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The aim of the training programme is to impart basic knowledge and practical skills in business archiving. Participants gain a sound insight into central archival tasks such as appraisal, cataloguing, records management and digital archiving. The programme is supplemented by practical modules on best practices in historical communication. The course is rounded off with modules on preservation and the basics of archiving law. The course is aimed at beginners in business archives with historical/archival training without a business focus and career changers with non-specialist training.
Introduction to business archives
Technical basics & practical application
Period:
10/12/2025 - 12/12/2025 (presence)
19/12/2025 (online)
Status:
Free places
Registration end:
Format:
Seminar
Degree:
Certificate of attendance
Credits:
2.5 days + 1 day online
Participation fee:
990 Euro VdW-members
1,190 Euro Non-members
Further + education! Lateral entry and post-qualification are hot topics to counteract the blatant shortage of skilled labour. This further education programme provides specialist know-how for business archives - a new building block in the development of archival skills at the FH Potsdam.
Prof Dr Susanne Freund
Scientific management
At a glance
Why is the topic relevant?
There is currently no standardised and certified further training for working in business archives. In cooperation with the FHP, the VdW offers the introductory course for business archivists, which is unique in Germany.
What is the aim of the course?
The aim of the introductory course is to provide a sound, application-orientated introduction to archiving with a business focus. Participants are taught archival core competences and practical and business-related application and implementation examples. They learn about central archival tasks such as appraisal and cataloguing and gain a basic insight into the fields of records management and digital archiving. Experienced colleagues will report on best practices in historical communication and public relations from their day-to-day work. Participants will be given a guided tour of the archive to learn the basics of conservation and archive buildings. The course concludes with a webinar on archiving law issues.
Focal points
- Valuation & transfer
- Inventory creation & cataloguing
- Records Management
- Digital archiving
- Historical communication, educational and public relations work
- Preservation & archive construction (archive management)
Formats
- Informative frontal mediation with workshop elements
- Face-to-face event with some speakers and one-day webinar
- Development of the results in joint work, question & discussion rounds
- Excursion (archive tour)
Zielgruppe
- Young Professionals
- Berufsanf?nger*innen
- Einsteiger*innen
- Quereinsteiger*innen
Modules & contents
Dates & Schedule
Wednesday, 10/12/25: 9.00 am - 5.30 pm, FH Potsdam
Thursday, 11/12/25: 9.00 am - 5.30 pm, FH Potsdam
Friday, 12/12/25: 9.30 am - 1.00 pm, Excursion to the Brandenburg State Archive
Friday, 19/12/25: 9.00 am - 2.30 pm, online / webinar
? Dr. Uwe Balder Preserving a company's history not only safeguards knowledge - it also provides orientation for the future. This continuing education programme gives you the tools to take responsibility for the memory of the economy.
Dr Uwe BalderBrose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG
Die Archivierung von Unterlagen aus Unternehmen und Wirtschaft erfordert archivfachliche Expertise. Gleichzeitig stellen Unternehmen spezifische Anforderungen an ihre Archive. Wir verknüpfen in den Kursen diese spezifischen Anforderungen mit den archivwissenschaftlichen Kompetenzen und Erkenntnissen, um Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensarchive auf eine gute Basis stellen zu k?nnen.
Prof. Dr. Karin SchwarzProfessorin für Archivwissenschaft, Studiengangsleiterin im Studiengang Archiv
? Dr. Jonas Springer Records Management genie?t mitunter den Ruf, ein sehr komplexes und verwaltungstechnisches Thema zu sein. Warum sollten sich Wirtschaftsarchivar*innen mit prozessbasierten Gesch?ftsabl?ufen in der laufenden Firmenverwaltung besch?ftigen, wenn doch ihre Kernkompetenzen in den historisch relevanten Quellen für die Unternehmensgeschichte liegen? Jedoch bietet Ihnen ein Grundwissen über das Records Management allerhand Vorteile für das Archiv: Sie fungieren als Informationsmanager*in, um analoge wie digitale Unterlagen nachvollziehbar, vollst?ndig und rechtssicher zu gestalten. Auf diese Weise tragen Sie wesentlich dazu bei, die Compliance im Unternehmen zu st?rken und sorgen zugleich mit einer strukturierten Vorgehensweise dafür, dass die historische ?berlieferung des Unternehmens qualit?tsvoller wird.
Dr. Jonas SpringerWissenschaftlicher Archivar, Historisches Archiv Krupp
? Elke Pfnür Mein Motto lautet: ?Heute das Gestern für morgen bewahren.“ Aber wer Geschichte bewahrt, muss auch davon erz?hlen. Macht die Arbeit sichtbar.
Elke PfnürUniCredit Bank GmbH / Die Geschichtenerz?hlerin
At a glance
Why is the topic relevant?
There is currently no standardised and certified further training for working in business archives. In cooperation with the FHP, the VdW offers the introductory course for business archivists, which is unique in Germany.
What is the aim of the course?
The aim of the introductory course is to provide a sound, application-orientated introduction to archiving with a business focus. Participants are taught archival core competences and practical and business-related application and implementation examples. They learn about central archival tasks such as appraisal and cataloguing and gain a basic insight into the fields of records management and digital archiving. Experienced colleagues will report on best practices in historical communication and public relations from their day-to-day work. Participants will be given a guided tour of the archive to learn the basics of conservation and archive buildings. The course concludes with a webinar on archiving law issues.
Focal points
- Valuation & transfer
- Inventory creation & cataloguing
- Records Management
- Digital archiving
- Historical communication, educational and public relations work
- Preservation & archive construction (archive management)
Formats
- Informative frontal mediation with workshop elements
- Face-to-face event with some speakers and one-day webinar
- Development of the results in joint work, question & discussion rounds
- Excursion (archive tour)
In co-operation with
In cooperation with the VdW, the FHP offers the only introductory course for business archivists in Germany.
In Kooperation mit
Die FHP bietet in Kooperation mit der Vereinigung der Wirtschaftsarchivarinnen und Wirtschaftsarchivare e.V. (VdW) den bundesweit einzigartigen Einführungskurs für Wirtschaftsarchivar*innen an.
Registration & Information
ZEW – Further Education Unit
Room
1.10
Coordination of the Further Education Unit (ZEW)
Professor of Archival Science
Project Manager Graduate Distance Learning Archive
Project Manager of the Degree Programme Archival Science (MA)
Project Manager of the Further Education Programme "Archive im Informationszeitalter"
Further courses
Archives in the information age
The Department of Information Sciences at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences is offering a certificate course "Archives in the Information Age" together with the Centre for Continuing Education at the FU Berlin - a cooperative event with the Central Institution for Continuing Education (FH Potsdam).
Remote training archive
The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam also offers a 3.5-year distance learning programme as a form of non-administrative, academic further education in the field of archives. The further education programme was developed for employees from all archive sectors.
Specialist for media and information services
The further training programme provides people who work in archives without a specialist qualification with knowledge and skills that correspond to training as a specialist in media and information services (FaMI), specialising in archives.