Introduction
As a logical progression from the development and promulgation of the Australian Standard AS 4390 - Records Management, and the subsequent publication of the National Records and Archives Competency Standards, the Records Management Association of Australasia (RMAA) now offers academic institutions formal RMAA recognition of their records and information management courses.
The RMAA recognition program has three major objectives:
- to enable academic institutions to apply for formal RMAA recognition of their courses.
- to provide such institutions with the opportunity to test their course curricula against RMAA expertise and knowledge of 'best practice' and the Australian Standard AS 4390, adapting as appropriate to the various levels of competence described in the National Records and Archives Competency Standards; and
- to establish a measure by which to identify specific qualifications which may be used in determining professional status for members of the Association.
In providing this opportunity, the RMAA anticipates that institutions will be able to seek recognition of courses without excessive expenditure of time, effort or cost.
The process will concurrently enable the Association to develop a database of information about courses being offered around Australia.
