Sustainability Report 2017

31 Promoting Investor Education Building Quality Investors Over 1 million retail investors, representing 48% of total trading value, play a significant role in the capital market’s overall liquidity. SET therefore prioritizes easy, convenient and timely access to investment product and service information through several channels, including the SET website and social media, to provide investors and potential investors with information for decision-making for investment returns. Investor Classroom Project SET has provided over 40 training courses for investors from basic to advanced courses, consisting of: • Basic courses for beginners: Participants learn about financial planning, investment principles and investment products, such as stocks, derivatives, bonds and mutual funds free of charge. • Advanced courses for investors: Particiants prepare themselves to become professional investors through Intensive Turn Pro course, Turn Pro 1-3 courses. They are provided with analytical tools and get hands-on experience in applying modern investment tools. In 2017, more than 14,000 particiapnts from Bangkok and other provinces attended the courses. SET Digital Education Platform • A digital education platform, which featured video clips, articles, publications and online financial tools, was developed on the SET website to fit lifestyles of today’s investors. • SET launched 20 e-Learning courses and expanded more information channels via social media. In 2017, there were more than 11.80 million views on the SET’s investment education platform. SET Investment Center (SET IC) • SET has collaborated with the university network from 7 provinces: Chiang Mai, Phitsanulok, Khon Kaen, Ubol Ratchathani, Songkla, Suratthani, and Cholburi, to set up SET Investment Centers (SET ICs). The centers serve as financial and investment information hubs, which provide SET resources and textbooks. • SET has organized Investor Classroom roadshows and encouraged securities firms to conduct seminars at SET ICs. In 2017, more than 17,700 participants attended the activities at the 7 SET IC locations. Number of views on the SET’s investment education platform 11.80 million