Diploma in Thriving

Especially designed for the Thrive Movement this Diploma program provides support, encouragement and qualification credits to people engaging in constructive action towards the goals of personal, community and global thrive-ability. It commences with our comprehensive online orientations, Learning Online with Gaia University and the full Transformative Action Learning Certificate.

Following these orientations we move into a design process in which you thoroughly survey your intended community of action to establish who else is on the case for Thriving. These people will likely include local permaculture designers, Transition Town activists, Food Sovereignty advocates and more. You may well be able to augment the efforts of these people and yet you may need to start your own, fresh projects. If you are already engaged in a project, taking a Diploma program will significantly raise its strategic value and give you access to mentors who will support you to strengthen your project and time management skills, entrepreneurial acumen, organizational design and more.

How to enroll:  Fill out the enrollment form and pay your fees. You will be advised of the date of the next  Learning online with Gaia U program in an enrollment letter. For questions Contact Us.
 

The Learning Design

Diploma of Thriving Program Year 1 Program Year 2
Elements included in full program    
Learning Online with Gaia U √  
TALC1: Design Thinking √  
TALC2: Learning & Unlearning √  
TALC3: Managing Time, Managing Promises √  
Main Advisor sessions (5) √ √
Output Packet Review (5) √ √
Gaia Radio Content Calls (unlimited - access can be extended post-program by becoming a Friend) √ √
Gaia Radio Community Calls (unlimited - access can be extended post-program by becoming a Friend) √ √
Internal End-of-Program Review   √
End-of-Year Presentation √ √
E-Portfolio access and instruction (access can be extended post-program by becoming a Friend) √ √
Optional extras to add to program    
Life & Career Review    
Learning Intentions & Pathway Design    
TALC 4: Exploring Worldviews    
TALC 5: Leaderful Communities    
TALC 6: Cultural Appraisal, Future Space    
Gaia Radio Special Series    
Accreditation by Gaia U (for those seeking entry to Degree programs)    
Annual Graduation Event    

The pace:

The Diploma can proceed at a pace determined by you.  There is no limit to how long you can take to complete a program. With this style a program year may extend over 2 or 3 calendar years. This approach suits, for example, nomads and super busy thrivers very well.

Even when not 'on-program' you can buy in mentoring sessions to support you in developing a successful  livelihood and/or practice in thriving.

Alternatively you can scrum down and barrel through the program in a traditional non-stop style in which case a program year corresponds to a calendar year and the Diploma takes a minimum of 2 years.

ePortfolio:
Your ePortfolio is developed on the same platform (Mahara - currently version 1.4) that is used across Gaia University so that you have access to all Diploma and Degree associates for social networking and collaborative group working. Mahara includes an easy-to-use export function that means you can, at any time, export your entire portfolio ready for uploading it to any content management system of your choice. Thus you are not locked-in to Mahara.

How to enroll:  Fill out the enrollment form and pay your fees. You will be advised of the date of the next  Learning online with Gaia U program in an enrollment letter. For questions Contact Us.