Or maybe time for a little bit of benchmarking. Or both.
I'm wondering what documents other certifiers retain, and for how long.
My paper files include all of the originals of the certificates, maps and supporting documentation for every course I have measured since my first one in 1987 and every course I've certified since becoming a certifier in 1988. That's now over two thousand courses, and they fill both drawers of a 36" wide lateral file plus two drawers of a 30" deep traditional upright file cabinet. The Chicago files alone account for one of the drawers of the lateral file. I also have all of the two-sided certificates stored in a number of three ring binders.
Given that any course certified before 2001 has now expired and must be remeasured, I'm wondering what, if any use there is in holding on to the original documentation on any course whose certification has expired and cannot be extended. If someone asks, I still have copies of the course maps on the certificates in the binders and, since the certification has expired, the other documents would have to be produced anew, anyway.
I'm sure there's some historical value here- but my file cabinets are filling up, and I'm not sure where I would put another one.
Is there an RRTC policy on this? What is everybody else doing?
Thanks.
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