Certification and Training

Records and Information Management

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Required by law

Appointed records officers are required by law to "successfully complete online training and obtain certification from state archives” on an annual basis (Utah Code 63G-2-108).

An appointed records officer is “the individual appointed by the chief administrative officer... to work with state archives in the care, maintenance, scheduling, designation, classification, disposal, and preservation of records” (Utah Code 63G-2-103(27)).

Certification

Records officers certify by completing the interactive Records Access (GRAMA) Essentials training, or by passing the Records and Information Management Essentials assessment. Records officers may choose which option to complete to certify—either option counts.

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Records Access (GRAMA) Essentials training

This is an interactive training comprising sections of study followed by scenario-based learning assessments. You'll be guided through each scenario and receive feedback explaining why an answer is correct or not. Plan to spend 1-4 hours to complete this training the first time.

Records and Information Management (RIM) Essentials assessment

This is a traditional, open-book test about records and information management basics such as retention schedules, roles and responsibilities, and legal requirements. Plan to spend 1-2 hours. A score of 75% or higher is required to pass; you may retake the test as many times as needed.

RIM Essentials study material

Accessing the test

For help logging in or accessing the test, please contact [email protected] or call (801) 531-3863.

How to access the certification test

Training

Find upcoming events on our EventBrite page. All events are free to attend, but may require registration. 

We have a large video vault of virtual trainings on our YouTube page from both live events and online training. Try these playlists:

To request in-agency training, please contact your Records and Information Management specialist.