Auditing for Records Management: Course Description

In the same way that an evaluation of corporate financial standing is determined through a financial audit, every organization should periodically audit its recordkeeping policies, procedures, and practices to ensure that they meet business needs and comply with legal and regulatory requirements (Dietel, 2000). This course aims to provide participants with an understanding of the key processes and techniques for auditing organisational records management programmes.

Course Topics:

Day 1

• Introduction to the course
• An overview of Industry and Standard specific Compliance Assessment Tools
• Defining the Stakeholders and Drivers for the Audit
• Determining the Audit Process
  • Methodology
  • Tools
  • Background Research
  • Scoping for an Audit
• Preparation for the Audit
  • Selecting the Audit Team

Day 2

• Data Analysis and Solution Identification and Prioritization
• Audit Information Gathering
• Audit Report Writing
• Follow up and Review
• Detailed Case Study

Auditing for Records Management: Objectives

• examine the use of ISO 15489 as the basis for auditing a records management programme
• discusses complying with standards and regulations when auditing a records programme
• provides guidance on audit information gathering and report writing

Auditing for Records Management: Course Format

• The topics will be broken down into modules of 1-2 hour each over two days.
• Participants will begin and end the workshop with a knowledge self-assessment as a means of measuring knowledge growth and attainment of learning objectives; time will be left at the end of the workshop to fill remaining knowledge gaps
• The detailed case study will reinforce learned concepts by providing participants with an opportunity to put them into practice in a simulation exercise

Who Should Attend

All our educational sessions are targeted to any individual who manages information within his or her organisation. They include:

Anyone who wants to learn about records and information management.