Permaculture Design Course

Start your year by discovering Permaculture in Ireland's only Eco-Village!

Book a course now that suits you, or give a gift to someone else.

Christmas vouchers available.

A Three Weekend Course: 25 - 26 April, 9 - 10 and 23 - 24 May 2015 | Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Co Tipperary | €350 (Secure place with €75 deposit) | Contact us with this form or Philippa on 0505 56060, philippa@cultivate.ie

This FETAC L5 accredited Permaculture Design Course provides participants with a balanced combination of theory and outdoor practical place-based learning. The course emphasises both ecological and social permaculture covering topics such as perennial plants, agro-forestry, soil health and new ways of thinking about land management. A lively, participatory and thought-provoking experience is guaranteed.

or join us for a full residential 'PDC'....

Permaculture Design Certificate

Friday 14 - Sunday 23 August 2015
| Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Co Tipperary, Ireland | Fees €550 / €495 Members | €100 deposit secures your place

Join the ecovillage's resident experts of permaculture, gardening, farming, perma-facture and green building for this unique, yearly opportunity to learn invaluable design and practical skills. This is Cultivate's 7th consecutive year holding the UK Permaculture Association accredited Permaculture Design Certificate Course at Cloughjordan Ecovillage.

Certificate in Digital Manufacturing and Innovation 

January - June 2015 

LIT Thurles Campus and WeCreate at Cloughjordan Ecovillage

40 Credits Special Purpose Award | €Free for eligible candidates | Contact: FLTipperary@lit.ie or phone WeCreate at 0505 36026 | More details: SpringBoard website | Poster (PDF)

Limerick Institute of Technology and the WeCreate Enterprise Centre have created this programme to provide students with the opportunity to gain technical skills in electronics and embedded systems and combine these with business, innovation and digital manufacturing knowledge.

These exciting new skills and understanding are then combined to develop a prototype product that will be produced using the digital fabrication equipment located at the WeCreate Workspace and FabLab in Cloughjordan.

Digital manufacturing systems allow manufacturing engineers and product designers (and anyone) to define the complete fabrication process in a ‘virtual environment’. Many companies are pursuing an aggressive digital manufacturing strategy as it allows them to achieve their time-to-market and volume goals. Other advantages include more sustainable use of resources as well as energy and cost savings by reducing expensive downstream changes.