Long-term and short-term courses are offered for the purpose of cultivating staff specialized in such tasks as archival record preservation and providing user services. In FY 2017, the long-term course is scheduled to be held at the NIJL for six weeks between July 18 (Tue) and September 8 (Fri). The short-term course is scheduled to be held at Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives between November 13 (Mon) and 18 (Sat).