Document Management Training
Course Aim
We offer in-house training only – we do not run public courses
To achieve its mission, ADGAS needs its professional staff to use appropriate methods and technologies to ensure that vital documentation is managed efficiently and effectively. Technology certainly can make a great difference and help speed up and enhance well thought through documentation management systems. However, applying advanced technology to poorly thought through existing systems, without reviewing and improving those systems, and without ensuring that staff are capable of using them, is a recipe for disaster.
We offer short, focused, strategic, high-value interventions
Course Objectives
By the end of the workshop delegates will have acquired a “Document Management Toolkit” that will help them enhance the way they manage documentation. Specifically, delegates will have learnt how to:
- Ensure that the correct versions of documents reach the people who need them
- Apply internationally recognised approaches to document management
- Create document retention and archiving policies and practices
- Start planning how to exploit electronic document management techniques
Course Content
The course will include:
Best Practice in Document Organisation and Management
This session focuses on document management techniques that can contribute to organisational efficiency and effectiveness, and provides internationally accepted best practice guidance. Topics covered include:
- Document production, ownership and change control
- Managing document distribution
- ISO quality standards for document management
- International best practice
Strategies for Document Retention, Storage and Archiving
This session provides advice and guidance on preventing the problems caused by having just too much documentation in current circulation. Topics discussed will include:
- How too much paper reduces business efficiency and effectiveness
- Filing, indexing and cataloguing standards
- Setting appropriate document retention periods
- Principles of good document archiving
Moving Towards Electronic Document Management
This session explores the techniques used in Electronic Document Management Systems, and offers delegates the opportunity to draw up their own strategies for enhancing the way that they manage documentation. Topics worked on will include:
- International document management legislation
- Document imaging systems
- Integrating paper and electronic information
- Enhancing the way your own department manages documentation
