Principles of Document Records and Archives Management

Course Code: ADOM 106

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07 - 11 Jul 2025

5 Days

Dubai, UAE

$4,250

06 - 10 Oct 2025

5 Days

Barcelona, Spain

$4,950

Introduction

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Record keeping is essential for every business and organization. All purchases, sales, client and employee communications as well as legal and tax documents need to be classified and managed appropriately. Document records and files have life cycles. They are created, received, referred to, revised, refiled, and occasionally reorganized. For the most part, the need to refer to files declines sharply as their age increases.

fundamental concepts that most records and archives management systems utilize

Basic principles of archiving

As records reach the end of their active lives, they are disposed of in various manners: destroyed, reformatted, transferred to inactive storage, or transferred to the archives section. There are, however, some fundamental concepts that most records and archives management systems utilize. This training course is designed to provide delegates with a thorough insight into theoretical principles, methodologies, and practical administration of archiving and record management, as well as the responsibilities of archivists and records managers in today’s financial institutions, business organizations, government agencies, and non-profit entities.

BY THE END OF THIS LEARNING EXPERIENCE, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

Understand records and archiving management principles, processes, and terminology.
Understanding of recordkeeping practices and traditions.
The difference between the responsibilities of archivists and records managers
Apply knowledge of key aspects of records management practice in various contexts.
Identify issues that impact on the ongoing management of records that document organizational activities, assess their effect, and develop relevant solutions.

Office managers.
Executive secretaries.
Administrators and assistants.

Archive Management: Principles, Practice, Archive Classification Methods and Database Archiving
Introduction to theory and practice:
Historical development of the record keeping profession
Responsibilities and functions of archivists
Differences and similarities between records and archives
Acquisition and appraisal:
Policy development
Methods of acquisition
The theory and practice of appraisal
Arrangement and description

Archive Services, Access, Indexing, Preservation & Security Users and access:
Providing services to users
Users and their needs
Access restrictions and regulations
Legislation
Outreach:
Reaching a wider audience
Publicity and promotion
Online resources
Outreach and in-reach strategies

Archive Services, Access, Indexing, Preservation & Security
Preservation:
Identifying risks to archives;
Responses to ensure the protection of archives
Storage requirements of different media
Preservation policies
Management:
Staff, resource, and time management
Policies and procedures
Measuring performance

Record Management: Principles, Practice & Archive Backup Methods
Organizations and records:
Nature of records
Making, maintaining and managing records
Records management concepts:
record life cycle;
records continuum
Records management programmes:
Records management roles & responsibilities;
Records management policies;
Records systems development methodology
Records creation & capture
Records classification
Records storage
Records destruction

Technological Advancements: Electronic & Audio/Visual Records
The internet and new technologies
Challenges of the management of electronic records in archives and records management?
How does the management of visual records differ from that of printed records?
Managing and preserving records in a variety of media including audio-visual and electronic records

Boost certificate of completion

BOOST's Professional Attendance Certificate “BPAC” is always given to the delegates after completing the training course, and depends on their attendance of the program at a rate of no less than 80%, besides their active participation and engagement during the program sessions.

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COURSE METHODOLOGY

Our Training programs are implemented by combining the participants' academic knowledge and practical practice (30% theoretical / 70% practical activities).

At The end of the training program, Participants are involved in practical workshop to show their skills in applying what they were trained for. A detailed report is submitted to each participant and the training department in the organization on the results of the participant's performance and the return on training. Our programs focus on exercises, case studies, and individual and group presentations.

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