2011 TALA Scholarship Awards Luncheon - Congrats to Ralph Prado of FIDM!

The California Fashion Foundation and the Textile Association of Los Angeles (TALA) hosted the 2011 TALA Scholarship Awards Luncheon on June 2, 2011 to honor local fashion design students. Students submitted entries directly online, and winners from each school received scholarship funds in the name of a sponsor who donated to the scholarship program.

AIMS donated to the scholarship program, and was given the opportunity to present the "Best Use of Technology" scholarship award to Ralph Prado of FIDM. Ralph was awarded a cash scholarship and also received a $400 gift certificate to take the AIMS Certification course and be certified on the software.

'Best Use of Technology' award winner, Ralph Prado of FIDM

pictured with Henry Cherner, President of AIMS

Area schools participating this year were California State University, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM), Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC), Otis College of Art & Design, Pasadena City College, Santa Monica College and Woodbury University.
 
Congrats to all the scholarship winners!

Now Accepting Registration for July AIMS Certification Training

Registration is now open for the next AIMS Certification Training session July 9 & 16.  AIMS Certification classes are thorough classes covering the major topics of the AIMS software program presented in the context of real-world situations by instructors with industry backgrounds.

Topics covered in this class include:
• Manufacturing Terminology
• Style Creation
• Costing & Spec Sheets
• Order Entry & Distribution
• Purchase Orders & Cut Tickets
• Production Tracking
• Inventory Management
• Pick Tickets
• Invoicing
• Returns & Credits

This valuable class is also taught at area schools such as Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Saddleback College, Cal State Poly Pomona, Art Institutes of California in Hollywood, San Diego, Inland Empire and Orange County, and is offered through UCLA Extension.  In addition, AIMS will soon be offered in Chicago area schools including the Illinois Institute of Art, International Academy of Design and Technology and College of DuPage.

Click here for more information and registration.

AIMS Now Offers Self-Paced Classes

AIMS Training Center continues to expand the classes and options available to our clients.  We now offer self-paced classes for both the AIMS Fast Track class series and for our newest class, Image Editing In Photoshop.
If you are ready to get going on AIMS and don't want to wait until the next scheduled Fast Track training, you now have another option available.  This online solution provides the same AIMS basics as the current Fast Track series. 

For a limited time we are offering our newest class, also self-paced, Image Editing In Photoshop, as a special free class! This class will show how to get images edited, sized and prepared for quick and easy upload into AIMS, AIMS EasyShop or AIMS WebLink.  We encourage you to "Like" us on Facebook or "Follow" us on Twitter to be eligible for our future special free classes.