Philip/All,
You're highlighted a big gap.
Some years back - late 80s - Michael Cook and I believe Peter Emmerson ran
under the auspices of the Business Archive Council an intensive
self-contained one-week archive and records management course.
There is a need for such as course - one-day courses are fine as initial
introductions for new records assistants and "top-ups" for records managers
of one of the post-graduate courses. We're developing our projects and
advisory services and could do with giving all staff a grounding in records
management. There is nothing really onto which records assistants can
progress after attending a one-day course, nor anything for administrators
(of off-site storage services, or document management services). As
administrators we're had a series of graduates, including one with a
information science degree, who with the depth that could be covered in
something like a week course - perhaps slightly longer, could comfortably
cross over into projects and advice.
What ever happened to NVQ?
Regards,
Rod
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Dear All,
I would be interested to know the views of listserve members on the
following issue: Is the current state of available records management
training in the UK adequate for the changing requirements of organisations
who are facing enterprise issues in relation to records management? It
seems
to me that there are a plethora of courses on 'the basics' and a number of
events looking at the high level issues. I am thinking about more advanced
courses to supplement qualified records professionals or professionals from
other disciplines that now have a records management remit to deliver
enterprise solutions. The question is partly prompted by the release of the
latest version of DIRKS. I am wondering if records mangers in the UK feel
fully equipped to deliver projects using DIRKS (should they so wish) or
whether there is skills shortage to do this kind of work and other advanced
RM work.
Training providers please do not use this as a piggy back to promote your
courses, I am more interested in the views of practitioners and employers.
I
am happy to take replies off line but think it might be an interesting
debate on line.
Philip Jones
Philip A. Jones
Head of Information Resources
Corporate & Consumer Services
Staffordshire County Council
01785 278364
These are my views and not necessarily those of my employers.
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