• About the APMG PPP Certification Program
    The 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 standardize...
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    Preparation exam for APMG’s Public- Private Partnership (PPP) Certification Program launched
    The much-awaited Preparation exam for APMG’s PPP Certification Program was launched today at the Regional Round Tables on Infrastructure Governance, in Cape Town, South Africa. The Preparation exam is the first of the two higher level exams which enables PPP practitioners to demonstrate a higher...
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    The journey of a PPP professional - Q&A with Matthew Perna
    Matthew Perna is a PPP practitioner and one of our first successful APMG PPP Certification Program’s Preparation Exam candidate. We caught up with Matthew Perna to understand his PPP journey and how the PPP Certification Program adds value to his career. Matthew Perna is currently the president of...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    5.4. Disadvantages and Pitfalls of the PPP Option
    In addition to offering benefits and advantages, PPPs are also a procurement option, however, one that has weak spots and potential disadvantages. PPPs are significantly more complex than traditional procurement methods. Consequently, there is a significant risk in sinking resources into unworthy...
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    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.3 Objectives of the PPP Framework
    As introduced in chapter 1.9, governments should adopt a structured and programmatic approach if they want to rely significantly on the PPP model for new infrastructure development. This is a way to attract stronger and more consistent interest from the private sector. In this sense, a PPP program...
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    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.1 Why have a PPP Framework?
    A good PPP framework aims to ensure that the right projects are selected as PPPs, and that they are developed, delivered and managed in a structured, transparent and efficient way. Equally, a good framework minimizes the risks that a PPP project will not deliver Value for Money (VfM). PPPs involve...
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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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    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.2 What is in a PPP Framework?
    A PPP framework should guide governments and private partners through each step in developing a PPP, ensuring that projects are well structured and delivered in line with expectations. The PPP framework will achieve this by outlining procedures and decision rules for various institutions, and by...
  • PPP Introduction and Overview - Appendix A - Project Finance
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    PPP Certification Program now Available in Serbian
    APMG International is pleased to announce that Foundation Level PPP Guide, Training, and Exam taking is now available in Serbian, thanks to the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) support. The PPP Guide is a FREE downloadable resource to help candidates prepare for the PPP...
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    Appendix Bid Preparation and Submittal the private sector perspective
    6.7 Responding to the RFP and Submitting a Tender Response
    The complexity of the procuring authority’s PPP project requires the consortium to adopt a project management approach to ensure that all necessary experts and skills are managed in an effective and timely manner. Upon signing the Letter of Intent (LOI), Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), or...
  • Russian PPP Guide
  • PPP Introduction and Overview - Appendix B - Sharia Finance
  • Appraising PPP Projects - Appendix A - Procurement Procedures
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.5.1 How Varying Legal Traditions Interact with Different PPP Types
    Countries vary widely in how they document and give force to PPP frameworks. Countries with “common law”[27] legal systems tend to rely on policy documents and administrative guidance materials. Countries with “civil law”[28] legal systems are more likely to enact the PPP framework in statute law,...
  • Glossary
    The following glossary of terms has been prepared by the authors. Some of these definitions are based on external sources, adapted for this PPP Guide, while others have been developed by the authors to reflect common usage and good practice. The main external sources used to develop this Glossary...
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    PPP資格認定プログラムが日本語でスタート
    (Please scroll down for English translation) PPP資格認定プログラムが日本語でスタート APMG のPPP資格認定のための試験が日本語で受けられるようになった。これまでは、PPP資格の認定は、英語、中国語、スペイン語、フランス語、ブラジス系ポルトガル語、ロシア語、セルビア語の7 か国語で試験を受けられるようになっていたが、これに日本語が加わることになった。APMGは、PPP資格の基礎試験のテキストとなるPPPガイドの用語集と第1章を2018年12月に日本語で公開していたが、このテキストを活用した試験がようやく日本語で受けられるようになった。...
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    Announcing the forthcoming launch of the PPP Certification Program Preparation exam
    Following the successful launch of the Certified Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Professional (CP3P®) Foundation course and exam in March 2016, PPP practitioners will soon be able to demonstrate their knowledge by taking the Preparation exam, the first of the two higher level exams. One of the...
  • PPP Brazil Awards & Conference
    Brazil's most important PPP initiative will be held at São Paulo's Frei Caneca Convention Center, December 11 2018. In its second edition and with a new date, the event, carried out by Sator and Radar PPP, aims to reward and present initiatives of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and...
  • Additional Resources
    Key websites Knowledge Module on PPPs for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure The Knowledge Module on PPPs for Climate-Reslient Infrastructure aims to build the upstream capacity of practitioners to integrate climate resilience into infrastructure PPPs and build a community of Climate-Resilient...