Starts Jun 13, 2011 and runs for 5 day(s).

To take this course you must have already completed a full Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course.

During this intensive 5-day Permaculture Urban Landscape Design course, students will learn the fundamentals of running a professional permaculture design and consultancy business. This is a hands-on learning experience, from the ground up. You will be able to manage contractor bidding and installation of the design on behalf of the client, able to produce concepts and plans for urban, rural and aid projects, learn about proper selection of plants, softscaping, hardscaping, costing and estimation, and have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of design, implementation and execution in several real life environments. 

The first two days students will be involved in the consultation and a real life design that will be presented to the client on an existing site. Days three, four and five will be the construction and installation of a second site. You will be involved in the full installation of a permaculture design created by PRI's previous 10-week internship group. Working in small groups, this will give students the opportunity to design one site and to install another site, under the supervision of Nick Huggins.

At the end of the five day course, students will be able to feel confident to start or expand a permaculture business and effectively manage a project site. A professional portfolio will be produced by the students that they can present to a potential client or organization.

About the Instructor

Nicholas Huggins is a qualified permaculture designer, consultant and teacher. He studied permaculture under international expert Geoff Lawton at the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia and has given various permaculture seminars around Australia. Nicholas has designed and implemented permaculture systems across Australia and consulted on projects in the USA, Mexico, the Netherlands, Indonesia, Canada and Saudi Arabia.

Nicholas also holds a Diploma in Horticulture and Cert. 3 in Landscape Design. He was managing director of a landscape design and construction company in Queensland for 12 years. Now he directs his knowledge and energy full-time to the rehabilitation of the Australian landscape, empowering landowners to act and be involved in a positive transformation of land. 

In addition to his commitment to the restoration and rehabilitation of the Australian landscape, Nicholas Huggins and Geoff Lawton are working together teaching students about Permaculture Urban Landscape Design.

Pricing options

All prices are in Australian dollars. The fee for the course is $1,100, including GST, and including meals. A non-refundable $300 deposit is required at the time of the booking. The balance of $800 is due 21 days prior to the course start date. An early bird discount of 10% is available if the course fee is paid 42 days prior to the course start date. 

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Please Note: For this particular course, classes are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Camping is provided from Sunday night to Saturday morning if you like.

For further information for this course please contact education@permaculture.org.au.

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Prices in Australian dollars