if any change is required.
Learners attending live Zoom training sessions are expected to behave in a professional, respectful and supportive way at all times.
To help create a positive learning environment, learners must:
The School of Civil Celebrancy reserves the right to remove a learner from a Zoom session if their behaviour is disruptive, inappropriate, offensive, threatening, or prevents others from learning.
Being removed from a Zoom session due to behaviour will not automatically entitle the learner to a refund, transfer, or additional teaching time.
The School of Civil Celebrancy uses a computerised education system called Moodle. We refer to this as the Learners Portal.
This system is used across many education settings and is simple to use.
You will need to have basic computer skills to use this system.
An email will be sent to you on your training day, giving you the information you need to access the system.
Please note that we do not email manuals or send out training manuals before the course start date.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – Computer Literacy Policy – Please click Here for further information.
Training materials will be downloadable to each learner via their online Learners Portal.
These materials will be available to download for 60 days once your course has started.
It is the learner’s responsibility to download and save their training materials within this time.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – Registration and Certification Policy – Please click Here for further information.
All NOCN certificates are sent by email.
You can request a paper version directly from NOCN, but NOCN may charge for this.
The School of Civil Celebrancy is accredited by NOCN. We follow a three-stage assessment process in line with our accreditation.
Your modules are assessed by a qualified and experienced assessor.
When the assessor has marked your module, you will be advised whether your work has met the criteria.
If your work has not yet met the criteria, you will be given constructive feedback and an action plan to complete within a set timescale.
Once you have completed all modules for your chosen qualification, your work is submitted to our Internal Quality Assurance Officer. This is to ensure your assessment has been fair.
Finally, your full portfolio is submitted to the External Quality Assurer from NOCN before your official certificate is issued.
The external verification process normally takes place once a year. We will let you know when your work is due to be verified.
Providing all stages are satisfactorily completed, NOCN will award your qualification certificate.
Certificates are issued within 8 weeks of the EQA visit.
The timescales set by NOCN are outside the control of The School of Civil Celebrancy.
The NOCN Level 3 Certificate in Civil Celebrancy has a course timeframe of 6 months.
All online courses must be completed within 6 months of course allocation. This includes the final assessment.
If you require additional time to complete your course, an extension will only be granted on medical grounds. Medical documentation will be required.
The course can only be extended by a further two months.
There will be a £60 administration fee for extending your course.
You must apply by email to hello@theschoolofcivilcelebrancy.co.uk.
Please note that the Learners Portal closes at 5:00 pm on the course completion day. After this time, you will not be able to access the course.
The NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Funeral Celebrancy, Naming and Couples Ceremonies has a course timeframe of 10 months.
All online courses must be completed within 10 months of course allocation. This includes the final assessment.
If you require additional time to complete your course, an extension will only be granted on medical grounds. Medical documentation will be required.
The course can only be extended by a further two months, to a total of 12 months from the course start date.
There will be a £60 administration fee for extending your course.
You must apply by email to hello@theschoolofcivilcelebrancy.co.uk.
Please note that the Learners Portal closes at 5:00 pm on the course completion day. After this time, you will not be able to access the course.
The Dual Diploma has a course timeframe of 12 months.
All online courses must be completed within 12 months of course allocation. This includes the final assessment.
If you require additional time to complete your course, an extension will only be granted on medical grounds. Medical documentation will be required.
The course can only be extended by a further two months, to a total of 14 months from the course start date.
There will be a £60 administration fee for extending your course.
You must apply by email to hello@theschoolofcivilcelebrancy.co.uk.
Please note that the Learners Portal closes at 5:00 pm on the course completion day. After this time, you will not be able to access the course.
All submitted work is marked by a qualified assessor and monitored by an IQA, which stands for Internal Quality Assurance.
We aim to mark all coursework within 21 working days of submission.
Your Learner Portfolio is marked continually during your course, so please upload work as you complete it, rather than uploading a large number of documents all at once.
If there is going to be a delay in marking, we will endeavour to publish this information beforehand within the Learners Portal.
Sometimes work is marked earlier than 21 working days, and sometimes it may take slightly longer.
Please do not chase us to mark your work.
You do not need to wait for your work to be marked before you move on to the next section.
All work must show simple referencing for all assignments uploaded to the Learners Portal.
This must be displayed at the top of the page, along with your full name and unit number.
The reference should show the URL of the webpage where the information was obtained from, or the book title and page number used.
Repeat offenders who upload work without references may be charged £5 per item for marking.
During your course, you are permitted to have three resubmissions of work.
After the three resubmissions have been used, you will be charged £10 per resubmission.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – Assessment Principles Policy – Please click Here for further information.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – Quality Assurance Policy – Please click Here for further information.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – Assessment Policy – Please click Here for further information.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – Internal Verification Policy – Please click Here for further information.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – Assessment Malpractice Policy – Please click Here for further information.
It is the learner’s responsibility to make sure that all coursework is saved and backed up.
Lost coursework is the responsibility of the learner, not The School of Civil Celebrancy.
Once you have received your course booking confirmation, you have a 14-day cooling-off period, unless you have requested immediate access to the online Learners Portal or course materials.
By logging into the Learners Portal, accessing course materials, downloading resources, or attending any live training session, you are confirming that you wish the course to begin.
Once course access has started, no refund will be issued, even if this falls within the first 14 days.
Refunds will not be available to any learner who has started, accessed, downloaded, attended, or completed any part of the course and then decides that the course does not meet their personal requirements.
This does not affect your statutory rights.
It is the learner’s responsibility to make sure that all relevant insurance policies are in place before practising as a celebrant.
