Obline · Self-paced + optional live sessions
Online Rites of Passage Framework Training
A course for anyone guiding others through change. positive community change
A Rite of Passage is a structured, intentional process that helps people move through significant life transitions – like adolescence, parenthood, career shifts or elderhood – with greater confidence, meaning and support.
Building upon the knowledge gained in our Level 1 training, this program advances your understanding about the Art of Facilitation. Learn how to apply your skills in live scenarios with real groups so you can grow your impact as a facilitator.
For thousands of years, cultures across the world used Rites of Passage to nurture emotional growth, belonging and leadership. In modern life, we’ve lost many of those frameworks -leaving people to navigate change alone, without the tools or support they need to thrive and transform into healthy, fulfilled humans.
What's included
- Video modules, worksheets, and real stories
- Practice tools and frameworks
- Guided reflection and journaling exercises
- Certificate of completion
- Hours of practical wisdom
- Optional live masterclassess and Q&A sessions
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What You'll Learn in Online Training
The framework
The foundations behind every Rite of Passage. Learn the elements that make this work powerful, so you can apply it in any context.
Designing a program
Build your own Rite of Passage program for your community, school, workplace, or clients. Step-by-step guidance to take you from idea to delivery.
Communication and storytelling
Learn how to facilitate the sharing of stories in groups. The skill that builds trust, community, and a real sense of belonging.
Growth through challenge
How to use intentional challenge to help people break through barriers, build resilience, and grow.
Creating a vision
Help yourself and others articulate a vision worth working toward. The skill of giving shape to what’s next.
Honouring people's gifts
Help those you guide feel seen, safe, and connected by learning how to recognise and honour their unique gifts and talents.
A structured journey through three modules
Module 1
Separation
Stepping away from the familiar.
Every Rite of Passage begins with separation. A deliberate break from the everyday world. The home, the school, the workplace, the routines that hold a person in place.
In this section, you’ll learn why separation matters, how to create a sense of safety as people step into the unknown, and how to enrol people into the experience so they arrive ready to do the work.
Module 2
Transformation
Where the real change happens.
Transformation is the heart of a Rite of Passage. The space where old patterns are released and new possibility takes root.
You’ll learn how to create, support, and facilitate transformation through the four key elements that make this work powerful:
- Story. Helping people share what they’ve lived, what they’ve carried, and what they’re ready to leave behind.
- Challenge. Designing the intentional challenges that push people beyond their comfort zone and into growth.
- Vision. Guiding people to articulate who they’re becoming and what they’re moving toward.
- Honouring. Recognising and celebrating each person for who they are, the gifts they bring, and the steps they’ve taken.
Module 3
Integration
Returning home, changed.
Integration is the most important and most overlooked stage of a Rite of Passage. The work isn’t complete until what was learned in transformation comes home with the person, into their family, their friendships, their classroom, their workplace, and their community.
In this section, you’ll learn how to help people reflect on their experience, bring the gifts and wisdom back to those around them, and integrate what they’ve learned into the way they live their daily lives. This is where the change becomes life.
Who’s it for?
You come to us single-fresh or with a community to serve
This course is for people from all walks of life. It will benefit anyone wanting to deepen their self-awareness, become a better leader, or contribute to positive and meaningful change. It’s especially relevant for those working with or supporting others through growth, change, transition, or challenge.
The course is fully online and self-paced, so you can do it from wherever you are, in your own time, around the rhythm of your life. You’ll also be part of an online community of fellow students, sharing what you’re learning and the ways you’re applying it in your own work and world.
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Want to go deeper? Join the live Masterclass with Arne.
For those who want to take their learning further, the Live Masterclass Series is run by Dr Arne Rubinstein OAM over six fortnightly sessions, two hours each.
It’s the chance to learn the framework live, work through it in real time with Arne and other practitioners, and get the practical guidance you need to apply it in your own context.
If you’re ready to go beyond theory and into real application, this is for you.
Dr. Arne Rubinstein
Founder & Director
Meet your Teacher
Dr Arne Rubinstein, OAM
He has over 30 years experience as a medical doctor, counsellor, mentor, speaker and workshop facilitator. The programs, seminars and camps he’s helped to develop have been attended by more than 450,000 people globally, while some of the largest schools in Australia have implemented the framework effectively.
The programs are designed to support boys and girls successfully make a safe, healthy transition into adulthood. His goal is to make Rites of Passage mainstream once again — with the intended result of seeing more connected communities and families supporting each other in healthy ways.
Dr Arne is the proud father of two wonderful young men and a mentor to many others.
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What makes this online training different from the in-person training?
The online course gives you the full Rites of Passage Framework and theoretical foundation at your own pace, from anywhere in the world. The in-person trainings are immersive, experiential programs where you apply the framework in real group settings with real-time facilitation. Many participants do the online course first, then attend the in-person Level 1 or Level 2 training to deepen their practice.
How long does it take to complete?
The course is fully self-paced. Most participants complete the core modules within 6–10 weeks, but you have ongoing access and can move at the speed that suits your life and commitments.
What is the online training for?
Transport options from the nearest airports will be shared with registered participants ahead of the program.
What's included?
Start and finish times will be confirmed with all registered participants in advance of the program date.
Can I join the in-person training after completing this?
Absolutely. Many participants use the online course as preparation for the Level 1 or Level 2 in-person training. Contact us to discuss a pathway that makes sense for your goals.
Do you offer payment plans?
Yes. Flexible payment plans are available for both enrolment options. Book a discovery call and we’ll find an arrangement that works for you.
Have more questions?
Get in touch at info@ritesofpassageinstitute.org or call 02 6698 6158. We’re happy to help.
Start leading today
The world is changing rapidly, and we need people who can guide others through it. For 30 years we’ve been training those who are ready to do this work. If that’s you, this is your invitation.