Author: Government recordkeeping
Are you new to records management or perhaps just need a refresher on what PROV has to offer? Visit our Getting Started page for an overview of our resources, tools and guidance aimed to help you establish and maintain proper recordkeeping practices within your workplace. Connect with relevant PROV resources and eLearning modules to improve your knowledge of recordkeeping.
Find out about:
- why recordkeeping is important
- personal and organisational recordkeeping obligations
- key components of a good recordkeeping program
- an overview of PROV's Standards and Retention and Disposal Authorities.
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Build your knowledge of public records by completing our new Is it a record? learning tool. Recommended for new public officers, or anyone who needs to refresh their understanding of when records are created and must be kept.
Is it a record? is a back-to-basics introduction to what records can look like in different environments, with practical examples and knowledge checks throughout to reinforce your learning.
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Material in the Public Record Office Victoria archival collection contains words and descriptions that reflect attitudes and government policies at different times which may be insensitive and upsetting
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples should be aware the collection and website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.
PROV provides advice to researchers wishing to access, publish or re-use records about Aboriginal Peoples