It can be a truly life changing decision because the permaculture diploma pathway focuses on designs and design tools that can improve your sustainability, recilience and regenerative practices.
I am a qualified diploma tutor in the English system and regularly attend training updates.
If you choose the Nordic system you can write in Danish or English, for the English system in English only.
The diploma pathway
Permaculture designing focuses strongly on the process of creating a design, with its different elements of survey, analysis, decisions, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, adjustments and reflections upon the whole process.
How you want to document your design processes is up to you. It can be writing, videoing, photos, audio or a combination of these media. You can create a homepage straight away to capture and share knowledge or use pen and paper.
The documentation enables accreditation. Setting up a system from the beginning of your pathway is recommended.
We will talk about what the diploma is and what I will do as a tutor.
We will also talk about what designs are and what the design processes are. If you already know what designs you want to do we'll have a look at them.
I will guide you to make the most of the designs and the diploma pathway.
If more apprentices want to start together, it is possible to organise a common introduction day.
The next tutorial can be after a few months or more, depending on your need.
It is recommended that you find a guild of diploma apprentices to support you on your pathway.
Tutorials
Nordic or English system?
Local Nordic
You can write in Danish or English
Flexible number of designs
Accreditation at Nordic meeting once per year
System is under development and can change
Weak structure
Few diploma teachers
No continued professional development (yet)
Designs are not well defined
Criteria and learning outcomes not clear
Structured and worked through
Fixed fees, quality and standards
10 designs
Many diploma tutors and diversity
Continued professional development
Large community of permaculturists
Designs and criteria are well defined
Accreditation in UK several times per year
For some apprentices too much focus on the process of designing
Can be adapted to the apprentices need
Price per hour of tutoring, preparation and reading designs
To agree on criteria, style of designs, process and learning outcomes
More tutors and knowledge available about permaculture
Large supporting peer groups
You can choose different pathways to the diploma, e.g. supported and independent route
Fixed price for the chosen route
You must travel to UK for accreditation
Prices
My rate is 300 Danish kroner/hour (40 Euros/hour). Transport is paid by the apprentice. You are welcome to come to my place for tutorials.
Nordic system
If you want to go through the Nordic system, you can register with Permakultur Danmark.
English system
I am a registration level diploma tutor in the English system and under continuous professional development in this system. I am part of an active diploma tutor guild for mutual support of our tutoring and further designs.
Qualifications:
Cathrine Dolleris PDC Certifikat
Cathrine Dolleris Permakultur Diplom
Cathrine Dolleris Permaculture Educators' Course including Transition Initiatives
Cathrine Dolleris People and Permaculture
Cathrine Dolleris UK 16 Diploma Gathering