The training courses for ceremony leaders vary greatly. Some are very comprehensive, while others offer specific teachings on individual areas, such as wedding ceremonies or how to marry couples. Holistic training deals with design options as well as the symbols and rituals of various ceremonies. There are also several areas of communication and the basics of management. Leadership techniques, writing techniques or basic knowledge of philosophy and literature are sometimes also part of the training. A ceremony leader needs multitasking skills. During a training course, participants learn how to hold conversations, elicit people's wishes or skilfully avoid pitfalls within a limited time frame. They also learn how to place ideas correctly and how to identify rituals and design options. It all adds up, but everything can be learned! Internships, mentoring or supervision can also be part of training programs.

If you want to work as a mental trainer or mental coach, you have various options for training and further education in Switzerland. As there is no federally recognized training in the non-university sector, there are a large number of different courses with different focuses, also because consultants, coaches or trainers are not protected terms. Only universities of applied sciences offer continuing education courses that provide you with comprehensive training in the field of mental training. These include, for example, the postgraduate course leading to the Certificate of Advanced Studies CAS Psychological & Mental Training in Sport (UAS).
If you do not have a license for this course or would like to continue your education in another way, there are, for example, certificate courses for mental trainers or mental coaches. Basic courses are often offered that provide an initial insight into this exciting subject area and then give interested parties the opportunity to build on this by attending further courses that even include SVEB 1, for example. You will also find continuing education, further training courses that award certification from the European Coaching Association (ECA), such as the ECA Master Mental Coach / Dipl. Mentaltherapeut/in. This European-recognized training, in combination with a basic anatomical training course of 450 hours, also qualifies for registration with ASCA as a mental therapist.
If you are looking for a less comprehensive training or further education, you can, for example, do a continuing education, further training to become a certified mental and stress coach after the basic course.