• 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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    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...
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    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...
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    Public-Private Partnerships Certification Program Guide available in Chinese
    APMG International is pleased to announce that chapters 2 to 5 of the PPP Guide and the CP3P Preparation exam are now available in Chinese. The PPP Guide is a FREE downloadable resource to help candidates prepare for the PPP Certification Program. Earlier this year, chapter 1 of the PPP Guide and...
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    APMG PPP Guide now in Chinese
    The PPP Certification Guide, a key reading material for APMG’s PPP Certification Program, is now available in Chinese. The PPP Guide is already available in Latin-American Spanish and English. Candidates can download this PPP Guide by clicking on the ‘Download PPP GUIDE for FREE’ button on the PPP...
  • 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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    PPP Certification Program now Available in Russian
    APMG International and IFC are pleased to announce that Foundation Level PPP Guide, training, and exam is now available in Russian, thanks to the support of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The PPP Guide is a FREE downloadable resource to help candidates prepare for the...
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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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    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...
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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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    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...
  • 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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    APMG PPP Guide now in French
    The PPP Certification Guide, a key reading material for APMG’s PPP Certification Program, is now available in French. The FREE to download PPP Guide is already available in Latin-American Spanish, Chinese and English. To access the chapter 1 of the PPP Guide in French click here. This PPP Guide is...
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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...
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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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    PPP Guide now available in Japanese
    APMG International is pleased to announce that chapter 1 of the PPP Guide is now available in Japanese. The PPP Guide is a FREE downloadable resource to help candidates prepare for the PPP Certification Program. This new translation now means that individuals can download the PPP Guide and study...
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    APMG’s Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) Certification Program Launches Along with New Body of Knowledge on PPPs
    LONDON, June 20, 2016—APMG International just launched the new APMG Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) Certification Program. The Certification Program has been developed to establish good practices across the globe for professionals working on PPPs. Responding to the need to enhance knowledge...
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    MOU signed between World Bank Group and CPPPC concerning PPP Certification Program in China
    It was announced today at the 3rd China PPP Financing Forum that World Bank Group (WBG) and China Public Private Partnerships Centre (CPPPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) stating that both parties will work together regarding PPPs and promoting APMGs PPP Certification Program CP3P in...