Training Services

CIMS develops and delivers a number of public training courses, some of which is in partnership with other organisations. We also develop and deliver in-house training courses for our clients. Our 2010 training courses are listed below.

For further details on these courses please scroll down the page.

For Queensland State Archives we deliver:

  • Developing a Retention and Disposal Schedule
  • Implementing a Retention and Disposal Schedule

To complete an online registration for these courses click here.

Corporate Information Management Services is also delivering the following courses in 2010:

  • Assessing your organisation against ISO 15489 Records Management
  • Writing Business Cases
  • Writing and Reviewing Recordkeeping Policies
  • Business Process Analysis for Recordkeeping

To register your interest in these courses please click here.

For Recordkeeping Innovation we deliver:

  • Introduction to Records Management
  • Strategic Planning for Records Management Programs
  • Developing a Records Taxonomy

Further course details, price and registration forms are available from Recordkeeping Innovation.

For further details please scroll down this page.

All prices are in $AUD

Courses developed and delivered for Queensland State Archives

Developing a Retention and Disposal Schedule

This course will be held:

  • 15 February 2010, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
  • 24 February 2010, Townsville, Qld, Australia
  • 17 March 2010, Mount Isa, Qld, Australia
  • 12 May 2010, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
  • 25 May 2010, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Would you like to develop a retention and disposal schedule?

Are you compliant with Information Standard 31?


This course supports the Public Records Act 2002 by guiding public sector employees on the development of retention and disposal schedule to assist their organisations in meeting the disposal requirements under the Act. Based on Information Standard 31: Retention and Disposal of Public Records and the Guideline for the Development of Retention and Disposal Schedules this course includes the research, functional analysis and documentation required to prepare retention and disposal schedules for core business records.

This course costs $220, including GST, per participant.

For delegates also attending 'Implementing a Retention and Disposal Schedule' the cost of both courses is $400, including GST.

To find out more about this course click here.

To complete an online registration form click here.

Individuals and organisations not able to use an online registration form may complete and send a manual form. Please click here and save the form locally.

 

Implementing a Retention and Disposal Schedule

This course will be held:

  • 16 February 2010, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
  • 25 February 2010, Townsville, Qld, Australia
  • 18 March 2010, Mount Isa, Qld, Australia
  • 13 May 2010, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia
  • 26 May 2010, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Are you running out of space for public records?


Would you like to implement your retention and disposal schedule, but you are not sure where to start?

This course supports the Public Records Act 2002 and Information Standard 31: Retention and Disposal of Public Records by guiding public sector employees on implementing retention and disposal schedules approved under the Act.

During this highly practical and interactive course participants will be guided through the four key steps identified in the Guideline for the Implementation of Retention and Disposal Schedules. It will apply the recommended processes for implementing retention and disposal schedules for current records (including records in business systems and developing disposal triggers for records systems) and legacy records. 

This course costs $220, including GST, per participant.

For delegates also attending 'Developing a Retention and Disposal Schedule' the cost of both courses is $400, including GST

To find out more about this course click here.

To complete an online registration form click here.

Individuals and organisations not able to use an online registration form may complete and send a manual form. Please click here and save the form locally.

Courses developed and delivered by CIMS

Assessing your organisation against ISO 15489 Records Management

This course will be held:

  • 16 - 17 August 2010, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Working within the frameworks of AS 3806 Compliance Programmes and ISO 15489 Records Management, this course explores how organisations can establish effective, efficient and accountable recordkeeping. It explores the purpose and value of recordkeeping within private and public sector organisations and works through the steps involved in establish a recordkeeping compliance programme and assessing recordkeeping against ISO 15489 Records. At the completion of this course participants will have commenced an assessment of their records management program using RIMDoctor.com.au and a draft action plan for improving recordkeeping within their organisations.

This course costs $880, including GST, per participant.

The course fee includes arrival tea and coffee, lunch, morning/afternoon teas, course notes and two assessments using the ISO 15489 Records Management Comprehensive Check-up.

To register your interest in this course please click here.

 

Writing Business Cases

This course will be held:

  • 13 July 2010, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

This practical and highly interactive full day workshop will guide participants in preparing a business case for recordkeeping projects, including implementing an eDRMS. Topics covered include:

  • Purpose of a business case
  • Role within the Prince2 project framework
  • Components of a business case
  • Drafting tips
  • Consultation and review
  • Keeping the business case alive

This course costs $330, including GST, per participant.

The course fee includes arrival tea and coffee, lunch, morning/afternoon teas and course notes.

To register your interest in this course please click here.

 

Writing and Reviewing Recordkeeping Policies

This course will be held:

  • 20 October 2010, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

This ‘hands-on’ full day workshop will guide participants in drafting a simple, clear and comprehensive policy for managing their organisation’s records. It will also provide participants with a checklist for assessing the quality and effectiveness of organisational policies .Topics covered include:

  • Purpose of a policy
  • Components of a policy
  • Audience
  • Authority
  • Drafting process
  • Consultation and review
  • Assessing policies

This course costs $330, including GST, per participant

The course fee includes arrival tea and coffee, lunch, morning/afternoon teas and course notes.

To register your interest in this course please click here.

 

Business Process Analysis for Recordkeeping

This course will be held:

  • 28 - 29 October 2010, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

Based on ISO/TR 26122 Work Process Analysis for Recordkeeping this two day workshop guides participants through purpose, value and use of work process analysis to support the creation, capture and management of records. It explores and applies two types of analyses:

  1. functional analysis (decomposition of functions into processes), and
  2. sequential analysis (investigation of the flow of transactions).

It also discusses the relationship between the two types of analyses and how they may be used to support the development and application of retention and disposal schedules, classification schemes for records and integrating records into business processes.

This course costs $650, including GST, per participant

The course fee includes arrival tea and coffee, lunch, morning/afternoon teas and course notes.

To register your interest in this course please click here.