Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) has commenced a specialized Electronic Records Management System (ERMS) training for eighteen (18) selected personnel as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen efficiency, accountability, and delivery across the Ministries.
The training, organized by the National Records Service-The Gambia(NRS), is being conducted in two groups to ensure interactive learning and personalized support for participants. The programme is designed to equip the office records and administrative staff including both the Hon. Minister and the Permanent Secretary with practical skills in scanning, uploading, classifying, and retrieving official documents using the (ERMS) platform, thereby reducing reliance on manual filing systems.
Opening the training, the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Bulli Dibba, encouraged participants to take the exercise seriously and maximize the opportunity, emphasizing that the knowledge and skills gained will help simplify their daily tasks, improve accessibility records, and enhance institutional productivity. He urged participants to become champions of digital records management within their respective departments.
Speaking at the session, Principal Records Supervisor, Ms. Awa Cham, called on participants to fully engage in the practical sessions, embrace the transition to digital record-keeping, and ensure that the system is effectively utilized to improve document security, timely retrieval of files, and overall service delivery within the Ministry.
Bumi Penn, Record officer and Maki Gillen Assistant Record officer both emphasized the importance of the ERMS training saying it forms part of broader administrative reforms aimed at modernizing government record-keeping processes and strengthening operational efficiency across public institutions.
The trained personnel are expected to support the full implementation of the electronic records system within the Ministry, contributing to faster, more reliable, and transparent records management.
