On behalf of APM Group I’d like to share my excitement for the upcoming PPP Certification Program which is scheduled to be available early next year. The certification results from the hard work of several Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) across the globe - the World Bank Group (WBG), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Inter-American Development (IAD), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and is part funded by the Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF).
This certification program will enable people to prove their competency working within a PPP team and help plan their career progression. This collaborative effort is driven by APMG’s and WBG’s shared desire to strengthen PPP best practice worldwide. The creation of the upcoming certification and its accompanying APMG PPP Certification Program Guide is a response to several issues many nations are facing today.
Growing populations and aging infrastructures are inhibiting the ability of many nations to provide essential public services needed to develop their economies - tackling this infrastructure deficit will require the public and private sectors to work together. Sound structured public private partnerships provide an effective solution to this issue – helping governments raise the funds necessary to meet infrastructure demands and stimulate economic development.
Both public and private sectors in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) often lack the ability to formulate, implement and maintain PPPs – causing many projects to fail. Through this certification program and its supporting guide we hope to help develop capability and make the role of PPPs more prominent in enabling delivery of essential services that are key to the UN’s vision of ending extreme poverty.
The certification program will play in important role in capacity building by creating a global standard of knowledge. We aim to craft a common language on PPPs and unify the understanding and expectations between practitioners working on different stages and sides of the PPP process.
APMG has over twenty years’ experience in Programme and Project Management certification programs such as PRINCE2, Agile Project Management and PMDPro - the certification for project managers working in humanitarian and disaster zones.
APMG delivers professional certifications across the globe each day of the year. Our belief is that certifications provide organizations with the confidence that people can deliver high standards while being highly motivating for staff. We’re proud to be working with WBG and the regional development banks in such an important endeavour.
Up-skilling the people responsible for the management of PPP programs will bring considerable benefits to the communities they are designed to assist. We also hope the certification program will be challenging and stimulating for the candidates who take the training courses and progress to taking the exams.
How to be a CP3P APMG Professional?
The APMG PPP Certification Program Guide is scheduled to be published online and free of charge in Q1 2016. This will inform the syllabus for the APMG PPP Certification Program which can be studied remotely at your own leisure or via an APMG Accredited Training Organization. To obtain the CP3P credentials you will need to pass an exam. The Foundation exams are also currently scheduled to be delivered Q1 2016.
