Centre of Excellence

Superior Learning Environment

The Toon Boom Centre of Excellence (COE) program encourages post-secondary institutions to offer a superior learning environment for students aspiring to a career in animation or storyboarding through comprehensive exposure to Toon Boom software.

Toon Boom COE Program

What is it?

The COE designation is a public recognition that attests that a school’s animation program meets a high standard of depth, breadth and quality. This qualification provides graduating students an advantage by equipping them with high demand skills demanded by world recognised studios who value a deep knowledge of Toon Boom 2D animation software.

Toon Boom COE Program

Why choose to become a COE?

Toon Boom software is a requirement by the largest animation studios worldwide. Those studios, are producing the most creative 2D animations (both series and feature films) and are bringing their animations to life using Toon Boom technologies

  • By ensuring the creation of top talent, your school will be in the highest market demand!
  • You and your staff are dedicated to setting up your students for success and ensuring career placement after graduation.
  • You know that meshing the innovative products with the latest best practices creates new animators and storyboard artists that are in high demand.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

Free annual Subscription

Students enrolled in animation studies at your school will receive a free Annual Desktop subscription of Harmony Premium and Storyboard Pro software

Annual online workshops

Annual online workshops for teachers by Toon Boom instructors and product specialists (12 hours per year) / One training per quarter based on popular topics.

Free resources

Free resources available for students: Learn Portal, BlogToon Boom YouTube Channel and Discord

Free annual Subscription

Teachers will receive a free Annual Desktop subscription of Harmony Premium and Storyboard Pro software

Recognition and promotion

Recognition and promotion on Toon Boom’s global community via the website.

Training course and assets

Access to professionally developed training course outlines and assets to help teach.

Free resources

Free resources available for teachers: Learn Portal, BlogToon Boom YouTube Channel and Discord

Marketing

Toon Boom COE logo for use in school’s marketing materials and website

Teaching materials

Access to Toon Boom pertinent content for use in teaching materials (format transfer rights reserved to Toon Boom)

Course outlines

Course outlines for various animation subjects

Eligibility criteria

Is your institution eligible for the program?

Want to Become a Centre of Excellence? These are the criteria your school must meet to become eligible to Toon Boom COE Program.

Offer a specific multi-year degree or diploma in animation, storyboarding or a related field such as video game development.

Be using recent versions of Harmony Advanced or Harmony Premium and Storyboard Pro in their curriculum during their application and renewal, and be in good financial standing with Toon Boom.

New COE applicants must purchase a minimum combined total of 100 seats, specifically 50 Harmony Premium (HAP) seats and 50 Storyboard Pro (SBP) seats.

Courses offered in animation and storyboarding must incorporate Toon Boom software and these courses should be available continuously throughout each the academic year.

The school is required to purchase annual training for its instructor(s). This training must be pertinent to their discipline(s) to keep their knowledge level current (excludes the free COE workshops included in the COE benefits).

School to complete a COE application form with the following documents; Curricula (course grid), Toon Boom training proof of purchase or training certificates, school program description, school logo and student work (videos, reel etc.) created with our software.

School to incorporate the Toon Boom COE logo and link to toonbooom.com on the school website.

Student to professional offer

This offer is available to new COE grads and offers -50% off commercial pricing for 1st year after graduation; purchase applicable on annual desktop subscriptions only, applicable products: Storyboard Pro and Harmony (limited to one license of each). NOTE: Proof of graduation required.

Recognized COE schools

Taller 5

Autopista Norte Kilómetro 19
Bogotá
Colombia

Taller 5
Otis College of Art and Design

9045 Lincoln Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045
800-527-OTIS

Otis College of Art and Design
Villa Maria College

240 Pine Ridge Rd, Buffalo, NY 14225, USA

Villa Maria College
Universidade Anhembi Morumbi - Campus Av. Paulista

Av. Paulista, 2000
Bela Vista 01310-200
Brazil

Universidade Anhembi Morumbi - Campus Av. Paulista
iACADEMY (Cebu Campus)

Filinvest Cebu Cyberzone, Tower 2 Salinas Drive corner, W. Geonzon St., Brgy. Apas, Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines

iACADEMY (Cebu Campus)
Universidad San Sebastián, Chile, South America

Lientur 1457, 4081339 Concepción, Bío Bío, Chili

Universidad San Sebastián, Chile, South America
Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU)

Jalan Teknologi 5, Taman Teknologi Malaysia, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU)
Akademi Seni Budaya Dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA)

464, Jalan Tun Ismail,
50480, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia

Akademi Seni Budaya Dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA)

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