Continuing Vocational Education (CVE): the training needs of records management practitioners. Report of a research project

This article describes a survey carried out in the Department of Information and Library Management (DILM) at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, in relation to the training and education needs of records management practitioners. The survey was conducted as part of the 4 year Continuing Vocational Education (CVE) initiative funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The context of the study within DILM is described and the results of the research are presented along with suggestions for further areas of research.