Comments on: Permaculture Diploma http://sustainablesmallholding.org Permaculture, and Sustainable practices on a Lincolnshire Smallholding Tue, 26 Apr 2016 08:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 By: Deano Martin http://sustainablesmallholding.org/diploma/#comment-7645 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 09:45:06 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?page_id=1786#comment-7645 Hi Emily
Good Luck with your Diploma. I found it really useful to clarify and improve my understanding of the Design Process. Have you joined the Diploma Facebook Group yet? It’s probably the best place to chat about Diploma related stuff, especially if you are not opposed to using social media.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/305674732796762/?fref=ts
When you look at my design work please bear in mind that they are bigger, more complicated and detailed than required to pass the diploma. Don’t be put off and think that this is the standard that everybody works towards.
Good Luck with it, and feel free to ask questions about any of the specific diploma designs.
All of the best
Deano

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By: Emily http://sustainablesmallholding.org/diploma/#comment-7589 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:16:34 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?page_id=1786#comment-7589 Hi Deano. I completed my PDC last year and hope to begin my Diploma asap. I also intend to record my work as a blog, so I am very excited to have found your blog. I will certainly be back. Many thanks

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By: Deano http://sustainablesmallholding.org/diploma/#comment-17 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:39:12 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?page_id=1786#comment-17 Hi Darius
A little while after doing my PDC I contacted Patrick to check the status of the Diploma, in relation to teaching. He told me that there was no requirement to do the diploma, in order to teach. The main reason for the connection is that the Association will not promote a course led by a non-diploma holder. Patrick was also kind enough to say that he thought that I was competent enough to teach without it, but did suggest that I could be a bit loud, a habit gained after 23 years in the Infantry.
I’m not too bothered by the cost, and it isn’t a big deal to record the designs, especially over a period of time.
I’m not sure that I’ll teach. There seems to be a lot of Permaculturalists who aspire to teach, and I don’t need the money. I love to pass on what I’ve learnt, especially where my experiments are concerned, but that can be done through visits, my blog, or even a book.
The only reason to register soon, is to get the benefit of the diploma gathering, which could be useful in preparing for the accreditaion process. If I can do that, and hold off paying the remainder of the fees until I’m ready, I think that’s what I’ll do.
Thanks for your input.

Deano

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By: Darius Namdaran http://sustainablesmallholding.org/diploma/#comment-16 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:02:57 +0000 http://deanom.wordpress.com/?page_id=1786#comment-16 Deano. I Like the thoughts.
The design manual says: “Once you have completed your Permaculture Design Course you might not intentionally work towards a Diploma, but could find, after a number of years of practising permaculture, that you have developed into an
active permaculture practitioner, and want to get acknowledgement of that.”
Do you want to spend £280 and the time to document your 10 designs? Do you want the accreditation?
Essentially it comes down to whether you are going to teach in the future.
I suspect you will. It would be a shame not to share your knowledge.
Maybe you could consider starting to write down your work in a simple systematic format bit by bit. Then over the next 4 years you will have documentation that is written to aid your decision making and serves the purpose for accreditiation when you want it. Then you pay the £280 and get accredited.
I see it as a form of sucession. Do the stuff, document it knowing that your knowledge will mature and come to fruition in the form of educating others in the future.
Each design builds like rings on a tree.

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