Who can suggest (int. networks of) students and/or professionals with an interest in this training?
Areas of work: agri- and horticulture,
sustainability, tropics, food security, biodiversity, community development, natural resource management, international cooperation, climate, education, new economy, etc.
Sectors: business, government, NGOs
While the paradigm shift involved often makes the
Permaculture Design Course (
PDC) as such already a life changing
experience, this opportunity offers added bonuses:
* the first in a longer series that are offered on site with support from the EU Grundtvig-program ‘Life Long Learning’
* in close, ongoing cooperation with
local innovative actors from various sectors on Statia
* in the context of actual problems around food security, management of natural resources and climate change
* with input from an international team of experienced and inspired teachers in design and development of genuinely sustainable systems and resilient communities (incl. John Button, in PC from Mollison years)
* standard curriculum of
PDC complemented with field work and research
Program:
http://aardwerk.org/school/international-pdc-2012/program/
Participants from EU-countries (excl. Netherlands as organiser) can apply for substantial grants from the Grundtvig program – deadline for applications January 16, 2012. Local participation is free up to max. capacity. The course is offered through the Comenius Training Database under number NL-2012-273-002, at
http://bit.ly/rN2Wct
General info:
http://aardwerk.org/school/international-pdc-2012/
Poster:
http://aardwerk.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/poster-1d.pdf
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