Level 4 - Funeral Celebrancy
Course Assessors
The assessors will not only assess your delivery and handling of various elements of the course, they will also give you constructive feedback to further help you develop your skills. They are experienced professional celebrants as well as trained assessors and tutors. You will meet some of the following tutor/assessors on your assessment day:
Kirstie Atherton
Kirstie is a distance learning assessor for the Level 3 Diploma and the Advanced Practice Diploma in Funeral Celebrancy. Kirstie holds the Level 3 and Level 4 Diplomas and was the very first celebrant to achieve the Level 4 Diploma. She also holds a BA First Class Honours degree in English Literature and an MA in Creative Writing. Kirstie is a practising celebrant and was the Association of Green Funeral Directors’ Celebrant of the Year in 2022. Kirstie loves her work as a celebrant and wants to help both new trainees and progressing celebrants to enhance the ceremonies that they offer. Kirstie is especially passionate about promoting celebrancy as a profession and raising standards so that all those grieving are able to benefit from the comfort that is inherent in a really good funeral.
Anne Barber
Anne has a wealth of experience and expertise to share with you and a passion for high-quality training. Anne is Managing Director of Civil Ceremonies Ltd, which she created in 2002. Her previous career included several director-level roles. She has been instrumental in establishing Civil Funerals in the UK, and she is the founder of
the Institute of Civil Funerals. She is a trustee of the Child Funeral Charity and her qualifications include a BA(Hons) Degree in Business Studies and an MBA.
Find out more about Level 4 training today.
01480 276080
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