Quoting from PSnewsonline Edition Number 457f. Updated Friday, 29 May 2015
Records managers to file ‘capabilities’
A new “capability matrix” has been developed by the National Archives to direct Australian Public Service staff at all levels to the skills and abilities needed to manage Government records.
Director-General of National Archives, David Fricker said the capability matrix outlined the capabilities Agencies needed to transition to fully digital information management and to ensure information remains accessible and usable over time.
Mr Fricker said every Public Servant needed the skills to create and manage digital government information, not only a small group of specialists.
Archives sets out matrix of skills.
“The days have long gone when a handful of people had total responsibility for managing records and information,” Mr Fricker said.
He said that as well as setting out the relevant skills needed at all levels, the online resource also included links to relevant training courses, policies and standards to help staff develop the skills they need.
“Today, every Public Servant, from new recruits to Agency heads, needs to recognise the value of the government information they are creating and handling,” Mr Fricker said.
“Rapid advances in technology, the growing volume of information, and the increasing complexity of the online environment all mean that Australian government Agencies face significant challenges in managing their business information.”
He said the capabilities identified by the Archives provided for three roles: capabilities for all staff; capabilities for ICT specialists; and capabilities for information and records management specialists.
He said the National Archives was responsible for advising all government Agencies on how to manage their information for business efficiency and effectiveness, and also to ensure transparency and accountability.’
The matrix was launched on 27 May 2015 to an audience of senior Agency staff.
The guest speaker, Chief Human Capital Officer of the Australian Public Service Commission, Ian Fitzgerald, reinforced the importance and value of professional information management skills and knowledge for everyone working in the APS.
Archives’ capability matrix can be accessed at this PS News link. http://www.naa.gov.au/naaresources/documents/capability-matrix.pdf
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