eRecords & Information Management Certificate

Information is a key asset of any organization. Companies need to manage their information assets in order to grow and even survive in today's competitive markets. Issues such as the increased use of electronic records, constant advances in technology and globalization of the market economy have created significant challenges to the field of records and information management.

Information access and privacy policies are also key issues within any company. Information management professionals must not only be able to manage information throughout its life cycle, but also to identify and manage its role in the organization's ability to meet its strategic goals. Managing the flow of information from its creation, use and eventual disposition is crucial to the success of any organization and is the role of the information management professional.

Today's records and information managers possess a number of technical, management and organizational skills in addition to the more traditional records and information management skills. They must be able to understand and integrate today's information technology with past, present and future recordkeeping requirements. Further, they must be able to identify and analyze the impact of future business trends, strategic planning, and new business relationships have on current records and information management processes.  This requires many skills, specific knowledge and management techniques to achieve successfully.

Today's companies live and die by the value of their intellectual capital. Those who manage this capital well will survive; those who do not, will not. The competitive advantage goes to the organizations that recognize the value of their information assets and recognize the need for trained records and information management professionals to manage those assets successfully.

Participants in this eRecords and Information Management Certificate program may include the following:

• administrative assistants
• records clerks
• executive secretaries
• office administrators
• office managers
• clerical staff
• other administrative professionals