Summary:  

84%those celebrants surveyed considered that their OPD to be satisfactory toexcellent for meeting their priority needs and to strenghen existing skills

80% those celebrants surveyedconsidered that their ability to learn new skills in OPD to be satisfactoryto excellent.

77% those celebrants surveyedconsidered access to the latest trends in marriage and other ceremonies n OPD to be satisfactory to excellent.

Summary:  

LOVE:Same Sex unions, ceremonies for LGBTIQ people,commitment ceremonies andmarriage vow renewals wereranked the most important for those celebrantssurveyed  (42-68%)

LOSS:Loss related ceremonies - funerals,memorials, interments/ scattering of ashes, divorce or new beginnings - were ranked the second most important  for those celebrantssurveyed (29-55%)

LIFE: General ceremonies were ranked the thrid in importantce for those celebrants surveyed(11-19%), with the exception of namings (45%), were ranked as the third most important groups

Summary:  

Ceremony Design and Delivery: Planning a ceremony for any occasion, creative writing, celebrant presentation and performance skills and the  application of psychological, social and cultural knowledge to ceremonies, ranked the top priority for those celebrants surveyed  (35-48%) 

Social media, IT and computer technology ranked as almost as an equal top  priority for those celebrants surveyed (38-48%) 

Business Skills:  Small business planning and evaluation,  marketing analysis, networking, organisation and management, research skills and   building client rapport were  ranked as their third priority  for those celebrants surveyed (11-19%)  

Summary:  

68% of surveyed celebrants consider professional celebrant associations could be more  involvedin the approval and provision of ongoing professional development activities as is the case in other professions

23% of surveyed celebrants did not know if professional celebrant associations could be more  involved in the approval and provision of ongoing professional development activities as is the case in other professions.
 
7%  of surveyed celebrants thought professional celebrant associations could not be more  involved in the approval and provision of ongoing professional development activities as is the case in other professions.

Summary:  

64% of surveyed celebrants would like some educationalactivities from Universities, CAE’s, TAFE, continuingeducation centres etc. approved as elective OPD optionsavailable to marriage celebrants

21%of surveyed celebrants do not know whether they would like some educational activities fromUniversities, CAE’s, TAFE, continuingeducation centres etc.approved as elective OPD optionsavailable to marriage celebrants

12%  of surveyedcelebrants would not like some educational activities from Universities,CAE’s, TAFE, continuing education centres etc. approved as elective OPD options available to marriage celebrants

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Summary:  

Ongoing professionaldevelopment, marriage law, and marriage celebrantregulation weretopics thefirst group of topics that celebrants surveyedwere willing to dofurther surveys

Opportunities forincreasing work opportunities for independent  celebrants andmechanisms for increasing the professionalism of  celebrancy weretopics the second group of topics thatcelebrants surveyed were willing to dofurther surveys

Initial celebranttraining and funerals, memorials and other loss and grief related work were thethird group of topics that celebrants surveyed were willing to do furthersurveys