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Education & Training
Live Training
- Online Training
- In-Person Training
We can offer online training 1:1 or for hundreds of attendees. Training can be conducted over Microsoft Teams or Zoom. Reach out to your analyst to schedule a training session!
We can offer in-person training to groups of 25 or more. Additionally, we are happy to present to professional groups or at conferences. Contact your assigned analyst for more information!
Self-Guided Training
- Blogs
- Webinars
- YouTube Videos
Since August of 2024, we've been adding articles on records management to The UnCommonwealth blog. Articles are posted twice a year and can usually be found under the tag "records management".
Register for upcoming live webinars!
Future events will be announced here and via the Virginia Records Officers Listserv (VA-ROL). Subscribe to receive notice of all upcoming LVA-sponsored and other records management educational events.
Past webinars are available on our YouTube channel.
For questions or to set up a targeted webinar, contact your assigned analyst.
Listing of 2026 Webinars
Winter Webinar
Date: (Tentative) Wednesday, February 18, 10:00 a.m.
Topic: Webinar on digitization. Details forthcoming.
Presenter: RJ Mauro, Team Lead Enterprise Content & Records Management, Valero
Spring Webinar
Date: To be announced.
Topic: To be announced.
Presenter: To be announced.
Summer Webinar
(Tentative) Wednesday, June 17, 10:00 a.m.
Title: Measuring RIM Compliance without Scaring People (Much)
Description: This webinar will provide a framework for departmental RIM compliance in an agency with a RIM staff of one. We will examine the importance of spelling out "who does what" in a RIM policy, discuss reasonable expectations for a departmental records coordinator who is managing records as an additional duty, consider why "auditing" is an important part of a records program, and balancing the need to report noncompliance with the need to maintain the trust and goodwill of department heads and records coordinators. The presenter will also discuss feedback from records coordinators about the compliance review and discuss lessons learned.
Presenter: Angela Ossar, Records and Data Management Officer, The University of Texas System
Listing of 2025 Webinars
Wednesday, February 19 10:00 a.m.
Survival Guide for a Records Officer
Presenters: Ashley White, Records Officer, TennCare and Mackenzie Ryan, University Records Officer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wednesday, April 23, 10:00 a.m.
Don't Get Mad, Get Ready: Disaster Planning and Records Management From A Wide-Angled Lens
Presenter: Chad Owen, Records Analysis Services Manager, Library of Virginia
Wednesday, June 18, 10:00 a.m.
From Likes to Legal: Social Media Content as Public Records
Chat Transcript
Presenters: Sara Clark, Chief Legal Counsel, Ohio School Boards Association and Pari Swift, University Records Manager, Ohio State University
Future events will be announced here and via the Virginia Records Officers Listserv (VA-ROL). Subscribe to receive notice of all upcoming LVA-sponsored and other records management educational events.
Past webinars are available on our YouTube channel.
For questions or to set up a targeted webinar, contact your assigned analyst.
Listing of 2026 Webinars
Winter Webinar
Date: (Tentative) Wednesday, February 18, 10:00 a.m.
Topic: Webinar on digitization. Details forthcoming.
Presenter: RJ Mauro, Team Lead Enterprise Content & Records Management, Valero
Spring Webinar
Date: To be announced.
Topic: To be announced.
Presenter: To be announced.
Summer Webinar
(Tentative) Wednesday, June 17, 10:00 a.m.
Title: Measuring RIM Compliance without Scaring People (Much)
Description: This webinar will provide a framework for departmental RIM compliance in an agency with a RIM staff of one. We will examine the importance of spelling out "who does what" in a RIM policy, discuss reasonable expectations for a departmental records coordinator who is managing records as an additional duty, consider why "auditing" is an important part of a records program, and balancing the need to report noncompliance with the need to maintain the trust and goodwill of department heads and records coordinators. The presenter will also discuss feedback from records coordinators about the compliance review and discuss lessons learned.
Presenter: Angela Ossar, Records and Data Management Officer, The University of Texas System
Listing of 2025 Webinars
Wednesday, February 19 10:00 a.m.
Survival Guide for a Records Officer
Presenters: Ashley White, Records Officer, TennCare and Mackenzie Ryan, University Records Officer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wednesday, April 23, 10:00 a.m.
Don't Get Mad, Get Ready: Disaster Planning and Records Management From A Wide-Angled Lens
Presenter: Chad Owen, Records Analysis Services Manager, Library of Virginia
Wednesday, June 18, 10:00 a.m.
From Likes to Legal: Social Media Content as Public Records
Chat Transcript
Presenters: Sara Clark, Chief Legal Counsel, Ohio School Boards Association and Pari Swift, University Records Manager, Ohio State University
View our YouTube playlist to learn about records management basics and to watch past webinars.
Recommended watch order for localities:
Records Management Basics (Videos 1 - 6)
Destroying Electronic Records (Video 10)
RM-3 Training (Videos 7 - 9)
Recommended watch order for state agencies:
Records Management Basics (Videos 1 - 6)
Destroying Electronic Records (Video 10)
RM-3 Training (Videos 7 - 9)
State agency specific functions (Videos 11 - 12)*
* Watch these videos when preparing to transfer archival materials or when updating your agency's retention schedule(s).
Recommended watch order for localities:
Records Management Basics (Videos 1 - 6)
Destroying Electronic Records (Video 10)
RM-3 Training (Videos 7 - 9)
Recommended watch order for state agencies:
Records Management Basics (Videos 1 - 6)
Destroying Electronic Records (Video 10)
RM-3 Training (Videos 7 - 9)
State agency specific functions (Videos 11 - 12)*
* Watch these videos when preparing to transfer archival materials or when updating your agency's retention schedule(s).
Newsletters
- About
- 2025
"For the Record" is the official newsletter for the Records Analysis Services section. In it, you'll find short articles on trending topics, information on upcoming training opportunities, and a behind-the-scenes look at what us records analysts are working on.
As issues become available, they'll be posted here!
As issues become available, they'll be posted here!