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 
December 4How to Apply for a Local Records Grant02:00 PM to 03:00 PMWebinar Register
December 10How to Apply for a Local Records Grant10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
December 11Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
December 12Updating State Agency Schedules10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
December 16How to Apply for a Local Records Grant10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
December 18Basics of Managing Records for School HR/Personnel Departments10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
December 23Basics of Managing Records for Fire & EMS Agencies10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
January 7How to Apply for a Local Records Grant10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
January 8Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
January 15Basics of Managing Records for HR/Personnel Departments10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
January 22Organizing Digital Records10:00 AM to 11:30 AMWebinar Register
January 22How to Apply for a Local Records Grant02:00 PM to 03:00 PMWebinar Register
January 28How to Apply for a Local Records Grant02:00 PM to 03:00 PMWebinar Register
February 5How to Apply for a Local Records Grant02:00 PM to 03:00 PMWebinar Register
February 11How to Apply for a Local Records Grant10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
February 12Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
February 17How to Apply for a Local Records Grant10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
February 19Basics of Managing Records for Law Enforcement10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
February 20Updating State Agency Schedules09:00 AM to 12:00 PMWebinar Register
February 26Organizing the File Room10:00 AM to 11:30 AMWebinar Register
March 12Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
March 19Basics of Managing Records for Finance Departments10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
March 26Improving Records Management at Your Agency10:00 AM to 11:30 AMWebinar Register
April 9Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
April 16Basics of Managing Records for HR/Personnel Departments10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
April 17Updating State Agency Schedules09:00 AM to 12:00 PMWebinar Register
April 23Organizing Digital Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
May 7Basics of Managing Records10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
May 14Basics of Managing Records for Schools (K-12)10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
May 21Organizing the File Room10:00 AM to 11:30 AMWebinar 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 19Updating State Agency Schedules09:00 AM to 12:00 PMWebinar Register
June 25Improving Records Management at Your Agency10:00 AM to 11:30 AMWebinar Register

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