Implementing a Retention and Disposal Authority for Local Government Records
Course information
Learner profile | Course outcomes | Course content | Course schedule | Length | Price | To register
This course provides participants with information on how to use the new General retention and disposal authority: local government records, appropriate methods of storage and destruction of records and how to prepare records for transfer to State Records as State archives. Participants will take part in case studies and practical sessions which will reinforce the use of the general authority and explain the procedures for transferring records.
Learner profile
Designed for people working in local government whose work involves using the General retention and disposal authority: local government records and preparing records for transfer to State Records.
Course outcomes
By the end of this course participants should understand the development and content of the General retention and disposal authority: local government records and the fundamental elements and activities of records disposal:
- implementing the General retention and disposal authority: local government records
- sentencing records
- managing archival records
- transferring records
- destruction of records, and
- documentation.
Course content
Interpreting and implementing the General retention and disposal authority: local government records
- structure and layout of the General retention and disposal authority: local government records
- using the General retention and disposal authority: local government records
Sentencing records and exercise
- sentencing issues
- sentencing exercise
Establishing a record culling program
- establishing a regular culling program
- activities and skills required for records culling
Case studies
- examining a number of records case studies
Managing archival records
- different models for managing archival records
- principles of managing archival records
Transfer procedures and exercise
- complying with transfer requirements under the State Records Act 1998
- proposing State records for transfer and completing transfer documentation
- exercise using the Procedures for transferring custody of records as State archives
Storage
- requirements for storage of State records
Destruction
- requirements that must be met before State records are destroyed
- principles and methods of destruction and documentation requirements
Course schedule for 2012
- 8 February - Dubbo
- 12 March - Western Sydney Records Centre
- 22 March - Sydney Records Centre
- 4 April - Yass
- 5 June - Sydney Records Centre
- 19 July - Sydney
- 14 August - Griffith
- 5 September - Sydney
- 6 November - Western Sydney Records Centre
- 19 November - Sydney
Length
1 day; 9.00am - 4.00pm
Price
$325 (includes GST). Discounts available.
To register
Go to www.records.com.au or call Recordkeeping Innovation on (02) 9267 3700.
Note: This course is delivered on State Records' behalf by Recordkeeping Innovation. All training, enrolment processing and invoicing is carried out by Recordkeeping Innovation.
