NOCN
Level 3
QN: 601/1586/5
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NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NOCN. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 287 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
NOCN
Syllabus Units
13 Units
Guided Hours
287 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Business Management Skills for Celebrants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to create a business plan.
- Know how to develop a celebrancy business.
- Understand current legislation relevant to own business.
- Know how to keep relevant business accounts.
- Understand tax requirements for self-employment in the UK.
- Understand the need for effective ceremony record keeping.
2
Couples' Ceremony Content
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the component parts of couple-focussed ceremonies.
- Be able to create a ceremony that accurately reflects the clients' requirements.
- Know how to manage third party content in a ceremony.
- Know how to include religious content in a couples' ceremony.
- Know how to include poetry, readings and music in a ceremony.
- Know how to check ceremony content for accuracy and appropriateness.
3
Creating a Ceremony Script
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the two different types of scripts used in naming and couples' ceremonies.
- Be able to construct a delivery script for a ceremony.
- Be able to produce a presentation script for a client.
4
Delivering Naming and Couples' Ceremonies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the component parts of ceremonies.
- Be able to deliver a ceremony in a professional manner.
- Be able to manage a ceremony.
5
Email Skills for Celebrants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to create and send emails effectively to clients.
- Be able to manage incoming e-mail effectively.
- Be able to troubleshoot email problems.
6
Equality and Diversity for Celebrants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concepts of equality, equity, inclusivity and diversity.
- Understand relevant equality and diversity legislation.
- Know how to promote diversity as a celebrant.
- Know how to promote equality.
- Know how the client experience is improved by understanding the concepts of equality, equity, inclusivity and diversity.
7
Health and Safety for Naming and Couples Celebrants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand personal safety issues when conducting interviews in clients’ homes.
- Understand the health and safety risks associated with a ceremony at an indoor venue.
- Understand the health and safety risks associated with a ceremony at an outdoor venue.
- Understand the health and safety risks associated with a ceremony in a domestic setting.
8
Managing Ceremony Choices
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the range of ceremony options/enhancements available.
- Be able to advise clients regarding their choice of appropriate ceremony enhancements.
- Be able to manage speakers at a ceremony.
- Understand the use of music at ceremonies.
- Understand reading choices within a ceremony.
- Understand the range of symbolic actions that may be used at ceremonies.
9
Managing Ceremony Venues
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the venue of a ceremony can influence its construction and management.
- Be able to optimise the use of space at ceremony venues.
- Know how to optimise the movement of participants at ceremony venues.
- Be able to communicate effectively with venue management and their staff.
10
Naming and Couples' Ceremonies in the UK
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the historical development of naming and couples' ceremonies in the UK.
- Understand the cultural and social role of naming and couples' ceremonies in the UK.
- Understand the current legal limitations regarding non-statutory ceremonies.
11
Naming Ceremony Content
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key components of a naming ceremony.
- Be able to create an individual ceremony that accurately reflects the client's requirements.
- Know how to manage third party content in a ceremony.
- Know how to include religious content in a naming ceremony.
- Know how to include poetry, readings and music in a ceremony.
- Know how to check ceremony content for accuracy and appropriateness.
- Know how to create a naming ceremony for "special circumstances".
12
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Managing Ceremony Venues
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse how the venue's layout, capacity, and facilities influence the construction and management of a ceremony.
- Evaluate strategies for optimising the use of space at a ceremony venue to enhance the experience for participants and guests.
- Design a plan for the movement of participants (e.g., processional, recessional) that ensures safety, efficiency, and ceremonial dignity.
- Apply effective communication techniques when liaising with venue management and staff to coordinate ceremony requirements.
- Assess the impact of venue constraints on the ceremony schedule and propose solutions.
- Justify the selection of a venue layout based on the type of ceremony and participant needs.
13
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Delivering Naming and Couples' Ceremonies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify the key components of a naming or couples' ceremony.
- Explain the purpose and significance of each component part.
- Demonstrate professional conduct when delivering a ceremony.
- Apply effective communication skills during ceremony delivery.
- Manage the flow and timing of a ceremony effectively.
- Respond appropriately to unexpected events during a ceremony.
14
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Health and Safety for Naming and Couples Celebrants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand personal safety issues when conducting interviews in clients’ homes.Understand the health and safety risks associated with a ceremony at an indoor venue.Understand the health and safety risks associated with a ceremony at an outdoor venue.Understand the health and safety risks associated with a ceremony in a domestic setting.
15
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Word Processing Software
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Enter and combine text and other information accurately within word processing documents, Create and modify layout and structures for word processing documents, Use word processing software tools to format and present documents effectively to meet requirements
16
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Naming and Couples' Ceremonies in the UK
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the historical development of naming and couples' ceremonies in the UK., Understand the cultural and social role of naming and couples' ceremonies in the UK., Understand the current legal limitations regarding non-statutory ceremonies.
17
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Creating a Ceremony Script
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the two different types of scripts used in naming and couples' ceremonies., Be able to construct a delivery script for a ceremony., Be able to produce a presentation script for a client.
18
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Equality and Diversity for Celebrants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concepts of equality, equity, inclusivity and diversity.Understand relevant equality and diversity legislation.Know how to promote diversity as a celebrant.Know how to promote equality.Know how the client experience is improved by understanding the concepts of equality, equity, inclusivity and diversity.
19
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Managing Ceremony Choices
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the range of ceremony options/enhancements available., Be able to advise clients regarding their choice of appropriate ceremony enhancements., Be able to manage speakers at a ceremony., Understand the use of music at ceremonies., Understand reading choices within a ceremony., Understand the range of symbolic actions that may be used at ceremonies.
20
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Couples' Ceremony Content
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the component parts of couple-focussed ceremonies., Be able to create a ceremony that accurately reflects the clients' requirements., Know how to manage third party content in a ceremony., Know how to include religious content in a couples' ceremony., Know how to include poetry, readings and music in a ceremony., Know how to check ceremony content for accuracy and appropriateness.
21
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Email Skills for Celebrants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to create and send emails effectively to clients.Be able to manage incoming e-mail effectively.Be able to troubleshoot email problems.
22
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Business Management Skills for Celebrants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to create a business plan.Know how to develop a celebrancy business.Understand current legislation relevant to own business.Know how to keep relevant business accounts.Understand tax requirements for self-employment in the UK.Understand the need for effective ceremony record keeping.
23
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Planning Naming & Couples Ceremonies with Clients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to conduct a planning meeting with clients.Understand questioning and note taking techniques.Be able to use listening skills.Know how to conduct planning meetings in difficult circumstances.Be able to discuss fees and payment appropriately with clients.Understand negotiation techniques.Be able to open and close a planning meeting appropriately.
24
NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples
Naming Ceremony Content
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key components of a naming ceremony., Be able to create an individual ceremony that accurately reflects the client's requirements., Know how to manage third party content in a ceremony., Know how to include religious content in a naming ceremony., Know how to include poetry, readings and music in a ceremony., Know how to check ceremony content for accuracy and appropriateness., Know how to create a naming ceremony for "special circumstances".
25
Planning Naming & Couples Ceremonies with Clients
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to conduct a planning meeting with clients.
- Understand questioning and note taking techniques.
- Be able to use listening skills.
- Know how to conduct planning meetings in difficult circumstances.
- Be able to discuss fees and payment appropriately with clients.
- Understand negotiation techniques.
- Be able to open and close a planning meeting appropriately.
26
Word Processing Software
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Enter and combine text and other information accurately within word processing documents
- Create and modify layout and structures for word processing documents
- Use word processing software tools to format and present documents effectively to meet requirements
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/1586/5
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NOCN
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Dec 2013