And something about International Permaculture Convergence 8 (IPC8) –
Brazil May 2007 I was wondering about:
This paragraph:
"Different Ways of Obtaining a Diploma
Posted on December 11, 2007 by Kat Szuminska
By Rosemary Morrow
More items from International Permaculture Convergence 8 (IPC8) – Brazil
May 2007.
At IPC8, there was much discussion and several presentations by various
people from the ‘developed world’ representing organisations for
accreditation, diplomas and PDC’s. People from developing countries were
generally more preoccupied by the urgency of permaculture outreach and
need for basic resources for the poor and disadvantaged people they work
with.
There are now five routes to obtaining a diploma:
Gaia University in USA which offers a range of courses and
mentoring for diplomas – I think face-to-face and on-line.
The Chaordic Institute based in Spain which is particularly
interested in diploma subjects as valuable information for permaculture
worldwide and which offers its supervision on line.
The Accreditation process to diploma in Australia which takes
candidates through four levels of certification.
The Scandinavian Convergence model.
Australia the Permaculture Institute will confer a diploma for $75
by submission of a portfolio of work and refereed by someone known to
the Permaculture Institute.)"