FIELD                        Business

 

Review of Archive Management unit standards 14492-14508

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Information Management

Archive Management

14492-14508

 

The Public Sector Training Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in November 1998.

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

Archives New Zealand have advised that the unit standards do not reflect current archival and record keeping practice and have requested that they be withdrawn from the National Qualifications Framework.  The standards have not been used since development.

 

Unit standards categorised as category D expire at the end of December 2006.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

The standards have been removed from AMAP 0121.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.

 

 

Summary of main changes to standards' Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review.  All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category

 

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield            Information Management

Domain            Archive Management

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

14492

Identify, describe, and explain principles in managing archives

5

3

D

14493

Explain the history, role, theory, and methodology of archives and record keeping

6

12

D

14494

Identify, access, and evaluate information and archives sources

5

15

D

14495

Establish, operate, and review archive accessioning policies and procedures

6

6

D

14496

Manage reprography in archives

6

6

D

14497

Arrange and describe archives

7

10

D

14498

Identify, implement, and review archives reference services

6

10

D

14499

Facilitate user access to archives

5

6

D

14500

Plan, write, review, update, and document administrative and biographical history of archives

6

5

D

14501

Select and apply archives appraisal strategies and criteria

7

10

D

14502

Apply archives acquisition policies

7

5

D

14503

Develop and write archival acquisition, appraisal, and reference policies

7

6

D

14504

Describe the evolution of NZ's administrative and social history in relation to archives management

6

12

D

14505

Plan and promote public programmes and exhibitions for archives

6

8

D

14506

Manage special format archives

7

5

D

14507

Manage electronic archives

7

5

D

14508

Value archival collections for audit purposes

7

3

D