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Permaculture Design Diploma Course

Permaculture is a holistic system that aims to repair natural system damage to an area while also managing resources sustainably for the long-term benefit of both humans and nature, working with nature, rather than against it. Explore the principles and ethics of permaculture design and learn different techniques and step-by-step processes to design your own sustainable permaculture project. In addition, you will be able to identify the best ways to implement and monitor your project once your design is finished.

Course overview:

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10 Modules

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What Will You Learn?

The Permaculture Design Diploma Course would be beneficial to anyone who wishes to make a personal change to help mitigate humanity’s environmental impact and to those who are considering a career in this area. It can also be taken purely for informational purposes.

  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Definition of Permaculture
  • Part 2: Objectives and Uses of Permaculture
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 1 Assessment

  • Part 1: Principles of Permaculture
  • Part 2: Design Process Principles
  • Part 3: Permaculture Ethics
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 2 Assessment

  • Part 1: Water Quality
  • Part 2: Water Sewage Systems
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 3 Assessment

  • Part 1: Soil
  • Part 2: Soil Composition and Fertility
  • Part 3: Temperature and Humidity
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 4 Assessment

  • Part 1: Patterns
  • Part 2: Fundamentals of Permaculture Design
  • Part 3: Elements of Design
  • Part 4: Design Process
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 5 Assessment

  • Part 1: Project Implementation
  • Part 2: Garden Maintenance
  • Part 3: Protection from Hazards
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 6 Assessment

  • Part 1: Land Systems – Permaculture Gardening
  • Part 2: Garden Groundwork
  • Part 3: Garden Nurseries
  • Part 4: Water Systems – Aquaculture
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 7 Assessment

  • Part 1: What is Urban Permaculture?
  • Part 2: Water Collection in Urban Areas
  • Part 3: Urban Reforestation
  • Part 4: Natural Reforestation
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 8 Assessment

  • Part 1: Integrating Animals to Permaculture
  • Part 2: Animal Groups and Benefits
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 9 Assessment

  • Part 1: Project Management
  • Part 2: Plans for Future Changes and Development
  • Part 3: Challenges in Permaculture
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Conclusion
  • Module 10 Assessment

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The Permaculture Design Diploma Course will take up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course; it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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