I wrote down these thoughts as celebrants and public servants are arguing about a proposed “recognised” course for celebrants.
Preview of the government study unit:
Re: 1A CHCCEL503X Research, create, evaluate, and organize ceremonies.

Oh. Dear
Our Diploma of Marriage Celebrancy (International College of Celebrancy) has had this course, this material, and this research done for thirty years. How can anyone expect public servants, even educational organisers, to decide on a course of celebrancy when they have never done the study, have never been active celebrants, do not know what it means, and cannot see where it fits into the context of the broader society? Where is Van Gennep, where is Grimes, and where is Campbell? Where is the researched input from experienced celebrants and students?

But is our ICC course recognised, some ask.
Recognised by whom? By ignorant non-celebrants with preconceived ideas? What do they, you, or whoever want? Education and training? Or the “recognition” of the ignorant. This is so superficial it drives me crackers.

They don’t know what they don’t know. 
A course in celebrancy has to come from a team of people who are experienced, who reflect on their experience, and who study and distill the experience of scholars in the field and relate it to their own experience.

The Attorney-General in 1995 asked us to create courses with their support. This we did in the end without their support. Then a certain public servant decided she knew better than us celebrants. This foolish discussion and struggle is the result.