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Help Centre
The Toon Boom Centre of Excellence (COE) program encourages post-secondary institutes to offer a high level learning environment for students wanting a career in animation or storyboarding through extensive exposure to Toon Boom software.
If your institution is already a COE and you have specific questions, see FAQ: Centre of Excellence.
You can also visit the official Centre of Excellence web page.
What is a COE?
A COE is a post-secondary institute that is awarded with the status as they have an animation program that meets a level of excellence that is recognised by Toon Boom Animation. This recognition represents an institute that offers high level education that sufficiently prepares their students for the industry and aims to reduce the onboarding time in studios.
COEs can exist anywhere in the world.
How is a COE different from an ATC?
COEs and ATCs are awarded to different types of institutions. The following table highlights these differences.
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If your institute matches an Authorized Training Centre, see About Authorized Training Centres (ATCs).
What is required to become a COE?
To be able to apply for COE status, your school must;
- offer a specific multi-year degree or diploma in animation, storyboarding, or a related field such as video game development.
- offer courses in animation and storyboarding that incorporate Toon Boom software and these courses should be available continuously throughout each academic year.
- be using recent versions of both Harmony Premium and Storyboard Pro in their curriculum during the application process.
- purchase annual training for its instructor/s. This training must be relevant to their discipline/s to keep their knowledge level current. This excludes the free COE workshops included in the COE benefits mentioned further down.
- purchase a minimum combined total of 100 seats, specifically 50 Harmony Premium (HAP) seats and 50 Storyboard Pro (SBP) seats (applies to new applicants).
- be in good financial standing with Toon Boom.
- incorporate the Toon Boom COE logo and link to toonboom.com on their website after successful application.
How does one apply to become a COE?
Visit our Centre of Excellence webpage and scroll down until you see Contact Our Educational Team. Fill in the form to contact Toon Boom and start the validation process.
During the application process, schools must 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
- Student work (videos, reel etc.) created with our software
What are the benefits of becoming a COE?
The COE status offers the following benefits:
- Free Annual Subscription: Students enrolled in animation studies at your school will receive a free Annual Desktop subscription of Harmony Premium and/or Storyboard Pro.
- Online Workshops: Free online workshops for teachers by Toon Boom instructors and specialists. Workshops are based on popular topics and are designed to help teachers keep up-to-date.
- Recognition and Promotion: On Toon Boom's global community via the website.
- Marketing: Use of the Toon Boom COE logo and Toon Boom trademarks on school website & collateral.
| NOTE: Students using the free Annual Desktop subscription will have to reclaim the license for each new school year that they attend the COE. |
Where can I find an existing COE?
To find a COE in a specific location, visit our Centre of Excellence webpage and scroll down until you see Recognized COE Schools. Use the dropdown menu to choose a location, or use the page numbers at the bottom of the section to browse.