Certified Permaculture Design Course

PDC's are the ideal courses for gaining in depth knowledge of the principles and tools of permaculture, and to help move towards a more sustainable and happy way of life. They address efficient use of resources, natural construction, community building, growing food and land regeneration.

The PDC was developed by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, to teach the foundations of permaculture design. They all follow the same format, shown below, to ensure the integrity of the certification process.

This course meets all requirements for certification, and completion provides international recognition as a Permaculture Design graduate, certified by the British Permaculture Association.

Course Outline

DAY 1: Introductions; Ethics & Basic Principles
DAY 2: Strategic Principles and Design Tool Kit
DAY 3: Design Methods and Barefoot Surveying
DAY 4: Pattern and Mapping Techniques
DAY 5: Water
DAY 6: Productive Landscapes
DAY 7: Free day
DAY 8: Soils
DAY 9: Finance; Urban; Community Strategies
DAY 10: Drawing; Presentation Skills; Design Workshop
DAY 11: Design Workshop
DAY 12: Design Presentations
DAY 13: Oscars; Next Steps; Heading Back Home