In addition to placing the assessment criteria at the end of each Competency Unit in the Certificate IV in Celebrancy 2017 folder in this Training Section, we have collated all the Core and Celebrancy elective units assessment criteria into the single table below.
So those unfamiliar with the VET system, the Competency Units only identity the skills that must be acquired and the knowledge to support those skills. Likewise the Assessment Criteria identifies what needs to be assessed.
Neither documents dictate to a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) how to deliver their qualification, nor how to assess the knowledge and skills required to be assessed. This means each RTO is free to work out their own course outline.
Some may wish to teach basically in the order of the Competency Units numbered below.
However other RTOs may prefer to have a course that combines elements of different Competency Units into different subjects. For example, some courses may start with "What is Ceremony - its purpose, design and elements", then have subjects such as "Different types of ceremonies", "Performance skills", "Review and evaluation Skills", Professional Practice Values and Skills. Such subjects could integrate marriage ceremonies and/or funeral ceremonies within each subject. When this approach is taken, then the RTO must map all the items in the Competency Units across the course program to make sure all points are covered.
Likewise the Assessments required can be re-arranged to match the course outline chosen by the RTO, and as such the same ceremony may be used to assess different things. An analysis of this approach can be found on the next page.
| Competency Unit assessment - Skills criteria | |
| CHCCEL001 Develop sustainable celebrancy practice | review and reflect on information from a range of sources about celebrancy practice |
| evaluate and articulate requirements for sustainable celebrancy practice | |
| developed and documented a plan for own celebrancy practice, including: own goals, strategies, resources and systems, professional development strategy, personal care plan | |
| CHCCEL002 Establish client celebrancy needs | 9 interviews - by phone, face2face, electronic means |
| 9 interviews - love, life and loss | |
| 9 interviews - 2 different cultural groups from the celebrant's own cultural background |
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| 6 service agreements | |
| CHCCEL003 Research, design and organise ceremonies | 10 each of poems, prose, music |
| creted & written in full 3 ceremonies (love, life, loss) | |
| CHCCEL004 Prepare for, present and evaluate ceremonies | pre-planning form & checklist for 3 ceremonies |
| presented at least 3 rehearsals | |
| presented at least 6 ceremonies, to include at least 3 of the following: engagement, a baby naming or blessing, birthday, anniversary (wedding or other), graduation celebration or party, mother’s day or father’s day celebration | |
| presented ceremonies for audiences of varying size, including at least one for an audience of over 20 people | |
| presented ceremonies requiring the use of public address (PA) equipment on at least 2 occasions | |
| presented ceremony content that includes: 3 different styles of poetry, 3 different styles of music lyrics, explanation of 3 different symbols to the audience | |
| completed a process of evaluation for 6 ceremonies and identified and documented things that went well and potential areas of improvement in planning, preparation and delivery. | |
| CHCCEL005 Establish and maintain marriage celebrancy practice | · used critical thinking skills to identify, review and collate information from authoritative sources about requirements for marriage celebrancy practice |
| · developed and documented an outline of the systems and procedures, and the associated costs, required to support a marriage celebrancy practice in the context of legal requirements. | |
| CHCCEL006 Interview clients and plan marriage ceremonies | · conducted first interviews, assessed eligibility and provided information according to legal requirements for clients presenting with diverse circumstances, that individually or cumulatively include each of the following scenarios: · neither party has been married previously · at least 1 party has been married previously · at least 1 party does not speak or read English · at least 1party was born outside of Australia · at least 1 party lives outside of Australia · the parties wish to get married in less than 30 days |
| · prepared accurate pre-ceremony documentation for at least 3 ceremonies according to legal requirements, including Notice of Intended Marriage form, Declaration of No Legal Impediment to Marriage form, Official Certificate of Marriage, Form 15, and Record of Use form | |
| · created required legal wording for at least 5 unique marriage ceremonies of varying duration, ensuring the marriage is valid under Australian law, where · each ceremony has different wedding vows incorporating the legal wording for vows · at least 1 ceremony where delivery will raise marriage law issues, such as where an interpreter must be used or another person will be centrally involved in the ceremony. |
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| CHCCEL007 Prepare for, present and evaluate marriage ceremonies | · prepared for, presented, documented, registered and evaluated in writing, at least 5 marriage ceremonies in line with legal requirements and marriage celebrant Code of Practice, which must include: · ceremony involving a legal issue impacting the ceremony delivery, such as where another unauthorised person will be centrally involved or conducting the ceremony in conjunction with the celebrant · ceremony involving other presenters and performers · ceremonies with varying sized audiences including at least 1 of more than 20 people. |
| CHCCEL008 Plan, present and evaluate funeral and memorial ceremonies | · planned, and evaluated at least 4 different ceremonies, including both funerals and memorials |
| · written and evaluated at least 4 eulogies | |
| · presented funeral or memorial ceremonies using presentation techniques suited to those ceremonies for at least 2 of the following situations, including the delivery of at least 1 eulogy · death of a young person · an unexpected accidental death · an older person. |
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| CHCCCS017 Provide loss and grief support | · responded effectively to at least 3 diverse situations of loss, grief, bereavement or trauma |
| · engaged with people using effective communication skills at least once that included: · empathic listening skills · verbal and non-verbal techniques · providing information clearly and sensitively · obtaining feedback to confirm understanding |
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| SIFXIND002 Work effectively in the funeral services industry | · apply funeral services industry information and specific workplace policies and procedures to daily work |
| · use communication techniques and industry protocols in interactions with others. | |
| Evidence of performance on two or more occasions is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations. |
