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Records Management

Records management refers to employees' creation, storage, archiving, and disposal of business records. Getting this wrong can lead to legal and regulatory action against your company.

A business record is any information regarding facts, events, or transactions created during the normal course of business. These records could be in the format of an electronic file, hard copy or electronic communication.

Our Records Management Training Course will help your employees understand how laws govern records, including the obligation to securely retain records and dispose of them appropriately upon expiration.
objectives

What you’ll learn in
this course

  • Appreciate why records management is important
  • Differentiate between different types of business records
  • Know how business records are archived
  • Follow the correct process for record disposal
  • Appreciate the importance of disposal holds

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