Bangkok--Dec 24--SET
The Thailand Securities Institute or TSI, which operates under The Stock Exchange of Thailand, held a “Train the Trainers Day 2004” to publicly recognize the value of the 248 volunteer trainers who have helped educate and train members of the public on investment during this past year. TSI plans to further develop specialized volunteer speakers in 2005.
SET Executive Vice President Mr. Punsak Vejanuruk revealed that The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s TSI has been receiving generous help from 248 well-respected individuals who have volunteered to be guest speakers on finance and investment over 15,000 students and members of the public in 2004.
“The educating and clarification of people’s ideas about finance and investment are crucial and require a large number of personnel who must be informative, knowledgeable and utilize proper teaching techniques. In order to meet these personnel requirements, the SET decided to introduce the ’Volunteer Trainer’ project last year. In 2004, 248 volunteers participated in the project and we plan to develop additional volunteers in specialized sectors in 2005” said Mr. Punsak.
The SET’s volunteer speakers consist of well-known individuals from various fields, ranging from academics in economics, finance and investment to capital market experts, all of whom have had at least 1-year experience in teaching or training.
To publicly recognize the value of these speakers and to show them the TSI’s appreciation for their sacrificing their own time to help educate Thailand’s youth and the general public, the SET decided to hold the “Train the Trainer Day 2004” to present them each with honorary certificates.
“TSI’s attempt to educate the public was carried out quickly and efficiently due to the most important participation of these highly-respected volunteers who came to share their understanding and experience with interested youth and members of the public. The volunteer trainers have played a major role in creating a better culture of investment throughout Thailand’s general public, while reinforcing economic fundamentals,” Mr. Punsak noted.
All participating volunteers have also had a chance to receive additional training from TSI and have been given the opportunity to develop their teaching skills as well as exchange their experiences with others. They were also provided with multi-media teaching materials by the Institute as well as being allowed to attend training through TSI’s e-learning system and take the certification exam for free. In addition, they received reimbursement for expenses and various benefits from the Maruey Knowledge and Resource Center, the Settrade.com bookstore and many of other services provided by the Stock Exchange”, said Mr. Punsak.
The Volunteer Trainer project has been continuously held throughout 2004. In 2005, TSI plans to further develop the project to recruit more quality volunteer trainers, which will, in return, help strengthen the Thai capital markets. For more information about the program, please call 0-2229-2222 or visit www.tsi-thailand.org.
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