Transfer to Places of Deposit e-learning course

This online learning course explains the key points of the Public Records Act for public record bodies, what a place of deposit is, and the process public record bodies should follow to select, prepare and transfer records for permanent preservation to a place of deposit.

The learning objectives of this course are to:

• understand the content and scope of the Public Records Act and the '20 Year Rule' changes
• gain knowledge about the process of selecting and transferring records from a public record body to a place of deposit
• recognise the roles and responsibilities for managing records under the Act and what the public record body needs to do
• find out about the guidance and support available from The National Archives

How do I get started?

To access our Transfer to Places of Deposit e-learning, simply click register and complete the short registration process.

This e-learning course is hosted on Moodle, for which you will be assigned your own profile. New user profiles are created weekly from the Eventbrite registration.

Once your profile has been created, you will be emailed log-in details that will enable you to access the Moodle course. You will need to change your temporary password when you log into Moodle for the first time before you can proceed to the course.

Is there a timescale for me to complete the training?

You can undertake the e-learning at your own pace and to your own schedule. This programme is designed to be flexible to your capacity and you can revisit it as many times as you would like to.