A guide to careers in records management
Are you organised, patient and analytical? If so, you might want to consider a career in records management. Those with careers in records management will be responsible for an organisation’s records from creation to organisation and through to disposal. It can lead you to working in lots of different industries, from healthcare to finance. What are the main responsibilities for a records manager? Careers in records management are ...
5 student records management tips
The vast volume of digital data that is generated by educational institutions raises some of the key questions that lie at the heart of records management: What needs to be kept? How long for? How must it be kept safe? Until relatively recently, most student data has been collected and stored in physical form. When online data management and storage became the norm, the ease with which student ...
Health and Safety Records retention: an overview
Health and safety professionals will know that there it’s an industry with many records to keep track of. Storing said records is an integral part of the process and requires regular assessments, particularly since the introduction of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). When it comes to health and safety records retention, it must be done in line with regulations. You need to know which ones should ...
The future of records management
Up until recently, records management has largely meant storing large collections of data using filing systems and physical records. But now that most companies are digitising their systems and processes, records management systems must adapt. Work continues to transfer from paper to electronic records and so too should the filing systems by which work is organised. As the nature of work changes, so too will the records management ...
How long to keep property records: a short guide
It’s important to keep property records for a number of financial and legal reasons. Whether it’s tax documents, future loan applications or legal documents, you need to make sure you have access to a physical copy of the relevant information. But there is no definitive policy for how long to keep property records: there are many different types of document, and some that you only need to retain ...
