The Office for Human Resources Management & Development in collaboration with the Research Support Services Directorate will be providing the following training for UM members of staff for the month of April.
Use of the equipment asset inventory module on AIMS (ZRH-003)
The equipment asset inventory on AIMS is an optimal organizational tool for good management of laboratory assets. This training course will teach you to manage your departments’ assets and keep this database updated in real time as per Standard Operating Procedure ZRH-003.
This training session is primarily intended as an induction course to new users of the module as well as newly assigned RPs and MSLs. The invitation to attend this course is also extended to trained RPs and MSLs that require a refresher course or a platform to clarify any queries related to the system. Members of staff who would like to have access to the database of their equipment assets are strongly encouraged to attend this course.
Course Content
- Quick overview on the life cycle of an asset and advantages when using the inventory;
- Difference between Fixed Assets and Old Assets;
- What is to be considered as laboratory equipment when raising Purchase Requisitions, which in turn form an integral part of the inventory's database;
- Walk through and functionality of the different tabs in the asset inventory - different editing roles for RPs and MSLs;
- How to generate reports with filtering options for lab equipment assets important for management of stock taking exercises; and
- Time for Q&As