Teaching and Learning
Certificate II in Permaculture Enters Australian High Schools
From Garden Clubs to Government Scope: For decades, a gap has existed between what students learn about sustainability in the classroom and the practical skills needed to care for land, grow food, restore ecosystems, and design resilient local systems. Students may...
Building National Permaculture Pathways through VET
The Work of the Permaculture Australia VET Circle Permaculture in Australia is rich in practice. Across backyards, farms, schools, community gardens, and regeneration projects, people are applying permaculture principles to real-world challenges every day. From food...
VET Course Industry Validation
The Vocational Education Training Circle of Permaculture Australia has designed a Certificate II Permaculture course for delivery to high school students. They are in the final stages of gaining approval for a pilot delivery of it, and they would really like some...
Accredited Permaculture Training
VET Circle Update - June 2025 If you are not sure, Accredited Permaculture Training (APT) is permaculture education accessed through Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and is a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification – just like your plumber,...
WOMENS PERMACULTURE FARM in KENYA – NOURISHES BODY AND SOUL
Article by John Champagne Domestic and sexual violence against women is a global scourge in every country and in places like Kenya, support networks can be difficult to find. Agatha Amani House is an NGO and Kenya’s first women and children’s safe house for those...
Permaculture Australia welcomes the launch of Growing on Country course
Our thanks to Dominique Chen, Managing Director of Yuruwan for this report, “Growing on Country is an online course for anyone in any field (from permaculture, regenerative agriculture, syntropics, horticulture and nursery work, to backyard pottering) who wants to be...
Applying Permaculture Principles and Ethics in Education Spaces
by Greta Carroll - Permaculture Australia Board Member and Chairperson The Permaculture design ethics and principles have always been used in physical landscape design. Growing in popularity and importance is their application in social landscapes and businesses. For...
VET Permaculture: Shortages and Opportunities
Did you know: There is a shortage of VET (permaculture) teachers and assessors *1 Several longstanding permaculture VET teachers have retired in recent times and many are happy to provide advice/assistance to new teachers Permaculture units and knowledge is included...
Growing Inclusivity: practical strategies for making permaculture teaching more accessible
Debbi Long, Naomi Amber, Toad Dell and Guy Ritani Written by Naomi Amber Heading Image by Woz Bone taken at APC2023 The following article is an excerpt taken from panel presentation Australian Permaculture Convergence, April 2023 Permaculture and its teachings have...