Records Retention Scheduling– iSchool Institute RM Certificate Course

This spring I will once again be teaching 4 certificate courses at the University of Toronto’s iSchool Institute.  The iSchool Institute is the Faculty of Information’s continuing education arm at U of T, and offer two certificate programs in Records Managment:  Records Management Fundamentals and Records Management Practice.  The certificates are offered several times a year in Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton and on the web.

 

On April 18 I will be teaching the course on Records Retention Scheduling.  It is the fourth course of the Fundamentals certificate.

Here is the course description from the iSchool website:

 

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Records Retention Scheduling

This course introduces the benefits of records retention schedules, identifies the value(s) a record series may possess, presents a recommended process for scheduling retention periods, and identifies records retention and disposition processes including “legal holds”. This course also addresses the importance of securing compliance with approved retention periods. Upon completion students will be able to:

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  • Describe the benefits of a records retention schedule.
  • Plan the development of a retention schedule.
  • Appraise the value(s) of a record series.
  • Identify records retention and disposition processes.
  • Explain the importance of retention schedule compliance.

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To see the full list of courses for the Records Fundamentals certificate can be viewed here.  For more information about the courses and certificates, or to register, please visit The iSchool Institute.

Date

Apr 18, 2013
Expired!

Time

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location

The iSchool Institute
140 St. George Street

Organizer

The iSchool Institute
Phone
416-978-7117
Email
ischool.institute@utoronto.ca
Website
http://institute.ischool.utoronto.ca
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Case in Point

That's A Lot of Records!
Often the requirement for a needs assessment is driven by a specific initiative being considered or an immediate problem to be solved, rather than a general desire to establish a corporate (or organization-wide) IM program. We had a client wanting to improve its management of a specific group of critical records – thousands of member files in paper, microform and digital formats containing hundreds of unique document types.
Assess, Plan and Schedule
Ergo reviewed the organization’s current practices for managing those records, compared those practices to best practices, and identified risks and areas for improvement. From there we developed a strategic plan with a focus on records storage and retention. The plan identified the operational, financial and technological requirements for implementing the recommended changes, improvements and enhancements in the lifecycle management of the member records. Activities in the plan were classified as short term (next 6-12 months), medium term (next 12-24 months) and longer term (next 25+ months).
Step by Step Success
Implementation of the strategic plan enabled this organization to ensure its member records are properly identified, organized, accessible, protected and retained as long as necessary to meet operational and other requirements.
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