The Netherlands Taskforce Financing International Water Centre (TF IWC) finished its first CP3P Foundation course, delivered by Marcel van de Broeke on behalf of K-Infra at the beginning of December 2018. The 12 participants successfully took the exam, with an average score of 88%, the best scores of a group of candidates trained by K-Infra. With even one colleague achieving a 100% score. The unanimous reaction was; this is an excellent course because we now understand all aspects of PPP and within the Taskforce, we speak the same language on PPP.
Participants are members of the Taskforce Financing and were from the Ministry of Infrastructures, Foreign Affairs (including the staff of the Netherlands Embassy in Hanoi), Economic Affairs (RVO- Infrastructure Team) and the Netherlands Foreign Investment Bank (FMO). This team supports the work of the International Water Cluster of the Netherlands in developing, structuring and (financially) supporting projects in the 17 partners countries of the Netherlands.
The goals were firstly to understand the complete PPP cycle, international best practice and challenges on different topics in different countries. Secondly, within IWC, NL-TAS Unit , our Investment Bank and infrastructure team has to speak the same language. Thirdly to invest in our mutual cooperation and discuss different projects and frameworks. With the help of the trainer, Marcel van den Broek of K-infra, a former colleague of the Netherlands PPP Unit, all these aims where met and surpassed our expectations. Some quotes from the course attendees;
- when countries apply for Netherlands grants or loans for PPP project the applying government should have a bonus if they have done this training;
- with this knowledge, the Netherlands can support PPP development in our priority countries much better
- this should almost be mandatory for all PPP project team and governments around the world who do PPP projects
- having an official exam does lift the quality of the course, but also was very exciting to do an exam in your professional career again
The Netherlands has been contributing to the body of Knowledge from the beginning. Our main reasons where firstly that knowledge is essential for developing projects and access to funding. Secondly, to have a system that helps to have one voice on PPP. Now I have done this course, it really does address these topics fully, even beyond my expectations. But I also underline a formal (by the way demanding) exam; it separates the men (women) from the boys (girls) in PPP. If countries really want to have well-developed projects and access to financial resources, this is an essential start.
Infrastructure investment by MDB’s and Netherlands: https://ienw.smartgraph.bi/
About K-Infra
K-Infra was founded in 2016 by Andres Rebollo, the lead author of the PPP Certification Guide, the Body of Knowledge of the PPP Certification Program developed by APMG, with the support of the World Bank and other Multilateral Development Banks.
K-Infra’s core activity is to provide training services specialized in PPPs, as a tool for contracting and management of infrastructures and services for governments, as business line for construction companies, services operators and infrastructures operators, and as investment asset for financial investors and banks.
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