Awarded by the Permaculture Association (Britain)

The Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design is the next step after completing a Permaculture design course.

The Diploma is a distance learning course run by the Permaculture Association. It takes at least a year to complete and involves producing a portfolio of 10 permaculture designs. Find out more about the Diploma on the Permaculture Association website. 

Support for the Diploma locally

The criteria for the Diploma includes getting involved locally, and this can be done by volunteering for various activities for Brighton Permaculture Trust, getting involved in some of the events we run, joining in workdays on our plot and orchards.

If you want to teach, you might be able to start by supporting tutors on our courses. Please let us know if you are interested in becoming a permaculture tutor – use the Make an enquiry button at the bottom of this page.

All these activities can help you with Diploma Projects, as they will give you space to practise synergy, community building and other complementary criteria for the Diploma – as well as putting design into action and show your understanding of the theory.

Fran Pickering, who teaches on many of the Brighton Permaculture Trust courses, is also a Diploma tutor.

Find out more

Visit the Permaculture Association website to find out more and apply.