permaculture

["Scott Pittman" <scott@permaculture.org>]

I think you do exactly what you did, alert the community that this
particular course does not meet the standards for a certificate.  The
Permaculture Institute does not recognize those certificates that come from
below standard courses as fulfilling the requirements for diploma
application.

After having taught hundreds of students around the world I still feel
pressed to cover all the material in the requisite 72 hours class time and
innumerable hours doing projects and presentations at night.  I don't think
anyone can give the course justice in less time.  Some teachers are going
back to the three week format to insure sufficient time to cover the ever
increasing materials like global warming and gmo's.

Thanks for caring enough to point this out.

My thoughts,

Scott Pittman
Director
Permaculture Institute
www.permaculture.org
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of rafter t. sass
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 6:30 PM
To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [permaculture] 9-day PDC???

So...

What do we do, as a community, when people are teaching a 9-day  
permaculture course, and billing it as Permaculture Design  
Certificate course?

This is something we are facing in our region, the northeastern US,  
right now. Teachers are coming in from elsewhere in the US, which  
makes it trickier - no regional community pressure and accountability.

Any ideas?

Best,
rafter




rafter t. sass
The Liberation Ecology Project
liberationecology.org
518-567-7407
skype: raughter




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