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Records and Information Lifecycle Governance

Establishes disciplined governance over records and information from creation through retention to defensible disposal. Delegates learn to build retention schedules, classify records, and manage the shift from paper to digital archives while meeting legal and evidentiary needs. Case studies address the record keeping demands of African regulators, courts and auditors.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain the records and information lifecycle and governance roles.
  • Develop a records classification scheme and retention schedule.
  • Apply legal, tax and regulatory retention requirements to records.
  • Manage defensible disposal and legal hold processes.
  • Govern the transition from paper to digital and cloud archives.
  • Establish accountability, metrics and audit of records practice.

Course outline

  1. 01Records and Information Governance Principles
  2. 02Classification and Metadata
  3. 03Retention Schedule Development
  4. 04Legal and Regulatory Requirements
  5. 05Legal Hold and Defensible Disposal
  6. 06Digital and Cloud Archiving
  7. 07Roles, Accountability and Metrics
  8. 08Auditing Records Practice

Who should attend

Records managers, information governance officers, compliance officers, company secretaries and administrators responsible for record keeping.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Cape Town2R10,000
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Online2US$900
7 to 8 Sep 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026Cairo2US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026Accra2US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000
26 to 27 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
9 to 10 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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