Certificate In Applied Permaculture Design

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The Certificate in Applied Permaculture Design is a new advanced qualification administered by the Permaculture Association (Britain). It’s intended to bridge the gap between the PDC, where most people begin their permaculture training, and the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design, which typically takes two years or more. The Certificate can be taken as a foundation for the Diploma, or on a standalone basis.

To achieve your Certificate, in addition to attending the residential training there are a few further steps you’ll need to take:

Register as an apprentice in the Permaculture Association’s Diploma programme via this form, naming Tom Henfrey as your personal tutor. This requires a monthly subscription, which for registered course participants is at a discounted rate of £9 per month, for a minimum of four months. We’ll send you a discount code when you sign up for the course and pay your deposit. Payment options are direct debit from any UK bank account, or Paypal for international payments.

Attend the 2-hour per-course induction event, which will take place online between 2 and 3 weeks before the course. It’s much better if you can attend live, but we’ll also record the session for anyone who can’t make it.

Complete two separate designs that meet the diploma assessment criteria (see the Diploma Criteria Guide and Design Assessment Form at the bottom of this page). Your choice of design projects is up to you. They can be from your own life or work, or you can choose from a range of onsite projects. The course tutors will provide whatever guidance you need in order to decide.

We expect that during the course itself you’ll be able to get one design close to completion, and another sketched out and ready to develop further. You’ll then finish off both designs as follow-up, ideally within four months of your initial registration (about three months following the course itself).

Follow up Tutorials

To enable completion and assessment of your designs, you’ll receive follow-up tutorial support from Tom. The course fee includes an hour-long live Design Support Tutorial, plus a further two hours for remote assessment of your two designs. If you are already registered for the diploma and prefer to take these tutorials with your existing tutor, we’ll deduct the relevant sum from the course fee.

If you require any further tutorial support, this will be charged according to the standard hourly rate set out in the Diploma Fees Guide, or a concessionary rate agreed in advance.

Once your two designs are signed off, you’ll receive a digital certificate from the Permaculture Association. Congratulations!