Intermediate Courses Expand Course Costs SNU Individual, SNUi & Church Members With Printed notes £40.00 Without printed notes £25.00 NON Members With printed notes £50.00 Without printed notes £35.00 Course: G2 - Church Organisation Explaining the constitution of the church, publicity meetings and discussion groups, healing clinics, conduct at services, development circles, fund-raising, publicity and other church activities. APPLY NOW Course: G3 - Spiritualists' National Union Organisation Covering an introduction to the SNU, together with its administration as a charity and a limited liability company and how this is achieved within the District Councils and the Spiritualists’ Lyceum Union. APPLY NOW
Foundation Courses Expand Course Costs SNU Individual, SNUi & Church Members With Printed notes £40.00 Without printed notes £25.00 NON Members With printed notes £50.00 Without printed notes £35.00 G1 - Basic Administration A must for all church administrators. The course deals with all areas of Church work, including the constitutional, social and promotional aspects. Subjects covered in this course are a Brief History of Spiritualism; Spiritualists’ National Union; SNU Committees District Councils and Branches of the SNU; Church Administration; SNU Church Activities; Church Activities and The Law. There are 22 questions to complete the Test Papers which are based on the headings listed for this course they are to be completed in essay form. Two questions have two parts and one has three but the word count covers the answers to these questions jointly not separately. APPLY NOW MD1 - Ministerial Duties A course designed to assist those who conduct official ceremonies such as namings, weddings, funerals and other Ministerial duties. APPLY NOW
Church Administration Accreditation Scheme Expand The Church Administration Accreditation Scheme (CAAS), has been developed to help people who want to serve or are already serving on a church committee. For several years there has been a desire by Churches to see a higher standard of Chairmanship on our platforms, also for our members and Committee members to have a better understanding of how churches are run. The Church Administration Accreditation Scheme is specifically aimed at those who aspire to be Committee members or chairperson within their churches. The criterion for the accreditation consists of the following:- 15 Chairman’s duties must be signed off in your logbook. The trainee must be a full member of an SNU Church or an Individual Member, before they can be accepted onto the scheme. You must complete the eight units contained within the logbook. All trainees will need to complete the G1 education course. You will need to have the log-book signed by an approved person from the Church after each service: This will either be the President or a Church Committee member. You will be required to pass a Final Assessment this will be carried out by the Exponents Committee. A candidate must complete the training programme within three years. Before applying for the final assessment, a candidate must have completed the G1 Education course and the appropriate training. The Final Assessment is arranged by the Education & Exponents Committee. A candidate must complete a private interview and an oral test of 10 questions based on course G1 and basic knowledge of the running of an SNU-affiliated Church or a Pioneer Centre. A candidate must also chair a Church Service, give a prayer at that service and both choose and deliver a reading appropriate for a Church service. Registration Fee: 20.00 Final Assessment Fee: £36.00 If you wish to apply please email [email protected]
Diplomas (DSNU) Expand DSNU(G) - Administration A candidate must hold the CSNU(g), have passed the G3 Education course and have within the last seven years at least three years' practical experience of work on any committee within the Union. The Final Assessment is arranged by the Education & Exponents Committee. A candidate must complete an interview, an oral test of 10 questions based on the courses studied and knowledge of the Spiritualists’ National Union, and practical aspects, which will include preparing an agenda for a District Council AGM and a 45-minute practical session that tests a candidate’s knowledge of SNU administration to a standard that would be required for an Officer’s position on an SNU committee. Registration Fee: £40.00 Final Assessment Fee: £40.00 APPLY NOW
Certificates (CSNU) Expand CSNU(g) - Administration Before applying for this award a candidate must have completed the G1 and G2 Education courses and passed the Church Administration Accreditation Scheme. They must have served on an SNU Church Committee (or an equivalent committee within the SNU) for one year within the last three years. The Final Assessment Board is arranged by the Education & Exponents Committee, which will include an interview, an oral test of 10 questions based on the courses taken and knowledge of running a Spiritualists’ National Union Church or Pioneer Centre, and the completion of practical tests, including preparing an agenda for a Church Committee meeting and chairing a Church Service, which will have a special theme such as Healing or Anniversary, information on which will be given one month in advance of the Final Assessment Board. Registration Fee: £36.00 Final Assessment Fee: £36.00 APPLY NOW