• About the PPP Certification Program Guide
    Purpose and Benefits The PPP Certification Program Guide, referred to as the PPP Guide is the Body of Knowledge (BoK) on public-private partnerships (PPPs), will help public officials and their advisors implement efficient, sustainable PPPs.  The PPP Guide is part of the family of CP3P credentials...
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  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    10. An Overview of the PPP Process Cycle: How to Prepare, Structure and Manage a PPP Contract
    This section describes the overview of the PPP project process which is then developed in detail — phase by phase — in chapters 3 to 8 of this PPP Guide. The intention of this description is to give the reader a general view of the whole process, providing a preliminary description of its main...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    9. Introduction to the PPP Framework Concept and Initial Framework Considerations. Private Sector Concerns About Frameworks and Markets.
    A framework is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “a basic structure underlying a system, concept or text”. The Spanish dictionary defines framework as “limits or circumstances that surround an issue or a period of story”. PPPs involve complex process management on a number of fronts (...
  • The APMG Public-Private Partnerships Certification Program
    Building APMG Certified PPP professionals to tackle infrastructure challenges The APMG PPP Certification Program is an innovation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Islamic Development Bank...
  • 下载《PPP指南》中文版
    APMG现发布《PPP指南》中文版,PPP指南是APMG PPP资格证书体系的主要阅读教材。
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.9.4 Promoting Procurement and Good Governance, and Reducing Corruption
    High value transactions attract the risk of corruption. Private players may attempt to improperly influence transactions and public officials may attempt to extract private profit from public office. Corruption in PPPs can be minimized using the mechanisms outlined above clear processes and...
  • Strengthening PPP good practice across Africa
    The continued population growth across Africa has resulted in increased demand for infrastructure development. This has in turn driven a significant rise in the number of investors seeking opportunities in this region. To support this increase in demand, more and more countries across Africa are...
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    Introducing the APMG PPP Certification Program and the PPP Certification Program Guide
    I’ve been immersed in the world of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for over a decade, and during that time I have seen first-hand how these partnerships can help large-scale infrastructure projects overcome serious challenges. The new APMG PPP Certification Program, a global certification...
  • About PPPs
    There is no single definition of a PPP. The PPP Guide is consistent with the WBG definition of PPP;  A long-term contract between a private agent (or private economic operator) and a public agent (also referred as government authority or public authority), for the development and/or management of a...
  • PPP Introduction and Overview
  • Appraising PPP Projects
  • Establishing a PPP Framework
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.5.2 Legal and Administrative Approaches to Establishing PPP Frameworks
    The diversity of legal traditions and PPP types shows there is no single best way to document and give force to a PPP framework. Rather, the right way to establish a PPP depends on the administrative and legal traditions in the country, and the government’s objectives. This section looks at the...
  • FAQs
    APMG's PPP Certification Program aims to foster a common minimum level of knowledge and understanding amongst practitioners. It helps them leverage Finance and Efficiencies from the Private Sector and give them a certificate which demonstrates they have studied the PPP Certification Program Guide...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.7.6 The Roles and Benefits of PPP Units
    Many governments with successful PPP programs have created a dedicated unit (either as a separate entity, or within an existing department) tasked with implementing, facilitating, or advising on PPPs. (see box 2.15 for example) These are referred to as PPP units. Their roles often include the...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Appendix Bid Preparation and Submittal the private sector perspective
    6.2 How the Private Party Targets Markets and Selects PPP Projects
    There are many private parties involved in a PPP project and each has its own specific reasons for investing in such a project. Influencing factors include a party’s investment appetite, together with its corporate strategy; the mandate it has to invest in specific sectors/countries; and how...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.4 Scope of the PPP Framework
    The scope of the PPP framework indicates the types of projects for which the framework will apply. Scopes are generally defined by jurisdiction, sector, size, and contract type. It is good practice for designers of a framework to consider each of these dimensions, and to be explicit in the...
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    PPP or not PPP, that is the question?
    The problem with any new or rebranded methodology is that every consultancy rebadges its consultants to demonstrate they have significant track record in this particular discipline and are therefore should be the advisor of choice when you want to access the professional skills. Business Process Re...
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    Finding the Forest with the PPP Guide
      Fang Wei is CP3P and discusses the insights the program gave him and how the framework has helped with project delivery.      1. What first prompted you to a career in public private partnerships? New trends in the Latin-American infrastructure market, nowadays PPP has gradually become the main...