embroiderycollege.edu.au

Australia’s qualification for

professional embroiderers

The Australian College of Computer Embroidery

and Textile Technology

WELCOME

Welcome to...

The Australian College of

Computer Embroidery

and Textile Technologies.

This is the home of Australia’s qualification for the Computer Embroidery and Garment Embellishment industries.

We run two sides to the College. The commercial work place training and the Hobbyist / home interest short courses.

We are also the home of the internationally acclaimed digitising course known as digitise-wise™ which will teach you all you need to know about your chosen digitising software

and...

In The Hoop Experiment™, an exciting interactive learning experience which is all about computer embroidery (the stitching) with no digitising and is perfect for all computer embroiderers regardless of the make and model of their machine.

Funding available AT THE COLLEGE…

EMPLOYERS

If you are a

Commercial Embroidery Company,

Sewing Machine Retailer

A supplier of Uniforms,

Workwear or Sportswear

A Garment Printer

an Embroidery Kiosk

or A Home Based Business

then there is funding available for just about everyone in your employ - even to reward those who have already got lots of experience. Call on 1800 625657 and one of our training liaison officers will happily go through it with you.

We will come to your premises and do all the paper work for you. Don’t let bureaucracy get in the way of your financial incentives.

USER CHOICE

School Based Trainees

In Queensland the Government will pay 100% of the training fees and you can give a local youngster a great start with real work experience. You will receive $4750 as an incentive to “give a kid a go”

Sewing machine retailers

Click here to download a brochure

Commercial Embroiderers

Click here for a brochure

Schools, students and AAC’s

Click here for a brochure

USER CHOICE

Adult Work Based Trainees

If a worker has been with you for less than twelve months and is eligible for a traineeship then you may be entitled to

User Choice funding of the training fees,

government conditions apply.

Federal Incentive

All trainees attract a federal incentive payment to the employer of at least $4,000

School based attract $4,750

This is yours to keep for providing the training opportunity. It is available for ALL staff to apply for this traineeship incentive regardless of how long they have been working for you.

Experience + from DEEWR

The Department of Education and Work Place relations is encouraging employers to value the skills and experiences of their mature aged workforce. If you have a trainee (of any age group) and you employ a member of staff of 50years old then they will pay $4,950 to you for them to fulfil the qualification along with the trainee and act as a mentor. Given the number of over 50’ies working in our industry that we all already value this is a wonderful opportunity for them.

Austudy / Centrelink Funding

We have made our qualification available in three smaller skill sets. These have been approved by Centrelink and funding is available via the Austudy and the

Pension Education Supplement.

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Just Love It™

Embroidery Network

A chance to have you training funded through an innovative scholarship and to earn real money from the skills you acquire.

A genuine network of like minded embroiderers around Australia working to support each other.

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Our courses are accredited by the Australian Government under the Nationally Recognised Training system.

Click here for more on WHY you should look for this logo with your training.

All the courses are delivered by The Australian College of Computer Embroidery and Textile Technologies.

See a summary of our Department of Education and Training Audit by clicking here

The Qualification

30668QLD

is listed on the

National Training

Information Service website

OUR Traineeships all attract Federal Funding

The College

National Provider number is 31972

THE COLLEGE…

Cotton-on to high tech embroidery!

We are really proud of our

e-learning centre.

We passionately believe in what we are providing ‘across the board’ for good education in our wonderful world of embroidery and digitising.

This is an on-line College where you walk through the door and find a whole world of education at your fingertips.

Wherever you are in the world, when you enrol on a Course, you are provided with a user name and password. Once you have this, you can embark on your chosen pathway by simply logging in.

It is a true learning experience but it is also an enjoyable way to learn – and you learn at your own pace.

Current students - in more than 10 countries - are really enjoying the interactive exercises,

the i-message board, the journals, the interaction with other students and their tutors/assessors.

Come on in!

You are amongst friends.