François COUPLAN - Complete Training

This training is the culmination of the work of ethnobotanist François Couplan, a reference in the field of edible wild plants.
François has been teaching since 1975 in the USA and Europe. A pioneer of wild gastronomy and gentle survival, with more than 15,000 satisfied students and trainees over nearly half a century through his courses and school!

In this online, professional Qualiopi certified training, you can benefit from François Couplan's over 50 years of expertise.

📚 You will find a comprehensive content including:
- 30 modules
- 120 PDF courses,
- over 300 hours of interactive videos,
- exercises for in-depth understanding,
- video conferences with François Couplan,
- personalized support,
- and a dynamic community.

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✓ Why choose this training?
This training, which combines theory and practice with field exercises, courses, and a community on Discord, was designed by François Couplan himself.
Teaching about plants, his expertise is unmatched, and he has the ability to offer courses suitable for all levels.
During your training journey, you will have the opportunity to join a community of plant lovers, exchange on a dedicated site, and participate in organized activities.
➡️ You can find the complete training program in the downloadable PDF here.

✓ For whom?
This training was created for all those who love plants and want to better understand the world around them.

✓ Why invest?
Quality has a price. The hourly cost is about 12 euros.
During this professional training, you will have access to university-level knowledge, and by the end of it, you will have become an expert in plant education.
You have the option to pay the training cost in several installments without fees.

✓ Do you lose access to the training after 3 years?
No. It is a lifetime access. The training is designed to be completed in 3 years, but you can adapt your learning according to your personal commitments.

✓ Are the courses part of the online training?
No. Each student can participate in optional courses offered by instructors near them if possible. It is recommended to participate at least once.
The training also includes field exercises that help solidify knowledge. It is strongly advised to exchange between students and share experiences on the dedicated space. François Couplan and other instructors will also be present there.

✓ How to obtain your certificate of achievement?
To obtain your certificate of achievement, you need to meet two conditions:
Achieve at least 70% correct answers on all online exercises. You can redo them as many times as you want.
Complete all quizzes within a maximum period of 4 years. Otherwise, the user must retake all the quizzes.

✓ Is this training relevant for people not residing in Europe?
The course examples are relevant for students residing in Belgium, Luxembourg, or Switzerland and more generally in Europe. As for the French overseas territories or Quebec, the flora is indeed different, but the training examples remain 90% relevant.
Finally, the complete training is not limited to botany. We encourage you to consult the full training program.

✓ Is it a professional training?
It is indeed a professional training since the skills and knowledge transmitted will allow you to practice a profession. You will then be able to pass on this knowledge to those around you.
However, like all French training in naturopathy and herbalism, this training is not recognized by the State and is therefore not degree-granting.

✓ What about the Qualiopi certification?
The Qualiopi quality certification has been awarded to the Practical College of Ethnobotany under the following category of action: training actions.

✓ Why is it necessary to sign the continuing professional training contract?
We are a professional training organization and, as such, require the signing of a continuing professional training contract. This contract allows us not to charge VAT to our students.
The contract is signed online and is mandatory.

✓ Can you access the training if you don't have a computer?
The platform is optimized for use from a computer. Even though the site is accessible via a smartphone or tablet, the user experience may not be suitable or ideal.
Answering the quizzes requires, for example, that the screen is sufficiently large to respond. Older models are not capable of playing the platform's videos. Therefore, having a computer is imperative.

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🧑🏻‍🏫 Some testimonials from the first students on the platform:

> Brice: "A truly superb, practical, and very clear website interface. The videos are really well made! As we discussed together during the first video call, even in the most didactic videos (aerial parts, over an hour long), we feel like we are live with François and in the situation with him. I find that the screen barrier disappears quite easily, and the whole experience is really immersive. The month-by-month follow-up, the very detailed program by sections and subsections, with their times, and their button to click to 'move to the next section' makes everything very interactive and allows us to measure our follow-up and progress very precisely. Truly a great job and a great result!"

> Sidney: "At the heart of my explorations of the plant kingdom, I immerse myself in the universe of the 'Practical College of Ethnobotany' to deepen my knowledge. Dedicating time to this passion and always learning more is a rewarding experience. This discipline allows me to explore the fascinating relationship between human cultures and the plants that surround them, while contributing to the preservation of cultural treasures related to traditional plant knowledge. Despite my initial reluctance to the online format, I finally discover a perfect balance between method, freedom, and passion."

> Valentine: "It's not for nothing that I chose François Couplan to study with, and since the beginning of my training, I have accumulated not only a considerable expansion of my knowledge of the plant world but also methods and, above all, a way of thinking and breaking down many representations that resonate with the way I need to nourish myself (those who know me well know that by nourishment I mean not only the most unusual foods from the four corners of the world but also and especially a whole culture of oral and written traditions that I am curious and fond of!) but also to not get sick! And all of this, paradoxically, is cultivated!"

> Anémone: "I wanted to take the time to thank you, I was able to connect with the plant world around me, with a method that I really enjoyed. Engaging the five senses in the process of knowing a plant, moving towards a dynamic of meeting with the plant, while allowing an artistic expression of this observation, all of this was a delight!"

> Bernard: "I sincerely thank you for the opening you have created in my life, my hopes, my daily life. Through your reading choices and the rigor of the plant sheets, I found access to a world, a way of approaching existence imbued with accuracy, connected to what links us to the earth and is a source of happiness, a viable alternative to a system that I find increasingly oppressive and hope for my children. I have greatly enjoyed being around plants, discovering them, and accommodating or not their wild flavors.
Your learning method is demanding, as I said, and it suited me perfectly; it offers a great capacity for autonomy in the pursuit of these plant discoveries. I am not going to stop on such a good path."

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