Award-Winning Wedding & Funeral Celebrant Training
Train with an experienced celebrant, coach and professional trainer who has spent nearly 30 years helping people build confidence, develop skills and create meaningful careers.
Whether you’re considering becoming a Wedding Celebrant, Funeral Celebrant or you’re looking for professional development as an existing celebrant, you’ll receive practical training, personal support and real-world guidance from an award-winning training provider.
Celebrant Training Designed Around You
No two students arrive with the same experience, confidence levels or career goals.
That’s why the Academy offers multiple pathways designed to suit different learning styles, schedules and ambitions.
Wedding Celebrant Training
Learn how to create and deliver meaningful wedding ceremonies while developing the confidence and business skills needed to launch a successful celebrant career.
Funeral Celebrant Training
Develop the skills, sensitivity and confidence needed to support families and deliver personalised funeral ceremonies that truly honour a life.
Self-Paced Online Training
Study at your own pace with structured training, practical assignments and ongoing support designed to fit around your existing commitments.
Coaching & Professional Development
For existing celebrants looking to develop their business, refine their skills and reconnect with what they love about the profession.
Why Train With Dinah?
Choosing the right celebrant training can shape the future of your entire career.
Since conducting her first ceremony in 2009, Dinah has helped aspiring celebrants develop the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to build rewarding careers supporting people through some of life’s most important moments.
Unlike many training providers, Dinah didn’t begin her career in celebrancy. She spent decades designing and delivering training programmes, coaching professionals and helping people develop personally and professionally long before she ever trained a celebrant.
Today, that experience forms the foundation of every programme delivered through the Celebrant Coaching & Training Academy.
Reasons Students Choose Dinah
- Independent Celebrant since 2009
- Nearly 30 years of training and coaching experience
- Award-winning Celebrant Training Academy
- NOCN-endorsed training programmes
- CPD-accredited trainer
- One-to-one and self-paced learning options
- Ongoing support after qualification
- Inclusive and neurodiversity-aware training
- Business and marketing guidance included
- Hundreds of successful graduates
What Makes Our Training Different?
The Celebrant Coaching & Training Academy was created because Dinah experienced first-hand what poor training looks like.
After attending celebrant training herself, she left feeling disappointed by how little practical guidance was provided. Whilst the course covered the basics, it offered almost no support around building a business, attracting clients or developing the confidence needed to succeed in the real world.
She knew aspiring celebrants deserved better. That experience became the foundation of the Academy.
Every programme is designed not only to teach celebrancy, but also to help students develop the confidence, mindset and practical business knowledge needed to build a successful career.
Students aren’t simply taught how to write and deliver ceremonies. They’re supported in becoming successful celebrants.
What Our Students Say
The greatest measure of any training programme is the success and experience of its students.
Over the years, hundreds of aspiring celebrants have trained with Dinah, many describing the experience as transformational, confidence-building and genuinely life-changing.
Student Success Stories
Meet Dinah
Dinah Liversidge is an experienced celebrant, trainer, coach and mentor who has spent much of her professional life helping people develop confidence, skills and successful careers.
Her journey into celebrancy began in 2009 when she was asked to conduct the funeral of her beloved father-in-law, Alf. What began as a deeply personal tribute became a turning point that led to a career helping people tell stories, celebrate lives and mark life’s most significant moments.
Today, she combines her experience as a celebrant with decades of professional training expertise to help the next generation of celebrants build meaningful and rewarding careers.
Trusted, Accredited & Recognised
Students deserve training that is recognised, respected and built on genuine professional standards.
The Academy is proud to hold industry accreditations and awards that reflect its commitment to quality, inclusion and ongoing professional development.
Ready To Explore A Career As A Celebrant?
Whether you’re considering a complete career change, looking for more meaningful work, or you’re an existing celebrant seeking professional development, we’d love to help you explore your options.
Book an informed decision session, ask your questions and discover whether celebrancy could be the right path for you.
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