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Records Management Fundamentals (2 Days)
This revised course covers the fundamental principles and practices of records management. It provides participants with a basic understanding of the activities involved in managing paper and electronic records.
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course participants should be able to:
- Understand the issues and processes involved in records creation and capture
- Identify the control measures applied to records so they can be located, retrieved and used
- List the tools and technologies used to manage records.
- Describe best practice for the storage of State records.
- Understand the concepts of appraisal and disposal under the State Records Act, 1998.
- Identify the key legislation and considerations when providing access to records.
Learner Profile
Designed for people new to records management including staff of records management units and people assigned responsibility for records management. It is suitable for use as a part of an induction program.
Course Pre-requisites
Prior to attending this course, participants should undertake the following e-learning modules available from the State Records' Website.
- Framework for recordkeeping in the NSW public sector and
- Recordkeeping concepts
- Available from the State Records Website http://elearning.records.nsw.gov.au
- Recordkeeping definitions and concepts
- Importance of records in Government and society
- Introduction to the State Records Act 1998 and related policies, standards and guidelines
- Processes for records creation
- Registering and classifying records
- Using metadata to manage records
- Role of records management products
- Laws governing access to records
- Processes for giving access
- Storage for active, semi active and inactive records
- Disaster management and vital records
- Objectives and benefits of a disposal program
- Legal means of disposal
- Implementing disposal authorities, including destruction and transfer of records
