Bangkok--Jan 5--SET
SET Executive Vice President Mr. Punsak Vejanuruk, who oversees the capital market education division, disclosed that in 2005, the Thailand Securities Institute (TSI) plans to pursue more extensive educational activities in finance, investment, and personal finance for Thailand’s students, investors, the general public, and securities professionals. The activities’ contents will range from the fundamental to the more in-depth levels. Through a variety of activities and specially designed courses, the TSI aims to be the leader in financial and investment education.
“From 2005 onwards, the TSI will be positioning itself as a multi-faceted financial education authority. Our courses will be designed to correspond to each of our audience’s expanding needs with a wide variety of educational options. We will also hold joint activities with universities in our network to promote a greater understanding in finance and investment amongst all our target groups,” Mr. Punsak said.
The TSI’s educational programs will continue to focus on increasing the understanding of personal finance amongst Thailand’s youth and the general public. It will also educate people more about investing in different kinds of financial instruments. New instruments will become more and more complicated during the coming years. Bonds will begin to play more roles in the capital market and financial derivatives will become available for trading in 2005. The asset management companies may also offer new and innovative products in the near future.
“TSI plans to hold training for 1,300 school teachers nationwide, so that they can better make use of the ’Ngern-Thong-Khong-Mee-Ka’ textbooks and other teaching materials. In addition, the TSI will continue to work with tertiary institutions under the University Networking program to establish two new SET information centers plus an additional 20 SET Corners,” the SET EVP said.
TSI will also encourage securities professionals to attend the CISA (Certified Investment and Securities Analysts) program, which has been designed to focus on financial and investment analysis to produce more professional analysts and fund managers for the securities industry. In addition, there will be the MIP (Modern Investment Professional) program, which is a more comprehensive program for securities professionals concerned with investing in various types of securities. These programs all are aimed at developing quality professionals for the industry, which will benefit the overall economy in the long-run.
In addition to training, the TSI will also provide courses for professional certification. New programs have been developed to be compatible with the new certificate structures coming into effect in 2005. Examples of these programs include new courses on derivative products for marketing representatives and analysts, as well as those courses being designed for fund managers.
"TSI will work on helping industry practitioners to become quality professionals who are sufficiently prepared and knowledgeable to cope with any changes and new developments such as the emerging new instruments and markets. TSI will, in addition to improving the knowledge and skills of the professionals, emphasize the importance of ethics and work standards as well," said Mr. Punsak.
As for educating the public, the TSI will be providing training on personal finance and financial & investment basics. The TSI will offer basic courses on personal finance, investing in equities, debt instruments, mutual funds, and derivatives. All of these rudimentary courses will be offered to the general public nationwide through via the TSI’s associated institutions within its University Networking Project including the TSI's volunteer trainers' network.
The TSI's e-learning will also be a strongly pushed endeavor. The Institute has encouraged private and public organizations, as well as academic institutions, to install the TSI's e-learning courseware on their servers, so that members of these institutions can easily access and learn about the TSI's courses. It is anticipated that there will be about 600,000 total attendees for all the TSI’s course. In addition, the TSI will continue to provide the "Investment Analysis for Investors" course for retail investors who would like to improve their investment knowledge to the professional level.
In order to reach its audiences more effectively, TSI is responsible for producing books and texts about finance and investment. TSI will invite experienced professionals and experts in each specialized field to compose academic publications. The TSI plans to publish at least 12 new publications in 2005. Also, the TSI's "Maruey Knowledge and Resource Center" has an extensive collection of resources on finance and investment. The Center also holds large numbers of royal authors' works, publications for kids and the family and numerous magazines, as well as the SETSMART service and film viewing corner. The Center is open daily from 08.30 - 23.00 hrs. and is really a place worth visiting.
The TSI's departments include Youth Education, University Education, Professional Education, Investor Education, Publications, Training and Examination Administration and the "Maruey" Knowledge and Resource Center.
For more information,
please contact the Corporate Communication Dept.:
Ladawan Kantawong Tel: 0-2229-2036 /
Kulvida Jintakawong Tel: 0-2229-2037 /
Nattaporn Boonprapa Tel: 0-2229-2049 End.