FOIC
I completed my Funeral and my Wedding/Celebratory Services Celebrancy training with FOIC (Fellowship of Independent Celebrants Ltd) in February 2018. They hold a national accreditation with NOCN and I received my NOCN Level 3 certificate in CIVIL CELEBRANCY in the UK in May 2018.
I am proud to be a member of the Fellowship of Independent Celebrants and I practice my celebrancy in line with their code of ethics and mission statement.
FOIC Code of Ethics (from website www.foic.org.uk, 2018)
We encourage all FOIC Celebrants to high standards of ceremony.
▪ We believe in providing ceremony to acknowledge all life celebrations and significant events.
▪ We believe in preserving the right of personal choice and decision in ceremonies.
▪ We believe in maintaining the highest standards of business, professional and personal conduct reflecting the training provided by FOIC.
▪ We believe in maintaining truth, accuracy, dignity and integrity
▪ We believe in serving every client with respect, sensitivity and professionalism
▪ We believe in meeting our client for a no-obligation interview to discuss services prior to engagement.
▪ We believe in providing a service that recognises the unique personalities of our clients, being sensitive to their needs, wishes, values, philosophical and spiritual beliefs and cultural backgrounds.
▪ We believe in providing unlimited consultation to our clients while creating their ceremony.
▪ We believe in maintaining cultural awareness with our ceremonies and services
▪ We believe not to discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, philosophy of life, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
▪ We believe in preserving the ‘trade mark’ of FOIC Celebrants and will not use business names of fellow FOIC Celebrants.
FOIC Mission Statement
▪ FOIC’s intention is to develop an organisation of quality and integrity that offers our students nationally endorsed qualifications in a flexible learning environment.
▪ FOIC’s goal is to develop an organisation with a level of excellence. We want to develop new and innovative ways to market and implement our training, and be at the cutting edge of the celebrant industry.
▪ FOIC is dedicated to training professional Independent Celebrants to officiate at personalised ceremonies marking the milestones and transitions in the lives of individuals, couples and families.
▪ FOIC desire to be known for delivering superb heartfelt ceremonies such as weddings, renewal of vows, commitments, coming of age, child namings and adoptions, end of life celebrations and special occasions.
▪ FOIC’s mission is for their Celebrants to work closely with clients in creating a ceremony that reflects their tastes and values.
▪ FOIC Celebrants are happy to assist in advising various aspects of the ceremony such as location, music and rituals.
▪ FOIC Celebrants encourage clients to draw on any traditions, non-religious or religious, which are meaningful to them.
▪ The FOIC Web site is designed to help you learn more about our Celebrants and the ceremonies they offer.