• 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...
  • Project Identification and PPP Screening - Appendix A: Screening Report Example of Outline
    I. Executive Summary and Recommendation This item will include the final conclusion concerning the project’s adequacy as well as a description of the appropriateness of moving forward to the next stage (full appraisal). Alternatively, in the case of insufficient available information, a list of...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    2. Private Participation in Public Infrastructure and Services: What is and is not a PPP
    Important note: “Infrastructure” is used in this PPP Certification Guide in the broad sense. This includes not only complete systems or facilities with significant civil works, but also equipment (for example, rolling stock for rail) and plants (independent power producers, wastewater treatment...
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    Project Identification and PPP Screening
    10. Testing PPP Suitability and Affordability
    To avoid the risk of sinking resources into the analysis and structuring of a non-feasible PPP project, the government must determine whether the project makes sense as a PPP, provided that it has been satisfactorily tested as economically sound or sensible (under the CBA as explained). This issue...
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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...
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    The APMG PPP Certification Program: Q&A with Paul Barbour, Senior Risk Management Officer at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
      The APMG PPP Certification Program enables participants to take their skills to the next level, and the Certified PPP Professional (CP3P) credential is a means to officially convey that expertise and ability.   Paul Barbour, Senior Risk Management Officer at the Multilateral Investment...
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    Training the APMG PPP Certification Program in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda to support transformation of property and infrastructure, economic growth and better public value
    Greater collaboration between the public and private sector in emerging markets is transforming property and infrastructure and providing exciting opportunities for economic growth. We are now seeing public private partnerships (PPPs/P3s) in a wider range of countries, as well as in new sectors (e....
  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    1. Introducing and Scoping the PPP Concept
    PPP is regarded as a method for procuring and delivering both public assets[1] (new assets or upgrades of existing assets) and public services. This section will propose a broad definition of PPPs to capture the sense of the PPP concept as a means to procure assets, procure and deliver services,...
  • Training Providers
      Region-wise summary of APMG Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs)  Name of ATO Delivery languages Regions training available in Levels available In-house training Public training courses available ACA (South Africa) EnglishAfrica, North America, Australia, Europe, AsiaFoundation,...
  • PPP Americas event - San Jose, Costa Rica, 8-10 May 2017
    The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, is organising the 8th edition of PPP Americas event which is supported by the Costa Rican Ministry of Finance. The conference focuses on innovative trends in Public-Private Partnerships in Latin...
  • Télécharger le guide de certification PPP
    APMG International a lancé le chapitre 1 du Guide PPP, un matériel de lecture essentiel pour le programme de certification PPM de l'APMG, en français. Ceci est un guide gratuit à télécharger pour l'utilisation de tous les candidats qui ont l'intention de passer l'examen de la Fondation.
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    Report from the International PPP Seminar in Seoul, Korea
    A new wave of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) market development has been emerging in Korea since the introduction of the APMG PPP Program Guide in Seoul in June 2016.  Following the launch of the APMG PPP Training Program in January this year by P3 Korea, the first CP3P ATO in Asia, many...
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    The Ukrainian translation of the PPP Guide Chapter 1 is here
    Ukraine has been working since 2017 to build its capacity to implement public-private partnerships (PPPs). The PPP Guide and APMG PPP Certification Program (CP3P) has been integral to help PPP professionals develop best practice skills and knowledge to deliver a pipeline of quality and sustainable...
  • Enhancing PPP Performance in Asia Pacific - an introduction to the Public-Private Partnerships Maturity Index
    This webinar is live at Sept 3rd 11am SGT. As Public-Private-Partnerships schemes for the procurement of public infrastructure are growing quickly growing in popularity in Asia-Pacific, many governments are faced with the question how to professionalize their PPP Units or PPP Knowledge Hubs....
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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...
  • Russian PPP Guide
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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...
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    APMG PPP Guide now in Spanish
    The PPP Certification Guide, a key reading material for APMG’s PPP Certification Program is now available in Spanish and in English. Candidates can download this PPP Guide by clicking on the ‘Download PPP GUIDE for FREE’ button on the PPP certification website. This PPP Guide is a FREE downloadable...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.8.5 Accounting for, and Reporting on, Fiscal Commitments
    Governments need to account for and report on their financial commitments, including those under PPP contracts. Fiscal reporting on PPPs needs to be consistent with fiscal reporting generally. There are three main types of fiscal reporting. Government finance statistics: These are summary...