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 
November 27Basics of Managing Records for Public Hospitals10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register
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 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 17How to Apply for a Local Records Grant10:00 AM to 11:00 AMWebinar Register

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