• Design Skills and Literacy
• Tools for successful decision making
• An experiential understanding of the Cultural Emergence toolkit
• An advanced understanding of the permaculture design toolkit.
• Ways of goal setting and working to completion
• How to learn and facilitate learning
• To develop and share your gifts
• Learn about yourself as a designer

Course Structure

• Every other month there will be an inspiring 2 hour group call on zoom on the 2nd Monday of every other month
• Online meetups with a peer support  Learning Guild
• Online course site with material to go through at your own pace (this will evolve as we go through and focus on the needs of the group) and a forum for comments and connecting with the group
• 3 hour design assessment including 1 hour one-on-one with assessor (this will be for 2 designs every 6 months)
• 1 hour long Personal Design Tutorial one-on-one with your choice of either Looby Macnamara or Delvin Solkinson
• Support to complete diploma designs

Course Content

• Design tools, methods, frameworks and processes of Permaculture
• Principles and core routines of Cultural Emergence
• Core concepts for ecological literacy
• Collaborating & co-creating & successfully working in groups
• Design practice
• Create and share designs
• Meet regularly to share progress and build momentum

Resources

• Videos
• Podcasts
• Worksheets & activities
  
• Articles

Inspirational, supportive and evolutionary course culture that uplifts and motivates participants.

Being held by a grounding group taking action in their own lives by doing a Diploma
Supportive learning community
“Give and receive encouragement”

Flexibility and acceptance
Chance to “plan then flow” with our designs

• Inspiration & momentum
• Confidence as decision maker and designer
• Support to complete the Diploma
• An expanded design toolkit
• A deeper working understanding of Cultural Emergence
• More agility using the Permaculture design toolkit
• The experience of learning together in community
• New friendships
• Opportunity to share the journey inspiringly with supportive, like minded people
• Chance to reflect about your life and future, considering new possibilities

The course is for anyone doing a Diploma with the Permaculture Association or Permaculture Institute that want to be part of a Group Diploma Adventure including online meetups.

It is open to those just signing up for the diploma, and those that want to begin with the Foundation Diploma of 2 designs. It is also open to anyone who has been enrolled in the diploma for a while and wish to have some support to complete.

It is for anyone who wants to deepen their commitment to permaculture, their own self development, and making the planet a better place.

Prerequisites for enrollment - you need to have completed your PDC Permaculture Design Course to enroll in the diploma.

During this programme you will also be enrolled in the  CEED (Cultural Emergence Effective Design) course, which will begin your design journey. For details of the CEED course see here

"Looby's fluency in design tools and frameworks were a vital key to me completing the diploma effectively and deepening my permaculture practice and later work. Looby's grounded expertise and creative insight, means she is an excellent mentor for supporting you to use the diploma process to maximise your productive edges."

“I really appreciate Delvin’s way of teaching and I truly believe it is his gift. Delvin brings ritual together with deep learning. I always come away from a class motivated by his passion, impeccable choice of words and the skillful ways in which he engages others. I feel honoured to learn from him!”