Organizational Memory & Archives Training Course

Introduction

Organizational memory and archives are vital for preserving institutional knowledge, ensuring continuity, and enabling informed decision-making. As organizations face rapid changes, employee turnover, and evolving technologies, the ability to capture, store, and retrieve knowledge becomes critical to resilience and long-term success. Effective management of organizational memory and archives strengthens accountability, compliance, and the ability to leverage past experiences for future growth.

This training course equips professionals with the frameworks, methods, and tools to design and manage robust organizational memory systems and archival processes. Participants will explore strategies for building digital and physical archives, capturing tacit and explicit knowledge, applying emerging technologies, and embedding practices that preserve institutional wisdom. The course emphasizes not just record-keeping, but turning archives into living assets that drive learning, innovation, and improved performance.

Duration

10 Days

Target Audience

  • Knowledge management professionals
  • Archivists and records managers
  • Organizational development specialists
  • Information and data management officers
  • Corporate strategists and executives
  • Public sector administrators
  • NGO and development practitioners
  • HR and training managers
  • Monitoring, evaluation, and learning experts
  • IT and digital transformation leaders

Objectives

  1. Understand the importance of organizational memory and archives
  2. Learn methods to capture tacit and explicit knowledge effectively
  3. Explore archival systems and frameworks for long-term preservation
  4. Apply digital technologies for knowledge and archival management
  5. Link organizational memory to performance and decision-making
  6. Ensure compliance with governance and accountability standards
  7. Design strategies for sustainable knowledge retention
  8. Develop skills to manage digital repositories and platforms
  9. Measure the impact of organizational memory systems
  10. Create frameworks that align archives with organizational goals

Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Organizational Memory

  • Defining organizational memory and its role
  • Dimensions of memory: tacit, explicit, and embedded
  • Challenges of memory loss in organizations
  • Importance for decision-making and strategy
  • Case studies of strong organizational memory

Module 2: Principles of Archival Management

  • What constitutes an archive in organizations
  • Historical vs. operational archives
  • Standards and best practices in archival science
  • Archival policies and governance frameworks
  • Linking archives to organizational performance

Module 3: Knowledge Capture Techniques

  • Identifying critical knowledge to retain
  • Interviews and knowledge mapping
  • Capturing tacit knowledge from experts
  • Structured documentation methods
  • Using technology for knowledge capture

Module 4: Building Organizational Repositories

  • Designing repositories for institutional memory
  • Document management systems
  • Metadata and classification approaches
  • Accessibility and usability principles
  • Integrating repositories with KM systems

Module 5: Digital Archiving Strategies

  • Transitioning from paper to digital archives
  • Cloud-based archiving tools
  • Long-term digital preservation challenges
  • Cybersecurity for digital archives
  • Selecting the right digital platform

Module 6: Legal and Compliance Considerations

  • Records retention requirements
  • Data privacy and security regulations
  • Compliance with governance frameworks
  • Ethical issues in archival management
  • Risk management in archiving

Module 7: Organizational Memory and Leadership

  • Leadership’s role in preserving memory
  • Using archives for informed decision-making
  • Embedding memory into leadership practices
  • Succession planning and memory retention
  • Storytelling through archives

Module 8: Archives for Learning and Development

  • Archives as a learning resource
  • Case studies and knowledge transfer
  • Using archives in training programs
  • Embedding archives into onboarding processes
  • Promoting knowledge sharing through archives

Module 9: Technology for Archives & Memory Systems

  • Knowledge management software for archiving
  • Artificial intelligence for knowledge retrieval
  • Automation in archiving workflows
  • Virtual and augmented reality in archives
  • Future trends in digital archiving

Module 10: Knowledge Loss and Risk Mitigation

  • Causes of knowledge loss in organizations
  • Impact of employee turnover on memory
  • Risk assessment of memory gaps
  • Strategies to prevent critical knowledge loss
  • Knowledge continuity planning

Module 11: Measuring the Impact of Organizational Memory

  • KPIs for memory and archives
  • Linking archives to improved performance
  • Monitoring knowledge reuse and application
  • Impact evaluation frameworks
  • Reporting on organizational memory systems

Module 12: Embedding Organizational Memory in Culture

  • Building a memory-preserving culture
  • Rewarding knowledge retention practices
  • Overcoming barriers to memory sharing
  • Promoting accountability through memory
  • Sustaining memory practices in daily work

Module 13: Cross-Sector Approaches to Archives

  • Archives in government and public administration
  • Corporate sector approaches
  • NGOs and development organizations
  • Global archival benchmarks
  • Lessons from international institutions

Module 14: Challenges and Solutions in Archival Management

  • Overcoming resistance to archiving practices
  • Managing costs and resources
  • Addressing rapid technological changes
  • Ensuring inclusivity in organizational memory
  • Practical solutions to common challenges

CERTIFICATION

  • Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

TRAINING VENUE

  • Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

AIRPORT PICK UP AND ACCOMMODATION

  • Airport Pick Up is provided by the institute. Accommodation is arranged upon request

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to info@macskillsdevelopment.com

For More Details call: +254-114-087-180

 

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