Washington State Archives provides guidance and support to state and local government agencies in public records management by offering education and training opportunities. Both live in-person sessions and webinars are available, as well as a number of online options. We encourage you to frequently check for updates as we continuously add sessions.


We also offer many of the live webinar sessions as pre-recorded videos for online training:

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Please visit the Attorney General's Open Government Training page for trainings on Open Public Meetings (RCW 42.30 and RCW 42.43) and the Public Records Act for disclosure (RCW 42.56).

Agency Trainings

DateTraining NameTimeLocation 
May 28Records Management Office Hours02:00 PM to 03:00 PMwebinar Register
June 11Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
June 18Basics of Managing Records for Community & Technical Colleges10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
June 25Improving Records Management at Your Agency10:00 AM to 11:30 AMWebinar Register
June 26Updating State Agency Schedules09:00 AM to 12:00 PMWebinar Register
July 9Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
July 16Organizing Digital Records Workshop10:00 AM to 11:30 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
July 23Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
July 30Records Management Office Hours02:00 PM to 03:00 PMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
August 13Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
August 20Organizing the File Room Workshop10:00 AM to 11:30 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
August 21Updating STATE Agency Schedules09:00 AM to 12:00 PMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
August 27Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
August 27Records Management Office Hours02:00 PM to 03:00 PMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
September 10Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
September 17Improving Records Management at Your Agency10:00 AM to 11:30 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
September 24Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
September 24Records Management Office Hours02:00 PM to 03:00 PMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
October 8Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
October 15Organizing Digital Records Workshop10:00 AM to 11:30 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
October 22Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
October 23Updating STATE Agency Schedules09:00 AM to 12:00 PMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
October 29Records Management Office Hours02:00 PM to 03:00 PMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
November 12Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
November 19Organizing the File Room Workshop10:00 AM to 11:30 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
November 26Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
November 26Records Management Office Hours02:00 PM to 03:00 PMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
December 10Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
December 17Improving Records Management at Your Agency10:00 AM to 11:30 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
December 18Updating STATE Agency Schedules09:00 AM to 12:00 PMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
December 24Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register
December 31Records Management Office Hours02:00 PM to 03:00 PMMicrosoft Teams Meeting Register

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