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    Event roundup: Building APMG Certified PPP Professionals (CP3P) in Korea - 22 June
    Over 110 delegates attended our event in Seoul, one of three events held last week showcasing the APMG PPP Certification Program. The event opened with a congratulatory speech from Mr. Seong-hoo Kang, Director General, Regional Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Strategy and Finance. Welcoming the...
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    7.5. Other Considerations regarding the Project Company's Financial Structure that Influence the PPP Project-Contract.
    In addition to basic concerns about ‘bankability’, governments have other points of concern regarding the private financial package that will influence the project contract structure. These have specific implications in the tender process regulations (RFP) and more especially in the contract...
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    Portuguese Translation Announcement
    Since 2004, Brazil have steadily introduced an impressive number of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects to combat the effect of the financial crisis in the early 2000s. This progression has enabled Brazil to better manage public interests and services by private investors. The steady incline...
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    CP3P Exams Now Available in Chinese
    Since 1990 China has committed $193,701 billion to PPPs and has 1,655 projects reaching financial closure. PPPs in China are amongst the most ambitious in the world, enabling the successful delivery of complex projects inluding Guangzhou-Shenzhen Superhighway, Zhangzhou Houshi Power Plant and the...
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    First Training Provider Accredited for PPP Certification's Execution Level
    APMG is delighted to announce that P3Korea has been approved to deliver the Execution level of the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Certification Program (CP3P). P3Korea is the first training organisation in the world to gain approval from APMG to deliver all three courses and examinations within...
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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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    CP3P – Strengthening PPP best practice through a global standard of knowledge
    2016 saw the much anticipated launch of the APMG Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Certification Program.   Responding to the need to enhance knowledge around PPPs and in the absence of a global certification program on PPPs - the Certification Program is an innovation and a collaboration between...
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    What I learnt from the APMG PPP Certification Program
      Alas!! I can now proclaim to be a “Certified PPP (CP3P) Professional”. I recently completed the CP3P Foundation, Preparation & Execution levels under the APMG PPP Certification Program. This program was developed in partnership with MDBs Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for...
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    EBRD INITIATIVE BRINGS PPP CERTIFICATION TRAINING TO PUBLIC SECTOR CANDIDATES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) sponsored PPP Certification training for the first time last week. The Foundation level training, aimed at candidates from public sector institutions in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, was delivered at EBRD’s premises in Belgrade by...
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    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,...
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    6.2. PPP Contract Structure (upstream) and Introduction to Payment Mechanism
    The PPP contract structure (upstream) is defined by the public authority. As chapter 5 explains in detail, the structuring of the contract has a number of aspects: scope and responsibilities, financial structure, and risk structure. It defines the commercial terms of the contract, fundamentally...
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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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    Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
    9.6 Confidentiality and Information Disclosure
    A sound framework should encourage proactive information disclosure of both the project contract and the project’s performance. This is done in order to promote transparency and gain an acceptance of the PPP model by the general public as well as allowing for performance auditing of the PPP program...
  • PPP and Covid-19
    Join this engaging panel discussion led by the World Association of PPP Units and Professionals (WAPPP) about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic upon Public-Private Partnerships projects and programs. Join in and ask questions to our PPP experts. The Impact of Covid-19 on PPPs During this webinar...
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      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,...
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    Partners Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)         "Through Islamic modes of financing, IsDB has provided funding to many PPP projects. In line with IsDB's efforts to promote and support PPP projects; the APMG PPP Certification Program is an excellent initiative. The program’s body of knowledge, the...
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    PPP Certification Program Sada Dostupan na Srpskom Jeziku
    Zahvaljujući podršci Švajcarskog državnog sekretarijata za ekonomske poslove (SECO), APMG International sa zadovoljstvom objavljuje da je Osnovni nivo JPP Vodiča, obuka i polaganje ispita sada dostupan na srpskom jeziku,. Vodič za JPP je besplatan resurs koji se može preuzeti kako bi se pomoglo...
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    Bridging the infrastructure gaps globally
    Seyed Hossein Hosseini Nourzad is an Assistant Professor of Construction and Project Management at University of Tehran and is also CP3P certified. He 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...
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    THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (IP3) AND APMG SIGN JOINT RECOGNITION AGREEMENT FOR PPP TRAINING COURSES
    IP3, a Tetra Tech Company and APMG, an award winning exam institute, have signed an agreement which offers joint recognition for both parties providing training courses that cover implementation of the complete life cycle of public-private partnerships (PPPs). The APMG PPP Certification Program was...
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    7. How a Private Finance PPP Project is Financed: Where the Money to Pay Construction Costs Comes From
      BOX 1.22: An Initial Clarification: Funding versus Financing Financing is defined in this PPP Certification Guide as the source of money required up-front to meet the costs of constructing infrastructure. Financing is typically sourced by the government through surpluses or government...