I was unable to find the press release on the ICRM website (which has a brand new look, BTW, a welcome departure from their old website). So I've copied the text to this post, with thanks to Laurie Carpenter who posted it to the Records Management listserv (https://lists.ufl.edu/cgi-bin/wa?LIST=RECMGMT-L).
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT: ICRM Annual Business Meeting:
September 24, 2016
The ICRM launches its third professional certification:
Certified Records Analyst (CRA)
The CRA provides another opportunity to be a member of the
ICRM. By achieving the CRA
designation, records management professionals demonstrate a solid foundation in
Records and Information Management
(RIM); potentially on their way to attaining the CRM. CRA’s are knowledgeable and experienced
in active and inactive records systems. A CRA’s knowledge includes such areas as
electronic records and information; regulatory compliance-related requirements; the lifecycle
management of records and information; and
more.
This certification provides an opportunity for immediate
certification to those existing CRM
candidates that have already successfully passed Parts 2-4 of the examinations;
while still retaining the ability to
continue on to the CRM. The CRA allows newly educated and experienced records management
professionals the ability to become a member of the Institute; thereby improving their
opportunities for career advancement and increasing the number of educated and
credentialed millennials to meet the demand for RIM and Information Governance (IG) positions
in the global marketplace.
“We are excited to deliver the CRA certification to the RIM
profession! This new certification
follows our time-tested approach and allows for more professionals to obtain a value-added RIM credential while promoting
the continuance of their individual development.
We fully expect many to use the CRA as a spring-board to achieving their CRM over a timeline that meets their
individual needs.” – Brice Sample, CRM – President
A CRA may vote in elections of the ICRM, may not hold office
but can serve as a member or chairman of
an ICRM Commission, Committee or Taskforce, may attend the ICRM Business Meeting and may attend the ICRM
Annual Reception held annually at the ARMA Conference. Further, CRAs are granted access
the ICRM website, the membership directory
and all publications and information provided as a benefit of ICRM membership.
Candidates for the CRA, upon submitting an online
application to the ICRM, will be approved
to sit for Parts 2-4 if they properly document achievement of a 4-year (bachelor’s degree) from an accredited
institution of higher education and also demonstrate one-year of professional Records
and Information Management (RIM) experience.
Alternately, one year of professional Records and Information Management (RIM) experience can be substituted for each
year of college education.
Founded in 1975, the Institute of Certified Records Managers
(ICRM) is an international certifying
organization of and for professional records managers. The Institute
confers three designations: the
Certified Records Manager (CRM); the Certified Records Manager/Nuclear Specialist (CRM/NS); and now
the Certified Records Analyst (CRA).
Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) 1450 Western Avenue, Suite 101 Albany, NY 12203 (877) 244-3128 (US &
Canada) (518) 694-5362 Fax: (518) 463-8656 E-mail:
admin@icrm.org or go to website: www.icrm.org Contact: Nick De Laurentis, CRM, IGPRegent, Applicant and Member Relations
Institute of Certified Records ManagersEmail: certification_standards@icrm.org
