What can we do if our education organisation cannot afford an EDRM system?
You are asking this question very early in the process. You may be right but please follow the stages through to stages four and five. These describe how you should review the options available for improving your current records management policies, procedures and systems and how you can make the business case for the preferred option. The preferred option should, of course, be an option that your education organisation can afford and is prepared to budget for.