Qualifications: Not many - O levels, A levels, degree, PTLLS (preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector), Permaculture Design Course, Teaching Permaculture Creatively, various IT courses, and a year on the School for Social Entrepreneurs Scale UP course (I'm now a fellow!)
Skills, technical expertise and areas of interest: Teaching, facilitating, organising, talking to the media, using open source software (average to good), budgeting and business planning, advice and guidance, staff and volunteer welfare, diplomacy and negotiating. Plus I can make a great meal in a Wonderbag! If you don't know what it is, google it, buy one, and wonder in awe at how such a simple thing can support the enhanced well-being of so many people!
Areas of Permaculture Design Experience: Oodles! Organising and networking (20+ key designs), event design and delivery (30+), project design and support (100s), course design (40+ PDCs, Permaculture Educator Courses, Co-Housing course, Introductory courses, sessions for schools), workshop and event activity design and delivery (200+).
