How do I become a Certified Wedding Coordinator?

WPIC is the first and only in-class Wedding Coordinator's Certification Institute in Canada.  The only way to become a Canadian Certified Wedding Coordinator is to take our course.  The course consists of Home-study, group work, lecture and Industry-related guest speakers.  Students are graded based on their participation in class, success on 3 tests and a final exam.

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Where can I find employment after Certification?

Our past students have opened their own full and part-time businesses, or found employment with Catering Companies, Resorts, Banquet Halls, Golf and Country Clubs and Bridal salons.  Anywhere that specializes in  Weddings appreciates having a Canadian Certified Wedding Coordinator on staff.

You can find our Alumni at: 
The Four Seasons (Toronto), Edmonton Weddings/Event Headquarters (Edmonton) x 4, The Windsor Room (Montreal), Kingbridge Centre (GTA), HBC National Gift Registry, Several Club Links Golf Clubs, Concordia University (Events Dept) x 3, Designing Trendz (Toronto) x 2, Days Inn (Surrey, BC) x 2, Marriott Courtyard (Ottawa), Bellagio by Peter and Paul's (Toronto), Catered Affare (Toronto) x 3, Princess Hotels (Dominican Republic), The Luxury Wedding Show (Toronto), Delta City Centre  (Edmonton), Chateau Louis (Edmonton), among many other places. 

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Will my WPIC Certification be recognized within the Wedding Industry and by ISES?

Yes, definitely.  WPIC has received a lot of Media attention and is the only way to get your Wedding Coordinator's Certification in Canada.  Also, the instructors are well known and respected within the Wedding Industry.  Danielle owns and Tracey manages the largest Wedding Coordination Firm in Canada, "The Wedding Planners".

The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada was awarded its Master License to operate from the Government of Canada and is subject to the rules and regulations of the Private Career Colleges Act of each Province.
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Why is WPIC Certification better than an 8-month Correspondence Certification?

It sounds strange but our course is much better than the "8 month" correspondence course.  We know this because that was the only option available to Tracey and Danielle, and that is how they got their certification.  The correspondence course isn't actually 8 months, that is the maximum amount of time you have to complete it.  They send you a manual, which both Tracey and Danielle completed in a day and then there are two projects to complete.  Some courses also send you a video tape on how to set up Head Tables.

Our course is better in that our manual is much more informative and extensive than our counterparts, as well, you have in-class instruction on top of the information in the manual.  We lecture on topics not covered in the manual, as well as giving you practical tools to use on-the-job.  For example: we give you key-phrases to use in your Initial Meeting with a potential client, tips on how to deal with situations, etc.  You are required to take notes and we also have a lot of helpful handouts.  So in actuality you are getting 20 hours of instruction plus the manual, industry speakers, sometimes a site visit and unlimited access to two Professional Wedding Coordinators, a lifetime membership to our Alumni Association of more than 700 Certified Wedding Coordinators, where as with the correspondence course you only get a manual.

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I have my Event and Meeting Management Certificate, would this course be redundant for me?

No.  In fact, several of the Universities and Colleges who offer Event and Meeting Management Certification now strongly urge their students who are interested in becoming Wedding Coordinators, to take our course.  Event and Meeting Management is very different from Wedding Coordination.  One must be versed in the differences between pricing, billing, psychology of the clients, differing vendor relations, a different code of ethics, etc.

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When is WPIC coming to my area?

WPIC comes to a city when there is enough interest to hold a class.  If there is not a date indicated under Locations, the best way to gauge when we will be coming to your city is to email us.

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