Records and information management
Keep documents and records so they can be found, trusted and retained.
- Courses6open now, in NIBS Plus
- Careers6use this skill
- ClusterBusiness and administration
- AccessStart freeRest in NIBS Plus

You'll learn
- Design a filing structure people follow
- Control versions and document approval
- Apply retention and disposal rules
- Keep an audit trail
- Apply POPIA to records that hold personal information
Tools
- SharePoint
- OneDrive
- Document management systems
Courses that teach it
Free courses open the moment you join; the others are in NIBS Plus. Anything marked Coming soon cannot be started yet.
Skill Courses
- Office Productivity Excel for Workplace Administration Managers make decisions from numbers an administrator captured: how many client requests are open, what the office spent, which service is growing. If the data is wrong, the decision is wrong, and nobody notices until it costs money. Included in NIBS Plus View course
- Workplace Digital Records Management Every organisation runs on records: contracts, invoices, staff files, minutes, client correspondence. When they are well organised, anyone can find the right version in seconds and only the right people can open them. Included in NIBS Plus View course
Role Pathways
Formal Qualifications
- Business Office Administrator Run the administrative operations of an office: records, correspondence, meetings and support. R500 registration, then R950 a month View qualification
- Business Management Assistant Support managers and teams: coordination, communication, scheduling and administration. R500 registration, then R950 a month View qualification
- Quality Quality Assurer Check that products, services and processes meet defined quality standards. R500 registration, then R950 a month View qualification
Careers that use Records and information management
Learn this, and these are the jobs where you will use it.
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Office Operations Administrator
Run the everyday systems and administration of a modern workplace.
Skills you will build: Microsoft 365 · Records and information management · Microsoft Excel
10 to 12 weeks Entry-level Pathway open now
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HR and Recruitment Administrator
Support recruitment, onboarding, employee records and HR processes.
Skills you will build: HR administration · Records and information management · Business communication
Entry-level Pathway coming soon
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Tender and Procurement Administrator
Support quotations, suppliers, procurement and tender submissions.
Skills you will build: Procurement and tender administration · Records and information management · Microsoft Excel
Entry-level Pathway coming soon
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Executive and Management Assistant
Support managers, meetings, documents, travel and projects.
Skills you will build: Meetings and diary management · Business communication · Microsoft 365
Intermediate
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Property Administrator
Manage property records, tenants, leases and portfolio administration.
Skills you will build: Property administration · CRM · Records and information management
Entry-level
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Quality Assurance Coordinator
Support quality processes, audits, records and continuous improvement.
Skills you will build: Quality management · Records and information management · Data
Intermediate
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