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Not to beat that same horse, but there is an organization called Association
for Records Managers and Adminstrators (ARMA). Within that group is a
certification body called Institute for Certified Records Managers (ICRM).
Their responsibility is to accredit records managers, and I quote from their
home page:
"The Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) is an international
certifying organization of and for professional records and information
managers. The ICRM was incorporated in 1975 to meet the requirement to have a
standard by which persons involved in records and information management could
be measured, accredited and recognized according to criteria of experience and
capability established by their peers.
The ICRM is an independent non-profit organization administered by a Board of
Regents (the Board) in accordance with the Constitution and By-laws of the
Institute."
They have a web site for those that are interested in seeing how it might be
done.
Having belonged to and help positions at ARMA for many years and belonging
to/holding positions in STC for a few years, I'm able to draw a comparison
between the two organizations. This isn't to say that STC and ARMA dod the
same thing; they don't. However, the similarity is that both professions are
very different based on what company and what speciality you concentrate on,
yet they are ablew to develop a certification program that is respected by
companies hiring records managers, and it makes a difference in the rate that a
person makes at many company.
For what it's worth.
John Posada
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