Presentation

Mandate

The mandate of the Certification and Development Committee is to :

• Ensure the certification process for AAQ members according to well-defined recognition criteria;
• Ensure that requests for certification are forwarded to the AAQ Board of Directors (BOD) or Executive Council (EC);
• Promote certification to AAQ members and the general public;
• Foster the acquisition and development of AAQ members' professional skills;
• Promote professional development programs that meet the needs of AAQ members;
• Establish close ties with educational institutions offering archival training, and with any organization offering training and development relevant to AAQ members;
• Facilitate and strengthen the development work undertaken by regional sections through the exchange of knowledge, contacts and know-how;
• Promote multidisciplinarity and interdisciplinarity in the training and development of members.

Functions

The Committee fulfills its mandate by carrying out the following activities:

• Develop, in collaboration with the regional sections, virtual training and development programs to be offered to all AAQ members;
• In collaboration with the Communications Committee and the AAQ Secretariat, keep the training web page on the AAQ website up to date;
• Coordinate surveys of AAQ members to identify their training and development needs;
• Coordinate the development of standards, procedures and operating tools to standardize training and development practices;
• Establish and maintain data inventories listing speakers, training and development activities offered by theAAQ or any other relevant information that may serve as a reference for regional sections, the Convention Committee or other AAQ bodies with an interest in the subject;
• Monitor new trends in training and development to keep the AAQ offer up to date;
• Carry out pilot projects to test and implement new, innovative technological means of disseminating and promoting the AAQ's training and development offering.

Composition

Management
Frédéric David

Members
Maude Leclerc, Mikael Fortin, Dominic Boisvert, Francis Rancourt Proulx, François Rhéaume, Julie Le Bouthillier, Sarah Kouyaté and Rodolphe Tchintchin