Certified Records Analyst( CRA)
The Institute of Certified Records Managers
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). The ICRM serves as the official certifying body for Records and Information Management( RIM)/ Information Governance( IG) professionals seeking or maintaing the CRA and CRM certifications and for Nuclear Information and Records Management Association( NIRMA) members seeking or maintaining the CRM / NS certification. The ICRM is an independent, non-profit organization administered by a Board of Regents in accordance with the the ICRM and by passing the required series of examinations.
Applying for the Examination
Applicants must complete and submit an application form online( available at www. icrm. org), with supporting documentation indicating education and acceptable professional work experience, to the ICRM for review. Applicants may not sit for the examination until their application has been approved.
Education and Professional Work Experience
Applicants who properly demonstrate achievement of a four-year( bachelor’ s) degree from an accredited institution of higher
education must also demonstrate one year of professional Records and Information Management experience.
Alternatively, one year of professional Records and Information Management experience can be substituted for each year of college education.
Constitution and By-laws of the Institute. The ICRM is a member of the National Certification Commission.
Membership in the ICRM
CRAs are a new addition to our membership and have demonstrated a solid foundation in RIM, potentially on their way to attaining the CRM. A CRA’ s knowledge and experience includes such areas as active / inactive records systems, electronic records and information, regulatory compliance-related requirements, the lifecycle management of records and information, and much more. Individuals earn the CRA designation by meeting both educational and work experience requirements established by
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