Records management is increasingly being recognised as a key discipline enabling an organisation to understand, organise, and exploit its information assets. This one day course is an introduction to the principles and practices of records management.
outcomes:- familiarity with the principles and purpose of records management
- familiarity with the elements of good practice in records management
- ability to diagnose risk areas where records management action is required
- familiarity with the main elements of be able to identify opportunities for the application / improvement of records management within an organisation
programme:- what does records management consist of? the elements of the discipline
- influencing, educating, motivating and empowering people to manage their records well
- developing policies, procedures and guidance to give clarity to colleagues on how they are expected to manage their records
- key records management frameworks: classifications, retention schedules and metadata
- evaluating and improving the systems that your organisation is using to keep its records
speaker:James Lappin , Consultant, TFPL
James believes that records management principles are simple to understand and intriguing to apply, and brings this philosophy to his consultancy, training and facilitation.
James has helped several organisations build and implement fileplans for their electronic records. He has pioneered an approach to building fileplans that harnesses the knowledge and differing perspectives of people within the organisation. He has also provided training sessions for EDRM implementation teams in various large organisations to equip them with the knowledge and confidence they need to build their fileplan.
James is an accredited trainer for the European Commission, and regularly provides training for staff with document management responsibilities across the Commission.
In the UK James has designed and delivered many large scale training programmes, training hundreds of managers and staff across large organisations, including:
- Freedom of Information training for managers in Gloucestershire County Council
- Records management training for every team in a large bank
- ERM training for information champions at the British Council, and shorter awareness sessions for all staff
- Data Protection training for the Local Government Association
Hundreds of information professionals have paid to attend James' popular training courses at TFPL. James has designed and delivered a suite of training courses, including 'Introduction to Records Management', 'Introduction to EDRM', 'Building fileplans for electronic records' and 'Introduction to Metadata.' In 2006 James ran the UK's first public training course on folksonomy.
James obtained his MA in Archives and Records Management in 1995. Before becoming a consultant he held records management roles at the National Archives, The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the Wellcome Trust. In April 2007 he was elected Conference Director of the UK Records Management Society (RMS).
