Social Permaculture Online: 12PDesign Course 2025-2026 - Oct 2025

📅 October 22, 2025 - March 4, 2026 | 📍 Online | 🏷️ course

Social Permaculture Online is a certified, modular online training designed to teach participants how to apply permaculture ethics and systems thinking to social systems, organisations and communities. Running from October 22, 2025 to March 4, 2026, with rolling admissions and the ability to join at any time, the course is aimed at permaculture practitioners, community organisers, educators, facilitators, local activists and anyone interested in designing resilient social systems. The programme is organised by Alfred Decker and hosted in partnership with the Permaculture Association of Britain, with facilitation by a team of 13 experienced tutors and practitioners who bring a mix of theory, practical tools and lived experience. Participants receive seven live three-hour interactive online classes, recorded sessions for self-paced study, a course platform with supporting videos, texts and images, and access to a community forum for ongoing peer support and collaboration. Live session dates are scheduled across the course duration and include multiple evenings and an intermezzo weekend session, providing a mix of synchronous learning and asynchronous reflection. The course includes certification which may form part of a future modular Permaculture Design Course offered by the Permaculture Association of Britain, and membership in the Permaculture Association of Britain is bundled with the course (discounts apply for existing members). Learning outcomes focus on frameworks and methods for participatory design, skills in facilitation and conflict transformation, approaches to governance and stewardship, and practical tools for embedding permaculture principles in organisations and community projects. The structure (live classes, recordings, community forum) supports both individual learners seeking to deepen their practice and teams wanting to integrate social permaculture into their work. This online format makes the course accessible to learners across the UK and beyond, and the emphasis on social systems complements land-based permaculture skills, making it valuable for practitioners who want to scale their impact through education, project development, community-building and organisational transformation. The course is priced with tiered fees and clearly signposted discounts for Permaculture Association members, ensuring affordability pathways, and it culminates in a certification that strengthens professional credibility for those delivering community or educational programmes.