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  • 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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    PPP Guide Translated into Chinese
    The PPP Guide, a free downloadable resource to help candidates prepare for the PPP Certification Program, has been fully translated to Chinese. Chapter 6: Tendering and Awarding the contract, Chapter 7: Strategy, Delivery and Commissioning and Chapter 8: Operation and Feedback are the final...
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    CP3P Over 7000 exams taken
    CP3P is the definitive credential for PPP professionals Over 7000 candidates from 167 countries are now APMG Certified Public-Private Partnership (CP3P) professionals, and more than two million visitors have accessed the PPP Guide. The PPP Guide, which was authored and reviewed by 100 contributors...
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    PPP Certification Program's Execution Exam now Available
    The much-anticipated Execution exam for APMG’s Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Certification Program is now live. The Execution exam is the 2nd of the two higher level exams and completes the certification program.   About the Execution Exam The purpose of the Execution certification is to...
  • About the APMG PPP Certification Program
    The APMG PPP Certification Program aims to foster a common minimum level of knowledge and understanding amongst individuals working on PPPs or those interested in learning about PPPs, regardless of discipline or sector. It has been designed to create a consistency of terms used in PPPs and to...
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    CP3P Certification a stepping stone to getting a job
    Benson Poon shares his thoughts on the PPP Guide and how he took the PPP exam as a stepping stone to getting involved with real Public-Private Partnership Projects.    1. What first prompted you to a career in public private partnerships? I believe soon; PPP will be the leading procurement route...
  • Book your exam
    Video of Booking an Online Exam with APMG International   Following the launch of the refreshed PPP Guide in February 2026, there are two examination versions available. Please ensure you book the exam version which matches the version of the PPP Guide you have been studying from: If you have...
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    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...
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    Execution exam - Coming soon!
    The third and final exam within APMG’s PPP Certification Program will be available soon. The Foundation and Preparation exams are already available, giving individuals the opportunity to demonstrate, through passing the Foundation exam, that they have a good knowledge of the PPP process and...
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    APMG and Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation sign Memorandum of Understanding
    APMG International and Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation (SIF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the APMG PPP Certification Program. SIF, a not-for-profit Swiss foundation headquartered in Geneva, coordinates the provision of SOURCE, the multilateral platform for quality...
  • Acknowledgements
    Introduction The PPP Certification Program Guide, referred to as the PPP Guide draws upon the work of many people.  We are particularly grateful to the following groups of contributors; The team of authors, who drafted the PPP Guide and conducted an internal review; The external review panel...
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    CP3P - Celebrating Two Years and 4000 Certified PPP Professionals
    The Certified Public-Private Partnerships Professional (CP3P) program celebrates its second year by fulfilling its vision of fostering a common minimum level of knowledge and understanding, plus provide certification for practitioners engaged in PPPs.   Since the inauguration of the scheme in June...
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    Tendering and Awarding the Contract
    11.2. The Issue of No or Only One Responsive Proponent
    It is possible that no bidders will submit, which constitutes a clear process failure. This is best avoided by having a well-planned and well-structured tender process, consistent with the practices described in chapter 5 of this PPP Certification Guide. If it does eventuate that there are no...
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    Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
    9.9 Early Termination Provisions [97]
    Any contract may be terminated early for a number of reasons instead of continuing for its expected life. A typical classification of reasons for early termination is listed below.   Termination for convenience (or "unilateral termination”). The government will always reserve the right to terminate...
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    PPP Introduction and Overview
    2.3. Contracts for Managing Services or Existing Infrastructure
    Contracts for the procurement of services or management of existing infrastructure can be divided into two categories. “At-risk” long-term management or service contracts that can be regarded as PPPs (these are service PPPs, not DBFOM contracts); and Contracts that are regarded as conventional O...