RIM 101: Records Management Fundamentals

Course Overview: 

Join us for an engaging and informative course designed to help you understand your responsibilities for managing Federal records. Learn about the laws, policies, and procedures governing Federal records management, as well as best practices to enhance your skills.

Course Features:

• Interactive learning with knowledge checks
• Downloadable job aids
• Post-test to reinforce your learning

Course Objectives:

• Recognize the significance of managing Federal records.
• Locate and understand authorities governing Federal records management.
• Apply Federal employees' responsibilities in records management.
• Identify stages of the records lifecycle.
• Differentiate between Federal records, non-records, and personal papers.
• Understand types and purposes of record schedules.
• Describe the importance of records storage.

Course Competencies:

• Have a foundational understanding of Records Management.
• Appreciate the importance of information privacy and security.
• Identify and organize information needs effectively. 

Get Your Certificate:

• Course access for Bureau Operated Schools on DOI Talent: RIM 101: Records Management Fundamentals  
• Course access for Tribally Controlled Schools: RIM 101: Records Management Fundamentals

For further inquiries, please contact Kelvin Starks at kelvin_starks@btfa or Mary Jo Smith-Issues at mary_smith-issues@btfa.gov.