The Permaculture Design Certificate is recognised internationally and the outline design course is the same across the world. Individual regions and countries have specific certifying bodies, which ensure that courses which they certify cover the required timetable. Teachers working in countries without certifying bodies usually bring certificates from their home country or work with their own teacher and other design certificate or diploma holders to provide certificates. The Chaordic Permaculture Network provides a forum for teachers to compare their course with courses from other countries. http://permacultureinstitute.pbworks.com