ERM Courses

Electronic Records Management (ERM) Certificate Programs teach you how to control your electronic records.

Electronic Record Management (ERM) Master Course

The 4-Day ERM Master course is about "What is ERM?" and "How to implement ERM?". It combines the ERM Practioner and the ERM Specialist program which covers the implementation and related processes such as information audit, business requirements, concepts of operations, and roll-out.

  • To manage an ERM program consisting of several projects
  • To identify new roles, responsibilities, and the organizational structure necessary to support an ERM facility
  • The “Concept of Operations” as a shared vision of an ERM future
  • To develop an information survey
  • To develop a business case for ERM
  • To identify business requirements of an ERM system
  • To develop and implement a business classification scheme
  • How implementing ERM impacts an organization’s IT infrastructure
  • Pilot implementation/model office
  • The roll-out stage of an ERM program
  • How to sustain ERM after implementation
Participants will use their newly gained knowledge to plan, design, and implement an ERM project based on case study exercises and expertise learned from the 4-Day Master program.
 
Participants will become AIIM ERM Master (ERMm) after passing the online examination and case study submitted to AIIM Examination Board. 
 

 

Electronic Record Management (ERM) Practitioner Course

The ERM Practitioner course is about 'What is ERM?" and covers the lifecycle of a record and related concepts such as classification schemes, metadata, security, retention, and disposal.

  • The lifecycle of records
  • Sources of records and appropriate capture mechanisms
  • Concepts of classification and dimensional approaches for business needs
  • Current metadata standards and guidelines
  • Search and retrieval
  • Different levels of access control and permissions
  • Retention and disposal
  • Digital preservation techniques
  • Migration
  • ERM administration and audit
  • Legislation, standards, and regulation
  • Discovery, disclosure, and related issues
Participants will become AIIM ERM Practitioner (ERMp) after passing the online examination. 

Download the 2-Day ERM Practitioner course outline