RMRL offers hands-on training in documentation, preservation and paper conservation. RMRL also has organized tailor-made training programmes for institutions and individuals based on their requirements.

Some of the institutions that have received training are Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Archives, Mumbai, The Godrej Archives, Mumbai, IIT, Kanpur, IIT, Madras, Sundarayya Vignana Kendram, Hyderabad, The Centre for Studies and Social Sciences, Kolkata, French Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry, Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal, Kalakshetra Foundations, Chennai, Music Academy, Chennai, Mushfiq Khwaja Library and Research Centre, Karachi, Sikkim Royal Palace Archives, Sikkim.

RMRL offers consultancy services to other institutions in the areas of setting up archives, documentation, preservation and conservation. RMRL has been consulting to the Government of Tamilnadu in microfilming and digitization. It has also provided training in the digitization and cataloguing of palm-leaf manuscripts.

In addition to training, RMRL conducts courses in research writing and methodologies. Currently, RMRL is conducting a two-week course on academic writing.