3 versions of PDC 2020 @ Telopea Mtn Monbulk Feb, July & Sept start
The funded PDC 2020 @ Monbulk PDC 147 hrs is now full including the waitlist via Emerald community house for 2020 cost for 2020 was $750 not $3000-$5600 for similar
see all 3 version details in the PDC tab on top of website.
This is the Full Permaculture Design Course, PDC + Applied permaculture skills certificate,we call these permaculture level 1&2 as we then run a 10 day advanced PDC level 3 class with fruit trees through to food forest ( with 13 days to choose from) since 2017 we also run a level 4 advanced PDC , in 2017 it was 4 days on renovate an orchard , in 2020 it will be a 4-5 day class in designing a food forest or edible forest garden.
147hr PDc is 2 certifcates and runs Tuesdays from the 3rd Tues in Feb until end June normally with 4 days for visits and BD compost making held on Sat or Sundays,
New 112 hr PDC is held at Monbulk on our farm this independant run course will cover most of the one above and cost is about $1090 not $5600 such as its equivalent at Tyaglum NSW
The 80 Hr Ringwood PDC is open to enrol for July 2020, cost should be $595 not $2850+ , this runs over 12 sessions, 9 are on Thursdays 9-4.30 and 3 on a Sat (or Sunday) for visits & sessions @ Telopea Mtn Permaculture in Monbulk and other permaculture properties, classes on the Thursdays are held at Central Ringwood community House off Bedford road and is near Ringwood railway station
The 80hr Kinglake class has transferred to Kushala Prem running this course, he has been a tutor for years on all our 3 PDC's we run, most tutors we use are still teaching their sections on this class starting Sept 3rd in 2019 Peter & Silvia will sill run some sessions and help get it transferred over.
OUR Permaculture Design Course @ Telopea Mtn- we were pleased to be a finalist for this PDC in the Govt training awards in 2015, it was great recognition for Permaculture itself as an independent industry in its own right.
This class was nominated under the category of Outstanding PATHWAYS Program to future education & work) which is terrific as this is our particular focus with our PDC, we have been often loan crusaders trying to get Permies to be more professional and gain real yields for their work, in this current time it means getting jobs or your own paid work.
To add to this Peter was made a “Permaculture Elder” at the Australian conference in Perth 2016 while Silvia was the first to receive a “Community Service to Permaculture” award, for all her 20+ years work in the permaculture community
Full Permaculture Design Course, PDC + Applied permaculture skills certificate, it runs each Tues 9am -4.30 plus 4 of either Sat or Sunday 9am-4.30pm. starts Tues 18th FEB 2020
This is not just the very basic 72hr course, its twice as long due to so much new information to cover since 1981, we also include many real skills with strong skills in the areas of growing food, fruits, veggies and meat.
We cover all Bill's black book which is the international syllabus for the PDC but we also use the Vic Educators Group syllabus which as been approved to be the national curriculum since 2018, we also add much more pure horticulture subjects as that's what 680 successful past students have asked for, these extras have made it easier for many to claim RCC or RPL in Diploma of Permacutlure in Australia, most of our tutors have this formal APT qualification
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