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[Robyn Francis <erda@nor.com.au>]

Autumn APT Courses at Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Education Centre
Subtropical NSW Australia

April 9-25  Permaculture Design Course

May 3-8  Advanced Design Skills

May 15-21 APT Teacher Training (COW+CALF)

June 7-11 Plants in Permaculture

Coming up in Spring....
Sept 6-17 Ecovillage & Sustainable Community Design
Oct 11-29  Permaculture Design Course
Nov 8-13  Bushfoods in Permaculture
Nov 17-27 Working in Other Cultures ­ Permaculture for Third World &
Indigenous Communities Part 1 & Part 2

All courses are conducted within the APT (Accredited Permaculture Training)
framework and contribute to gaining national qualifications. Eligible
participants can apply for funding through Intensive Assistance and similar
support programmes.
Detailed information & registration:
Ph 02-6689 1755
robyn@permaculture.com.au
www.permaculture.com.au

For those interested, read on for a short description of each course

Permaculture Design Course ­ APT Principles and Practices
April 9-25, Oct 11-29
The PDC provides an excellent foundation course for people with some
gardening and related experience who are interested in pursuing Permaculture
Certificate III and Certificate IV.
This 90 hour course includes the 72 hour curriculum of the standard PDC.
Tutors: Robyn Francis, Janelle Schafer & Peter Hardwick
Discount available for people doing a refresher PDC.
(Note: the PDC scheduled for July might be transferred to UNSW as a
university Winter School programme)

Advanced Design Skills
May 3-8  
For those who have already completed a PDC, this course focuses on design
skills including drafting and preparing plans, client communications, report
writing, costing and quotes, implementation planning and basic project
planning skills. It provides essential knowledge and skills for completing
the core units of Permaculture Cert IV and for anyone seriously interested
in doing professional design and consultancy work and managing small
projects.
Key tutor: Robyn Francis


May 15-21 APT Teacher Training (COW+CALF)
These two workshops can be completed to gain the Assessor & Workplace
Training (AWT) Cert IV, an essential qualification for teaching APT and
other vocational training.
COW ­ Course Orientation Workshop May 15-16
This course is a prerequisite for all people intending to teach APT
including those who already have a AWT Cert IV. This workshop explains APT
and how it operates including the specific assessment tools and processes
for APT trainers.
For those who are doing the full programme for a AWT Cert IV qualification,
May 17 will complete the requirements for the Assessment competencies.
Tutor: Robyn Francis
CALF ­ Creative Adult Learning Facilitation May 18-21
This course introduces you to creative and interactive ways to plan, teach
and facilitate permaculture training. This 4-day programme covers the
delivery units for AWT Cert IV
Tutor: Robin Clayfield


Plants in Permaculture
June 7-11 
Learn more about plants in permaculture; basic botany and plant
identification, uses and functions of plants in pc systems, propagation,
crop planning and maintenance, harvest and post harvest handling and storage
systems. This course contributes to knowledge and skills for a number of
units in Permaculture Cert III and is essential background knowledge for Pc
Cert IV.
Tutors will include Robyn Francis, Peter Hardwick & Janelle Schafer


Ecovillage & Sustainable Community Design
Sept 6-17 
This course covers all the essential skills involved in planning sustainable
urban and rural human settlements and is an excellent foundation course for
a number of Diploma of Permaculture units. Topics include strategic
planning, settlement design, infrastructure planning, bioregional and social
planning, legal requirements & land tenure options, governance and decision
making processes and basic conflict resolution. Includes visits to Jarlanbah
and other intentional communities.
Tutors include Robyn Francis, Peter Cuming and Wendy Sarkissian

Bushfoods & Natives in Permaculture
Nov 8-13  
Information packed course with one of Australia¹s leading bushfoods experts,
Peter Hardwick. Gain insights into Aboriginal ethnobotany and discover the
wealth of useful native plants to integrate in permaculture design from
Zones I-V, including bush foods & spices, craft and fibre plants, medicines,
oils and productive bush regen strategies. Lots of garden to table and value
adding tips plus ideas for commercial production. This course contributes
towards a number of Permaculture Cert III units and is of immense value to
all permaculturists seeking native ecological balance in designing
productive systems.
PDC is an essential prerequisite for this course
Tutor: Peter Hardwick

Working in Other Cultures ­ Permaculture for Third World & Indigenous
Communities Part 1 & 2
Nov 17-27
(PDC is an essential prerequisite for these courses)
Part 1 Working in Other Cultures (Nov 17-20) is focused mainly on work
within Australia with diverse ethnic groups and indigenous communities. This
course ties specifically to Cert IV unit RTD4804A Develop approaches to
include cultural and human diversity.
Part 2 Permaculture for Third World and Indigenous Peoples (Nov 22-27)
This course is primarily for people intending to work on overseas projects,
especially in third world situations. It is recommended to first complete
Part 1 Working in Other Cultures before doing this course. Topics include
health, nutrition and food security, appropriate aid and technology,
community consultation and directed development, project management,
strategies for humid and arid tropics, and personal security. This course
directly ties to the Diploma of Permaculture unit PIL508A Plan management
strategies for overseas development projects.
Tutor: Robyn Francis and guests

Djanbung Gardens is well known as an excellent training centre where the
talk is walked and learning is more than a theoretic exercise. The 5 acre
living classroom of permaculture in action is complemented by the diverse
applications of permaculture on neighbouring Jarlanbah community and other
excellent permaculture properties and communities in the immediate area.
Great food, organic environment and diverse cultural activities makes
courses at Djanbung Gardens a memorable learning and life-enriching
experience.