Records management and digital archiving
Organise, preserve and retrieve an organisation's documents, lawfully.
- Block code
- SECR-DOC
The format
Three months, two hours a day.
- Certificate programme · 128 h
- Two hours a day
- 250,000 F — the same fee for all sixty
- All in the same format, at the same fee.
The qualification
A CQP under MINEFOP accreditation.
- Leads to the CQP — Certificat de Qualification Professionnelle, which the ministry used to call the AQP.
- Awarded under MINEFOP accreditation.
- The full programme for the same profession remains open to anyone aiming for the complete qualification.
Sessions
A new session opens every quarter.
Next intake: Monday 5 October, with enrolment open until 2 October. The following one starts on 4 January 2027.
- First-quarter intake — enrolment closes on 2 October5 Oct.
- Second-quarter intake — 20274 Jan.
Objectives
What you will be able to do.
Build a clear filing plan and a naming convention
Take over an existing collection: sorting, disposal, migration
Support teams in adopting a filing plan
Digitise correctly and index with metadata
Use a document management tool: workflows, permissions, search
Apply retention periods and guarantee evidential value
Protect the personal data contained in documents
Programme
Four modules.
Module 0132 h Module 0232 h Digitisation and electronic management
Module 0332 h Preservation, evidential value and retention periods
Module 0432 h Confidentiality and data protection
Who it is for
Who it is aimed at.
- Methodical learners, comfortable with computers. The block also suits staff in post who have to take over disorganised archives.
Afterwards
Where it leads.
- Records manager, digital archivist, filing lead. It is a rare and sought-after skill in public administrations and large companies.
Method
How it works.
Systematic alternation between short theory sessions and practical work, with most of the time spent on practice
Progression from simple to complex: each module builds on what was learnt in the previous one
Realistic role-plays drawn from Cameroonian business cases
Considered use of generative AI as a working tool, in line with the common core
Regular formative assessments and a final integrative project drawing on all four modules
Assessment
How you are assessed.
Formative assessment at the end of each module (graded role-play and practical exercises)
Practical work assessed against competency sheets
Final integrative project, presented and defended before the trainer
One graded assignment per module in the online course space
Tools
What you work with.
An electronic document management tool
Scanner with document feeder and text recognition software
Assisted search tool for a document collection
Templates for a filing plan, a retention schedule and a destruction record
Register of processing activities and templates for responding to individuals
Keep exploring
In the same field.
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