AIMS360 partners with fashion and design programs to put the same consumer brands ERP that runs real businesses into the hands of students. The software is donated, instructors get the knowledge base and a direct line to our support team, and students work through a completely online, self-paced course. Graduates arrive knowing the system employers already use.
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AIMS360 donates its consumer brands ERP software to accredited fashion, design, and merchandising programs, at no cost to the school. Instructors get the full system, the AIMS360 knowledge base, and a direct support channel to our team. Students get the software and the self-paced online course, and bring their questions to their instructor. Everyone works in the same environment used by brands shipping to Nordstrom, Macy's, and hundreds of other retailers.
The goal is simple. Most graduates enter the industry having never touched an ERP, then spend their first months learning one on the job. Students who arrive already fluent are more useful on day one, and they know it.
Full access to AIMS360 for your program, including styles, production, inventory, orders, and reporting. No license cost to the institution.
Onboarding for instructors from the same team that implements AIMS360 for brands, so the software is taught the way it is used in practice.
Course material grounded in how brands run: purchase orders, size and color matrices, wholesale orders, and retailer requirements.
600+ active brands run AIMS360. Graduates who know the system arrive with a skill those companies are hiring for.
Nobody is left alone with the software, and access is deliberately split. Instructors hold the documentation and the support relationship. Students get the training course and the live system.
Who gets what. Instructors get the AIMS360 knowledge base, its AI search, and the ability to raise support tickets with our team. Students get the software and the completely online, self-paced training course. Students do not contact AIMS360 support directly — questions go to their instructor, who escalates to us.
That split is specific to the education program. A licensed AIMS360 brand gets the knowledge base, AI search, support, and the training course for every employee on the account.
The AIMS360 knowledge base at support.aims360.com holds step-by-step articles on styles, purchase orders, inventory, order entry, EDI, and reporting. Access is provisioned for your program's instructors and requires a sign-in, so an instructor can look up the exact steps before class rather than reverse-engineering them.
The knowledge base is AI enabled and housed in the AIMS360 Runway interface. An instructor who does not yet know what a feature is called can describe the task and get a real answer instead of guessing at menu names. It is the fastest way to prep a lesson on an unfamiliar module.
A structured, self-paced course students work through on their own schedule. Nothing to install, no sessions to attend, no travel. Faculty can assign it as graded coursework, use it as a prerequisite before lab time, or simply let students move at their own speed.
Instructors raise issues and support tickets with AIMS360 directly. Students bring questions to their instructor rather than to us, which keeps one clear channel and means classroom questions are answered by the person who set the assignment. Get in touch and we will set your program up.
Teaching AIMS360 goes beyond introducing world-class software. It is about empowering students with the industry's most advanced tools to fuel their passion.
By mastering AIMS360 apparel ERP, students gain highly sought-after skills that elevate their career prospects and open doors to opportunities with industry leaders, whether stepping into their first role or advancing their careers.
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Early exposure to modern tools like AIMS360 equips students with in-demand skills sought by apparel industry leaders. This hands-on experience bridges classroom learning with real-world applications, enhancing career readiness, engagement, and understanding of industry processes.
For educators and institutions, it means shaping future professionals who are prepared to excel and highly sought after by top employers.
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There's nothing more powerful than a young designer or entrepreneur with a dream. With the right tools and guidance, today's students will become the fashion leaders of tomorrow.
By donating our technology to classrooms nationwide, we empower students to transform their dreams into reality and lead the next wave of innovation in the fashion industry.
Get in touchDesign and merchandising programs teach the creative work well. The gap is what happens after the sketch: costing a style, issuing a purchase order, allocating inventory across wholesale and DTC, and getting an order to a retailer without a chargeback.
Those are the tasks entry-level roles are built around, and they run on ERP software. Learning that system in school turns an unfamiliar interview topic into something you can speak about with specifics. The self-paced online course means you can build that fluency on your own time, not only during lab hours.
Tell us about your program: the courses involved, roughly how many students, and what you want them to be able to do by the end of the term.
We walk through the software with faculty and agree which parts belong in your curriculum. Not every program needs every module.
Licenses are provisioned for the program and instructors are onboarded by the AIMS360 team. Knowledge base access and the support channel are set up for faculty, and we send the link to the self-paced online course for your students.
Students work in the live system and move through the self-paced course. Questions go to their instructor, who has the knowledge base and a direct line to AIMS360. We stay available through the term.
No. AIMS360 donates licenses to accredited programs as part of the education program. Get in touch to discuss what your courses need.
Yes, and it is open to students as well as instructors. AIMS360 has a completely online, self-paced training course. There is nothing to install and no scheduled sessions to attend, so students work through it on their own time and faculty can assign it as coursework. The course link is sent to your program when access is set up — get in touch and we will send it over.
Yes to both, and in the education program it is an instructor resource. The knowledge base at support.aims360.com is a searchable library of step-by-step articles covering styles, purchase orders, inventory, order entry, EDI, and reporting. It is also AI enabled inside the AIMS360 Runway interface, so a question can be asked in plain English rather than by guessing the right search term. Sign-in is required, and credentials are set up for your program's instructors.
No, and that is by design. In the education program, knowledge base access and support tickets run through instructors, who have a direct line to the AIMS360 team. Students bring questions to their instructor, which keeps one clear channel and means classroom questions are answered by the person who set the assignment. A licensed AIMS360 brand is different: there, the knowledge base, AI search, support, and the training course are available to every employee on the account.
Fashion merchandising, product development, supply chain, and apparel business operations courses fit most naturally. Design programs use it to show what happens to a style after it is approved.
No. Faculty are trained by the AIMS360 implementation team, the same people who onboard brands, and support continues through the term. Instructors also get knowledge base access and can raise tickets with AIMS360 directly.
Yes. Students work in the same consumer brands ERP running apparel, footwear, beauty, outdoor, and other product companies, not a stripped-down teaching version. The training course and documentation are the same ones AIMS360 gives the brands it implements for.
Access runs through partner programs rather than individually, so an individual student cannot open an AIMS360 account or a support ticket on their own. If your school is not a partner yet, send your department chair or program director to this page, or get in touch and we will reach out to them.
It depends on the term you are targeting and how many modules your courses use. The practical sequence is a conversation, a walkthrough with faculty, provisioning, and instructor onboarding. Starting a term ahead gives faculty time to build the coursework around it.
Tell us about your courses and we will walk through what a partnership looks like for your students, which modules fit your curriculum, how faculty onboarding works, and how to get your students into the self-paced training course.
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