Training Project “Employee’s Capital Plans – Lifelong Investments” as an Educational Challenge

Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to provide remarks on the mutual trust between market makers and its educational side. If there are fair rules that apply equally to all market participants and a good economic law, it results in sustainable development from which everyone can profit. In this variant economic educational activities, on which this trust is based, are universally agreed upon. The GPW Foundation was established by the Warsaw Stock Exchange and for years has been conducting educational activities in building confidence in the capital market. It directs its offer at many groups of participants. The present article discusses a unique project implemented by the Foundation in 2019: “Employee’s Capital Plans - Lifelong Investments”. So far, we have conducted over 400 free training sessions in the largest enterprises in Poland, we have organised a number of accompanying events, including regional meetings addressed to small and medium entrepreneurs and management staff. The paper also refers to several data taken from the report of one of the world’s most reputable audit and advisory institutions and from the Foundation’s own research obtained in the training evaluation process. The conclusions that come from it are a challenge for all economic education, and not undertaking in-depth and multi-faceted educational activities addressed to various groups of recipients will have serious implications for the entire Polish economy and for each of us.