FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME

The Department of Commerce (SF) organised an online certificate course on financial markets for the third year UG students . The 10-hour course spanned three days from 9^th to 11^th February. The topics of the session included personal finance, stock markets, financial assets, and effective management of money and debt. The valuable guidelines on how to become a responsible investor, make better financial decisions, and understand long-term investments including equities was also provided . At the end of the programme, students took a 30 minute online assessment to consolidate their learnings. This initiative truly succeeded in creating financially knowledgeable and skilled youth and to open-up career opportunities in the financial services industry.