RECORDS DISPOSAL

Who Should Attend

Records officers, administration officers or Information Managers with responsibility for records management.

This practical course will provide participants with the skills and knowledge to establish a Disposal Program for their organisation.

On completion of the course, participants will be able to:

Demonstrate familiarity with relevant disposal authorities or Retention and Disposal Schedules;
Apply the disposal authority to active and inactive records, using appraisal techniques;
Review records designated for destruction and obtain authorisation for destruction;
Resentencing records when disposal authorities are updated;
Plan and implement a regular program of disposal;
Prepare records designated as State Archives for transfer to State Records Office;
Apply disposal decisions at the time of creation of a file;
Broadly discuss the GDA for Source Records, where relevant
Identify storage options for active and inactive records;
Assess storage conditions for various storage media;
Pack storage boxes for efficient future disposal.