The National Archives and Records Administration--Northeast Region is pleased to announce a records management training opportunity in New York, New York on Wednesday-Thursday, April 6-7, 2005.

NARA has developed an exciting new curriculum of comprehensive records management courses designed to provide Federal managers and staff with the skills and tools to meet the changing recordkeeping environment.

Participants in NARA's records management courses will receive a comprehensive overview of managing information by performing practical task-oriented, hands-on exercises throughout each course. The courses focus on using records management as a tool for supporting agency business processes.

We will present the new curriculum in New York  in April:

Records Schedule Implementation
April 6-7, 2005

How do you use an approved records schedule? Using a records retention schedule or records manual is easier than you think. This course provides an overview of how to apply the General Records Schedule and NARA approved record schedules to Federal agency records. It covers the steps involved in the disposition of records, including destroying temporary records, transferring temporary records to off-site storage, and transferring records to off-site records storage or NARA Records Centers.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

* Apply the General Records Schedules and NARA approved record schedules to agency records

* Complete Standard Form 135 (SF 135) for transferring records to NARA records centers

* Complete Standard Form 258 (SF 258) for transferring legal and physical custody of permanent records to the National
Archives

* Draft internal agency guidelines for the disposition of temporary records and transfer of permanent records

Who Should Attend?

Anyone responsible for creation, maintenance and use, and disposition of agency business records particularly staff who transfer records to records centers or the National Archives.

These courses will be held in the 6th floor Conference Center, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York  They are scheduled from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm.  Our records management training costs $150 each day of training.  To register please call our training hotline at (781) 663-0148 or by e-mail:  [log in to unmask]  Registration deadline is Monday March 14, 2005.

The courses are offered primarily for Federal employees but are also open to Federal contractors and employees of State and local  governments, as well as academic and international organizations.

Andy Potter
Archivist
NARA's Northeast Region
(413) 236-3605

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