1. Helping trainees master the fundamental theories of financial management, including the time value of money, types of annuities, and the risk–return trade-off, and understand how interest rate fluctuations in Southeast Asian markets affect the value of funds.
2. Equipping trainees with knowledge of financing requirement forecasting using the percentage-of-sales method, the calculation of the cost of debt capital, and the principles of financial leverage and operating leverage, as well as familiarity with the rules governing diversified financing channels, including local banks, government funds, and cross-border financing in Southeast Asia.
3. Enabling trainees to understand the core tools for project investment decision-making, including cash flow analysis and the NPV and IRR methods, grasp the key aspects of working capital management, such as accounts receivable collection and the economic order quantity model, and master financial planning methods, including budget preparation and DuPont analysis.