RNR CODC Module 5 Handbook

2.3 MANAGEMENT OF THE INITIAL NAVAL TRAINING INFORMATION
All personnel working in the training/learning domain must ensure that learning data and information is assured, managed and
exploited effectively. The Management of Information (IM) has three key areas:
• Information Assurance (IA). IA is the practice of assuring information and managing risks related to the use, processing,
storage, and transmission of information or data and the systems and processes used for those purposes. IA includes
protection of the integrity, availability, authenticity, non-repudiation and confidentiality of users’ data.
• Information Management (IM). IM concerns a cycle of organisational activity: the acquisition of data or information from
one or more sources, the custodianship and the distribution of that information to those who need it, and its ultimate
disposal through archiving or deletion.
• Information Exploitation (IX). IX facilitates real business outcomes from data and information within the business.
Without IX, data is not utilised effectively, thus reducing the benefit of decision making within the organisation.
TAFMIS and Defence Learning Environment (DLE) Overlap of Functionality
TAFMIS and the DLE are two major Defence provided training / learning IM systems, developed to cater for different business
management areas of Defence Training and Education. However, over the through-life development of capabilities, there is now an
overlap of functionality and both systems can be used to carry out some IM and IX tasks. The major business function areas where
the overlaps lay are as follows:
• Trainee / Student Assessments. The DLE has online electronic assessments while TAFMIS focuses on paper-based
assessments.
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