Module 1 - General Introduction to Archival Terminology (30 hours)
Evolution of documentation and archiving (history, theories, schools, international archival organisations)
Archival terminology (terminology of document management, archiving, and electronic archiving)
UAE institutions (administrative organisations of the UAE, federal and local entities, private companies, government-owned companies, non-governmental institutions and organisations)
Module 2 - Archival legislation and archiving standards (30 hours)
Archival legislation (international laws, UAE archival laws and regulations, and federal law for the National Archives in the UAE)
Archiving standards (defining the concept and importance of global standards)
Module 3 - Managing current and semi-current archives (30 hours)
Life cycle of documents
Records management and archival policies and procedures
Records management and archiving technical tools (classification plan, retention schedule)
Module 4 - Scientific processing of archives (30 hours)
Indexing and classification of documents and archives
Archival appraisal and evaluation
Search tools and research services
Module 5 - Archival and conservation buildings (30 hours)