PDP Workshops | Records Management Training I, Workshop examines core concepts of good records management practice. Training courses in London, Manchester, UK, Dublin, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Records Management I
Courses in London, Manchester, Dublin and Belfast

Organisations face increasing pressure to manage their records according to statutory and business requirements. As the use of electronic records and the deployment of electronic document and records management systems continue to increase, the core skills of the person responsible for records management become ever more important to the organisation.

This invaluable Workshop, led by an internationally acclaimed records management expert, examines core concepts of good records management practice.

This introductory level Workshop will provide a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of records management, including:

Introduction - basic concepts
Records management tools
Records lifecycle approach
Designing a file plan
Records destruction
Legal framework/compliance
Management of electronic records and email

Delegates are encouraged to share their own experiences at the Workshop.

The day will be a mixture of presentation and practical exercises. There will be plenty of opportunity for questions.

About the Workshop Leader
Philip Jones is Head of Information Governance at Staffordshire County Council where he has corporate responsibility for records and information management, information legislation, information security and the corporate EDRM Programme.

Philip has been involved with record and document standards for over ten years and is a co-editor of ISO 15489 International Records Management Standard.

- Philip Jones, Head of Information Governance at Staffordshire County Council -

He is Chairman of the BSI Archives & Records Management Committee and is the author of BIP 0025-3, part of the BSI Effective Records Management series, a publication dealing with performance management within record management programmes.

Amongst his other professional activities, Philip has served as Director and then Chairman of the Records Management Society. He is currently President of the International Records Management Council. Philip was voted UK Records Manager of the Year 2000.

Who should attend:
Records Managers, Archivists, Office Managers, Information Managers, Data Protection Officers, Records Management Officers, Compliance Officers, Freedom of Information Officers.

Dates and Locations: New course dates
Belfast Monday, 22nd September 2008
London Monday, 3rd November 2008
Manchester Monday, 19th January 2009
London Monday, 23rd March 2009

Dublin for dates, click here

Venues:
All our courses take place in high quality central city hotel venues

Timing:
Short Day – 10.00am to 4pm ( lunch included )
There will be plenty of opportunity for questions

CPD:
This course is accredited by the Law Society with 5 CPD points

Fee:
Ł345 plus VAT ( Ł405.37 )

Discount – attend this Workshop plus Records Management II for the special rate of Ł595 plus VAT ( Ł699.12 )

To book your place for: Records Management I

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Testimonials from our two Records Management courses:

I found the workshop very useful and practical
Fred Hegarty
FOI/DP Liaison Officer, Health & Safety Executive (Ireland)

Very useful, and I liked the practical aspect
Caroline Lee
Manager, DeLoitte

Philip was very knowledgeable and the course was very interesting
Michelle Goodman
Records & Enquiries Officer, Science Museum

Excellent!
Paul Noone
Records Management Officer, Police Service of Northern Ireland

Very good. Ideal course for where we're at
Ingrid Wilson
Information Governance Manager, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Very good course. I look forward
to Part 2
Catherine Carr
Assistant Project Officer, Scottish Funding Council

A good all-round course on Records Management
Stephen Campbell
Central Records Administrator, Allen & Overy

Philip is excellent - very knowledgeable and good delivery
Pauline Cox
Records Registrar, Merseyside Police

Excellent presentation! The trainer showed a great deal of practical knowledge and experience
Kate Kwafo
Akoto Information Access & Records Manager, London South Bank University

Very good overall
Geoff Chalmers
Procurement Officer, Grant Thornton