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DIPLOMA COURSES
2 5 0 4 ~ Diploma ~ ~ of Information
Technology (Records
Management)
2 4 0 4 ~ Certificate ~ ~ IV in Records
Management
2204~1~ Certificate 11 in Records
Management
As the course was first introduced in 1996, only the
Certificate courses will be offered in 1997. It is intended
that the Diploma level modules will be offered in 1998.
Students who have already completed the previous
Victorian Certificate of Records Management will be able
to upgrade their qualifications to a Certificate IV and then
to the Diploma.
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Course aims
m The aim of the course is to provide records management
. practitioners with articulated, nationally recognised
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" effectively in a range of records management fields.
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L Professional recognition
5 The Records Management Association of Australia
(RMAA) has a history of support for the previous course,
for example, graduates are entitled to become professional
2 members of the Association. Members have been actively
3 involved in the development of the new course and the
RMAA also supplies teachers for the specialised modules.
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Course duration
The new course was introduced in 1996 with the
Certificate 11course being offered pan tim: with evening
classes. From 1997 the higher levels will be introduced
with the possibility that full time study will be introduced.
Hours of study required are:
Certificate I1 270 hours
Certificate IV 360 hours
Diploma 370 - 410 hours (depending which stream)
Entry requirements
Students may be accepted into the course with the
following prerequisites:
- VCE
- Certificate of General Education for Adults
- Locally accredited TAFE basic education courses
- ~dult .. Education courses offered by community
providers
- Workplace education and support programs, e.g.
En~lish in the Workplace
Prospective students will be interviewed and suitable
candidates may be accepted without the above if they are
mature age, or special entry applicants, that is , they have
relevant records management work experience.
Application procedure
All applicants must apply directly to Library Studies and
Records Management, Information Studies Department,
144 High Street, Prahran, 3181, Telephone, 9214 6765.
Course structure
The course is made up of the following types of modules:
NRM National Records Management modules
NOS National Office Skills modules
NCS National Communication Skills modules
ITF National Computing & Information Technology
modules
NGMS National Generic Management Skills modules
Certificate Level II
NRMOOl Records and Information Industry
NRM002 Records Management Principles
NRM003 Records Management Operations
NRMOO4 Records Management Software: Usage
NOS143
Multimedia Records Storage & Usage 1
Computing Operations - Fundamentals
NOS213 Computing Operations
NOS116 Keyboarding - Techniques & Operations
ITF205 Database Fundamentals
NCSOOl Workplace Communications
NCS002 Writing Skills for Work
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NRM007 Classifying Records
NRMOO8 Indexing Records
NRMOO9 Multimedia Storage Equipment
NRMOlO Records Management Document Abstracting
NRMOl l Records Management & the Law
NRMOl2 Records Retention & Disposal
NRM013 Records Management Client Services
NRM014 Conservation & Storage of Non Current records
NRM015 Records Management Software: Evaluation
NGMS 102 Managing Operations - Customer Service
NGMS106 Managing Effective Work Relations
NCS004 Work Team Communication
NCS005 Dealing with Conflict
NCS007 Presenting Information
ITF416 Commercial Data Base Packages
Diploma
NRMOl6 Electronic Media Evaluation
NRM017 Forms Design & Management
NRMOl8 Marketing Records Management
NRMO19 Thesaurus Design & Evaluation
NRM020 Ethical & Legal Issues in Records Management
NRM022 Information Resources Management
Plus elective modules in computing and information
technology, and management