Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations 1.3

ARCHIVISTS, CURATORS AND RECORDS MANAGERS develop, maintain, implement and deliver systems for keeping, updating, accessing and preserving records, files, information, historical documents and artefacts.

Indicative Skill Level:

In Australia and New Zealand:
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing may be required.

Tasks Include:

evaluating and preserving records for administrative, historical, legal, evidential and other purposes;
preparing record-keeping systems, indexes, guides and procedures for archival research and for the retention and destruction of records;
identifying and classifying specimens and objects, and arranging restoration work;
examining items and arranging examinations to determine condition and authenticity;
designing and revising medical record forms;
managing organisations' central records systems;
analysing the record-keeping needs of organisations, and translating these needs into record management systems;
maintaining computerised and other record management systems and record forms, and advising on their usage;
controlling access to confidential information, and recommending codes of practice and procedures for accessing records;
developing record cataloguing, coding and classification systems, and monitoring their use.

Occupations:

224211 Archivist
224212 Gallery or Museum Curator
224213 Health Information Manager
224214 Records Manager