Managing a Records Centre or Storage Facility
A records centre holds material nobody looks at until they urgently need one box. This course covers laying out storage, running accessions and retrievals, and controlling the environment that determines how long paper survives.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01What a records centre is for and how it fails
- 02Layout, shelving, capacity and location referencing
- 03Boxing, labelling and shelf addressing
- 04Accession, retrieval, return and tracking
- 05Environment, pests, fire and water risk
- 06Scheduled destruction executed from storage
- 07Retrieval performance, cost per box and reporting
What you will gain
- Plan storage layout, capacity and location referencing
- Run accession, retrieval and return processes
- Control environment, pests and physical risks
- Manage boxing, labelling and shelf addressing
- Run scheduled destruction from the storage facility
- Measure retrieval performance and storage cost
Who should attend
- Records centre and storage supervisors
- Registry and archive staff
- Facilities managers hosting records storage
- Records managers using offsite storage
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 4 Nov 2026 | London | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 10 to 12 Nov 2026 | Dubai | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 23 to 25 Nov 2026 | Pretoria | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 11 to 13 Jan 2027 | Durban | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 8 to 10 Mar 2027 | Cape Town | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 4 to 6 May 2027 | Johannesburg | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 19 to 21 Jul 2027 | London | 3 Days | US$1,500 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
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- R13,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 3 Days
- Field
- Document & Records Management
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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