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Document & Records Management

Metadata Standards and Interoperability

Duration
3 Days
Delivery
In-house, public or online
From
R13,000 per delegate
Certificate
On completion
Course overview

Information becomes findable when it is described consistently, and systems can only exchange records when they describe them the same way. This course covers metadata standards and applying them across systems.

What you will be able to do
  • Explain what metadata must capture and why
  • Apply recognised metadata standards
  • Design metadata that staff will actually complete
  • Map metadata between systems for exchange
  • Maintain consistency as systems change
  • Audit metadata quality across holdings
Who should attend
  • Records and information managers
  • Systems administrators and architects
  • Librarians and cataloguers
  • Data and information governance staff
Course outline
01
Why description determines whether information is findable
02
What metadata must capture: identity, context and rights
03
Recognised standards and choosing between them
04
Designing metadata people will actually complete
05
Controlled vocabularies and authority control
06
Mapping and crosswalks between systems
07
Auditing metadata quality and correcting drift
Upcoming public sessions
DatesVenueDurationFee per delegate
9 to 11 Nov 2026Pretoria3 DaysR13,000
23 to 25 Nov 2026Durban3 DaysR13,000
1 to 3 Dec 2026Cape Town3 DaysR13,000
11 to 13 Jan 2027Johannesburg3 DaysR13,000
1 to 3 Feb 2027London3 DaysUS$1,500
29 to 31 Mar 2027Dubai3 DaysUS$1,500
14 to 16 Jun 2027Pretoria3 DaysR13,000
Fees exclude VAT. This course can also be delivered in-house at your premises on dates that suit your team, or live online.
To book or ask for an in-house quote

Reply to the email this brochure came with, call +27 81 041 7673, or visit eubiz.co.za and open this course.

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