Maintaining a Skilled Workforce: NIPTC

In Spring 2006, Indian Affairs opened a new state of the art National Indian Programs Training Center (NIPTC) in Albuquerque, NM. The facility, dedicated to former Secretary of the Interior Manuel Lujan, Jr., is an education center for Interior's Indian Affairs programs-including trust programs, social services, law enforcement, education, and more.

Since it opened, the center has held 94 classes, and enrolled 2,833 employees from BIA, OST and tribes. Trust-related classes have included a series of financial trust management courses sponsored by OST and Cannon Financial Institute as well as training for the Trust Asset and Management System (TAAMS). Staff at the Center is developing a state of the art audio visual system that will eventually reach all Indian Affairs regions. Additionally, computer training labs are launching new applications, including the Native American Student Information System, a database capturing information on students in BIA schools.

Mission:	Provide state-of-the-art training to individuals who are committed to fulfilling the government's responsibilities to Indian Country
Training offered:	Broad range of leadership and career development courses
Broadcast learning studio:	Training and information sharing capabilities via digital broadcasting systems
Seating capacity:	552
Classrooms:	11
Breakout and meeting rooms:	7
Computer labs:	5
Number of computers:	43
Square footage:	50,000
Print shop:	Print and duplication services to produce course materials in-house
Projected number of employees:	15
Annual budget:	$2,000,000
President:	Ms. Dolores Chacon
Director:	Ms. Michelle Pelletier
	1011 Indian School Road, NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 (505) 563-5400

Interior now has an extensive training program for all trust functions, including training conducted by the Cannon Financial Institute, which can lead to certification in fiduciary management. Hundreds of Interior staff members have completed this fiduciary trust training.

U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
1849 C Street, NW, Suite 5140 • Washington, D.C. 20240
(202) 208-4866 • (888) 678-6836 (Toll Free Trust Beneficiary Call Center)
Last Updated on 05/22/07