Diploma in Records Management
Course Overview
This diploma course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills required for employment in a variety of record keeping and information management roles within the local government, organizations of all kinds, and universities. This is an online course which uses a combination of theoretical learning and practical, hands-on experience, to expose students to areas such as information handling, data storage, retrieval and preservation, all within the context of modern technology.
Course Objectives
⢠Understand the theoretical underpinnings of this field and apply them in practice.
⢠Understand the nature of information and how it's created, organized, and distributed.
⢠Communicate effectively with information users and team members.
⢠Assess the impact emerging technologies has on this profession.
⢠Understand issues in the ethical use of information and demonstrate how ethical practices may be followed in the workplace.
Course Outline
⢠Statistics
⢠Arrangement and Description of record management
⢠Building records appraisal systems
⢠Knowledge management
⢠Preservation and Conservation
⢠Digitization of Records
⢠Financial Records
⢠Intercultural Communication
⢠Records and office Management
⢠Management of information
Training Format:
⢠All materials are made available through our Online Learning Platform
⢠Students should commit approximately 5-6 hours of their time per week
Materials Provided:
Online delivery of curriculum materials, exercises and templates.
Assignments:
In order to demonstrate their understanding of the course content, students will be required to submit assignments at the end of every month.
Duration of course â 6 months
REGIONS TARGETED: Global
Courses Fees ⬠800
To register for course, please contact:
Online Training Coordinator
Africa Institute for Project Management Studies
Email: info@africadevelopmentresources.org
Website: www.africadevelopmentresources.org