Archives Assistant Course
Gain practical, job-ready skills as an archives assistant in library science: develop digitisation project plans, implement file naming and metadata standards, safeguard user data, and arrange collections for quick, dependable retrieval using proven workflows, templates, and best practices suited to South African contexts.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Archives Assistant Training equips you with hands-on skills to catalogue records, identify file categories, and create straightforward classification systems for both physical and digital archives. Master effective digitisation processes, file naming conventions, and indexing methods, along with metadata management, OCR technology, and optimisation for easy searching. Acquire vital insights into data security, access restrictions, risk assessment, and project coordination to maintain well-ordered, protected, and dependable archival systems.
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Develop skills
- Archival project planning: create step-by-step, low-risk digitisation strategies quickly.
- Digitisation workflow: capture, label, and index documents using straightforward professional tools.
- Metadata and search: record essential fields and tags for rapid document location.
- Data protection: implement access controls, redaction, and basic secure storage measures.
- Library records classification: develop precise file categories, labels, and inventories.
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