This is not the responsibility of The School of Civil Celebrancy.
At the end of the course, you will be sent a feedback form by email.
This is extremely important to help us make sure we are offering the correct level of service.
Please take the time to complete this, as we value your comments.
Any form of threatening behaviour, verbal abuse, physical abuse, unprofessional behaviour, intimidation, or behaviour that makes staff, tutors, assessors or learners feel unsafe, pressured or guilty will not be tolerated by The School of Civil Celebrancy.
If you require help or advice regarding your training, please contact The School of Civil Celebrancy on 01273 974 958.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – Call Recording Policy – Please click Here for further information.
The School of Civil Celebrancy prides itself on the level of service we offer.
However, sometimes we do get things wrong. We are human.
If we have done something wrong, please tell us through our complaints procedure so that we can look into the matter and try to put things right.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – Complaints Procedure – Please click Here for further information.
This policy covers all areas of work undertaken by The School of Civil Celebrancy.
It applies to people our staff come into contact with during the course of our business, including current learners, potential learners, consumers, representatives and participating companies.
Contact may include social media, telephone, Zoom, face-to-face meetings and written correspondence.
Sometimes people using our service may use behaviour, actions or general conduct that makes it very difficult for us to deal with them.
In such cases, we may take action to protect our staff, tutors, assessors, learners and business.
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The terminology used within any School of Civil Celebrancy course is not designed to cause offence or upset to anyone.
The terminology used was acceptable at the time of course production and accreditation.
However, language changes over time, and some names or language may now be considered outdated or potentially offensive.
The School of Civil Celebrancy works hard to make sure that our coursework is inclusive to all groups.
However, The School of Civil Celebrancy cannot be held responsible for terminology that may now offend, especially where certain vocabulary is required to explain forms, methods, theories, conditions, accreditation requirements or learning outcomes.
At no time is any offence meant against any individual or group.
Continuing Education courses use a system called APL, which stands for Accreditation of Prior Learning.
APL can only be used for a maximum of five years from the original completion date of your original Level 3 qualification.
After this time, you will be required to take the full Level 3 qualification and not an APL qualification.
To qualify for APL, your original qualification must be a recognised Level 3 qualification that meets the National Occupational Standard and the Core Curriculum.
The APL certification you submit must clearly show that you have met and passed the learning outcomes required for the specific module being claimed through APL.
The School of Civil Celebrancy will not be responsible for the standard, quality or content taught by your previous training school.
If you are completing a Continuing Education course and your original Level 3 course has not covered the units required to complete the APL course, it will be the learner’s responsibility to pay for the additional modules required to complete the course.
Please note that once a course has been started, an APL claim cannot be made.
All APL claims must be made at the time of booking.
It is the learner’s responsibility to claim APL, not The School of Civil Celebrancy.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – Accreditation of Prior Learning Policy – Please click Here for further information.
Sometimes during a course, we may need to make a change to the content of the course.
This may be due to a change in the National Occupational Standard, a change in course delivery, or because The School of Civil Celebrancy and/or the accreditor feel that an additional module is required to improve the course.
The School of Civil Celebrancy is always looking at ways to improve courses by adding additional skills, knowledge and practical understanding.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information and advice given in all training courses is accurate and up to date.
While the information and advice given throughout our courses is believed to be true and accurate at the time of production, The School of Civil Celebrancy cannot accept legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made.
The School of Civil Celebrancy accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the accuracy of the information, conclusions that may be drawn from it, or how the information is interpreted and implemented.
This is the basis on which the information is presented and the courses are offered.
All rights are reserved.
The copying, reproducing, sharing, distribution or use of any content from this website or our training material is strictly prohibited without prior written consent.
The content of all School of Civil Celebrancy training material, even when unbranded, remains under the ownership and copyright of The School of Civil Celebrancy.
It may not be copied, duplicated, shared, adapted, distributed or used by any means without explicit written permission from The School of Civil Celebrancy.
All intellectual property rights to all School of Civil Celebrancy products remain with The School of Civil Celebrancy.
The School of Civil Celebrancy offers course-to-qualification programmes for learners who are assessing the knowledge and skills required to practise as a civil celebrant.
Our courses are not designed or intended to permit learners to offer training themselves.
All course materials are strictly intended for reference purposes while taking your celebrancy qualification or practising as a celebrant.
The unauthorised copying, distribution, sharing, teaching from, adapting, uploading, selling, or other use of training manuals or materials is a serious breach of copyright.
The School of Civil Celebrancy is committed to complying with the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation, known as UK GDPR, and the Data Protection Act 2018.
The School of Civil Celebrancy will only collect, store and process personal information where it is necessary for the delivery, administration, assessment, certification and quality assurance of its courses.
This may include learner contact details, booking information, payment records, learning support information, assessment work, tutor feedback, reasonable adjustment information and certification records.
The School of Civil Celebrancy will not share personal information with third parties unless it is necessary for course delivery, assessment, certification, legal compliance, safeguarding, funding requirements, or where required by law.
Learners are responsible for making sure that the information they provide is accurate and up to date.
The School of Civil Celebrancy – General Data Protection Regulation Policy – Please click Here for further information.
The School of Civil Celebrancy accepts no liability for the content or practices of any websites that may be linked to, through, or embedded within this website or the Learners Portal.
Such links are provided for information purposes only.
The School of Civil Celebrancy does not necessarily approve of or endorse the content of those websites.
These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England.
Any dispute shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
Each paragraph of these terms and conditions operates separately.
If any court or relevant authority decides that any paragraph is unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
Terms and Conditions last updated – May 29, 2026
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