Records and information management is a planned, strategic initiative and cannot be carried out without proper planning and without specific, clear responsibilities assigned to each public sector professional handling these records. Undertaking this course will enhance your ability to manage records and information more effectively and seamlessly and with least risk. The modules included in this course will enhance your experience and exposure to consider record and information management holistically, predict and safeguard the records of your organization against all possible risks and threats.

Through this course, you will build your capability to handle data and information effectively and efficiently, regardless of the volume of information available. The best practices in record and information management that you would learn through this course can be replicated in any setting or organization that requires the storage of information for future reference

This course will empower you with an overall understanding and awareness of what constitutes ‘records’ and ‘information’ and what factors are implicated in effective records and information management.

The main objective of this course is to empower  public sector professionals with

• Complete information and knowledge of principles and theories as well as best practices of records and information management.
• Necessary awareness, preparedness, and abilities to predict potential threats and devise strategies and steps to protect against these.
• Adequate skill and capabilities to efficiently manage and maintain records and information.
• Confidence and ability to drive change from traditional to modern record and information management systems and implement electronic records and information management systems.
• Required skills and knowledge to work with technologies involved in electronic data maintenance.
• Adequate competency, understanding, and confidence to successfully undertake more roles and responsibilities as part of natural growth and progression within an organization.

• Board members and other senior officials responsible for objective decision making and actions based on past records and information.
• Potential investors who would like to be part of a public sector organization and would share the responsibility of maintenance of records and information available with the organization.
• Record managers and other public sector officials responsible for handling and managing records for future use.
• Human resource professionals as well as learning and development trainers responsible for providing the necessary training for awareness and upskilling to manage shift to electronic record and information management systems.
• Policymakers responsible for formulating policies and guidelines around standards and codes of conduct for appropriate records and information management.
• Auditors and compliance experts responsible for ensuring that all standards of security are maintained and adhered to.
• Any public sector professional handling records or information as part of his/her job responsibilities.

Below are the course components that would be covered during the  Electronic Records, Document, Archives and Information Management Training Certification Course:

• Overview of Records and Information Management
• Properties of Records
• Principles and Concepts of Records and Information Management
• Focus Areas for Good Record Keeping
• Advantages of Effective Records and Information Management
• Success Factors of Effective Records and Information Management
• Success Factors for Establishing Electronic Records and Information Management System
• Challenges to Effective Records and Information Management
• Professional Business Communication
• Additional Responsibilities