Introduction

Preservation Metadata is a critical component of modern digital preservation, ensuring the long-term accessibility, authenticity, integrity, usability, and security of digital assets across organizations. As institutions increasingly adopt digital transformation, cloud storage, artificial intelligence, digital archives, research repositories, and electronic records management, effective preservation metadata frameworks have become essential for sustainable information governance. Preservation Metadata Training Course equips participants with practical knowledge of metadata standards, digital preservation strategies, interoperability frameworks, lifecycle management, metadata automation, trusted digital repositories, and compliance with international best practices.

Participants will explore globally recognized preservation metadata standards including PREMIS, METS, Dublin Core, OAIS, XML, RDF, linked data technologies, metadata quality assurance, digital curation, risk management, and emerging technologies supporting long-term digital preservation. Through practical case studies and hands-on exercises, learners will develop the competencies required to design, implement, manage, and evaluate preservation metadata systems that support organizational resilience, digital continuity, regulatory compliance, and sustainable information management.

Programme Curriculum

Preservation Metadata Training Course

Introduction

Course Objectives

By the end of this course participants will be able to:

Understand digital preservation principles and preservation metadata frameworks.
Apply PREMIS metadata standards for digital preservation.
Develop interoperable metadata using international standards.
Implement metadata quality assurance and validation techniques.
Design sustainable digital preservation workflows.
Integrate metadata with trusted digital repositories.
Manage metadata throughout the digital asset lifecycle.
Improve metadata automation using emerging technologies.
Evaluate digital preservation risks and mitigation strategies.
Strengthen compliance with international preservation standards.
Optimize metadata governance for institutional repositories.
Enhance long-term accessibility and authenticity of digital resources.
Develop scalable preservation metadata implementation strategies.

Organizational Benefits

Improves long-term preservation of digital assets.
Enhances regulatory and standards compliance.
Strengthens organizational knowledge management.
Reduces digital preservation risks.
Improves metadata consistency and interoperability.
Supports trusted digital repository implementation.
Increases operational efficiency through automation.
Enhances digital information accessibility.
Promotes institutional sustainability.
Strengthens organizational decision-making.

Target Audience

Archivists
Librarians
Records Managers
Digital Preservation Specialists
Information Managers
IT Professionals
Repository Administrators
Researchers and Knowledge Managers

Course Duration: 5 days

Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Preservation Metadata

Fundamentals of preservation metadata
Digital preservation lifecycle
Metadata concepts and terminology
Preservation policies and governance
International metadata standards
Case Study: Digital preservation at the UK National Archives

Module 2: PREMIS and Metadata Standards

PREMIS data model
Dublin Core integration
METS implementation
OAIS reference model
Metadata interoperability
Case Study: Library of Congress PREMIS implementation

Module 3: Metadata Creation and Management

Metadata capture techniques
Metadata documentation
Metadata quality control
Metadata validation tools
Controlled vocabularies
Case Study: Europeana metadata management framework

Module 4: Digital Preservation Systems

Trusted digital repositories
Repository architecture
Digital asset management
Storage strategies
Preservation workflows
Case Study: DuraSpace digital repository implementation

Module 5: Metadata Automation and Technologies

XML and RDF applications
Linked data technologies
Artificial intelligence in metadata
Automation tools
Metadata harvesting
Case Study: National Library of Australia digital preservation system

Module 6: Risk Management and Compliance

Preservation risk assessment
Information security
Compliance frameworks
Digital authenticity
Audit and certification
Case Study: ISO 16363 repository certification project

Module 7: Metadata Quality Assurance

Metadata quality metrics
Data cleansing
Metadata consistency
Performance monitoring
Continuous improvement
Case Study: Harvard Library metadata quality initiative

Module 8: Future Trends in Preservation Metadata

Cloud preservation
Blockchain applications
Artificial intelligence innovations
Digital sustainability
Emerging preservation technologies
Case Study: UNESCO digital heritage preservation initiatives

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led presentations
Practical demonstrations and hands-on exercises
Individual and group assignments
Case study analysis and discussions
Metadata design workshops
Software demonstrations
Digital preservation simulations
Group presentations
Knowledge assessments
Action planning for workplace implementation

Register as a group from 3 participants for a Discount

Send us an email: info@fineskilltrainingcenter.org or call +254769199797

Certification

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a globally- recognized certificate.

Tailor-Made Course

We also offer tailor-made courses based on your needs.

Key Notes

a. The participant must be conversant with English.

b. Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with an Authorized Training Certificate

c. Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.

d. The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and A Certificate upon successful completion of Training.

e. One-year post-training support Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.

f. Payment should be done at least a week before commence of the training, to Fineskill Training Center account, as indicated in the invoice so as to enable us prepare better for you.

Skills & Software Covered

MS Word Archivematica Preservica and Rosetta

Programme Fee

Duration: 5 Days

Method: Online or Physical

Online Price: $1,000

Physical Price: $1,500

Certification: Accredited Certificate

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Available Sessions

Location

Month

Year

Oct 19 2026

19 Oct — 23 Oct 2026

💻 Online / Virtual session

Online $1,000