Professional Education

The ARES Forum (Archives and Records Education Stakeholders) was held in Melbourne on 12-13 June 2003.

The Forum was organised by the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) and the Records Management Association of Australasia (RMAA).  ARANZ was invited to attend and also contributed a paper to the forum.

The aims of the Forum are:

1. To ensure that all stakeholders understand the current environment for professional education,
2. To ensure that stakeholders understand each others' views on education,
3. To develop a shared agenda for professional education which will benefit all stakeholders,and
4. To develop a list of actions for implementation which will sustain professional education which is valued by all stakeholders.

Among the papers presented are a number particularly worthy of specific recommendation for their potential interest to New Zealanders interested in archives and records education.  These are:

Access and Partnerships: Issues in Professional Education. 
Karen Anderson.   Edith Cowan University.

Content Analysis of Recordkeeping Job Advertisements: Knowledge and Skills required by Employers.
Margaret Pember.  Curtin University of Technology.

ARES Forum: Issues Relating to Tertiary Education Sector.
Sue McKemmish.  Monash University.

Gaining Knowledge and Expanding the Skill Base: the professional development of New Zealand's records managers.
Amanda Cossham & Gillian Oliver.  Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.