Graham Wood My websites https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ta… https://www.facebook.com/grah… https://permacultureglobal.or… Taking new apprentices? No About me I'm a Permaculture Designer and Transition Projects Manager working in the domain of social resilience, building sustainability, and facilitating localised grass roots change. I've 2 acres in Cheshire where I experiment with the practical application of permaculture. For me Permaculture can use the best from many disciplines to achieve our aims - I've successfully used the high tech through to "old country law" with good effect. Just because I don't understand why and how it works does not stop me from using it. I'm interested in helping people into "right livelihoods" and establishing local green businesses, also in integrating Aquaponics with permaculture and engaging young people in where food comes from and how they can grow their own in urban areas, so via Liverpool based URBANAG I teach on aquaponics courses. URBANAG are promoting Aquaponics as a viable solution to be used in urban agriculture and the drive to localise food production. Educator experience Teaching Introduction to Permaculture courses incorporating an extra module on Aquaponics in Permaculture. Designing an edible garden for our primary school. Community resilience and sustainability via Transition. Variety of Permaculture and enterprise development projects. Reablement - getting patients out of institutionalised hospital care and back into their own homes. ---------------------------------- Educator skills Skills, technical expertise: Aquaponics Design (I also run short courses on this) Facilitation and Project Management Edible Garden Design and implementation Creating sustainable and resilient livelihoods (I also run short courses on this). Mentoring start-up businesses Emergency First Aide Growing edible and useful perennial plants Vermicomposting Hedge-laying Scything Woodworking Archery Cider and Wine Making Blacksmithing Coracle Building Hunting and Trapping Basic Butchery Upcycling - how to reuse almost everything Building Construction & Maintenance Passive Solar Greenhouse Design Areas of Interest: Uplands water management Permaculture and mental illness Mental Health First Aide Agroforestry Transition Towns Dyslexia Food Forest Producing and harvesting food naturally Woodland management No dig gardening Low maintenance and low cost gardening ---------------------------------- Educator qualifications Certified Qualifications: AET (Award in Education and Training) - Adult Education Teaching Certificate - 2015 Diploma in Advanced Permaculture Design - 2015 ongoing Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) - 2014 Design of Sustainable Business - 2003-04 Business Process Modelling (lATS1 & ATS2) ARIS – 2001 Business Process Simulation (Advanced) ARIS – 2001 PRINCE2 Managers – 1997 First Aid at Work - 1995 ISO9000 Auditor - 1994 MBTI (assessment use ATK) – 1993 Food Safety Cert - 1992 SDI Psychometrics diploma - 1992 Activity Based Costing (Exec Course) – 1990 Management Cost Accounting (Exec Course) – 1989 Laboratory Technology C&G - 1969-71 Many short courses including: Introduction to Keeping Chickens - 2018 Limits of Lean Agriculture – 2017 Commercial Aquaponics Design & Business Planning #4 – 2016-17 Small Farm Profitability – 2016 Forest Garden Design - 2015 Portrait Photography - 2014 Aquaponics Theory & Practice #L4 - 2014 Lean Canvas Business Modelling - 2014 Passive Solar Greenhouse Design - 2013 e-Ccommerce for New Business - 2013 Hydroponics for Food Production - 2011 Digital Photography - 2010 Passive Solar Greenhouse Design - 2009 Plant Propagation (RHS) - 2007 Therapeutic Massage (Intro) - 2005/7 Aromatherapy & Essential Oils (basics) - 2004 Emergency First Aide - 2001 Manufacturing Excellence (advanced ATK7) – 1992 First Aid at Work - 1990 Self-Sufficiency - 1976-77 ----------------------------------