PDC 2026: Nov 9-20 Permaculture Design Certificate Course

This intensive Permaculture Design Certificate Course offers 72 hours of PDC lectures based on the original permaculture curriculum as taught by Bill Mollison, the founder of the permaculture movement. The course runs from November 9th to 20th, 2026, and is designed to help participants gain fundamental understanding of permaculture design and become certified permaculture designers. The program includes camping accommodation, hot showers, toilet facilities, and nutritious lunch throughout the duration. The course modules correspond to each chapter of The Permaculture Designers' Manual, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the subject matter. Participants will learn to effectively design productive permaculture systems applicable to any climate, landscape, or situation. The curriculum covers sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and climates, including the application of permaculture principles to food production, home design, construction, energy conservation and generation, and explores alternative economic structures and legal strategies supporting permaculture solutions. Students will gain the ability to read the landscape and understand energy flows, learning how to design integrated productive ecosystems capable of meeting human needs while benefiting the environment. The course changes the way participants perceive the world through a new solution-based lens. Permaculture design can be applied from micro spaces such as urban balconies, backyards, and tiny homes to suburban gardens, homesteads, small-scale farms, and broad acre farming, ultimately supporting global ecosystem restoration projects. Participants will also gain understanding of what it takes to run a permaculture demonstration site. The course is structured with 8 hours of daily study time from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, providing intensive hands-on and theoretical training. Upon successful completion, participants receive an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate, enabling them to design, build, teach, and certify others in permaculture practices.