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    Find out more about the skills you will learn with CP3P
    Interested in expanding your career into PPPs? This episode of APMG Midday Mentors is hosted by Lawire Kirk, Regional Lead APAC at APMG, and features guests James Kinch, Country Manager (Australia) of Training Byte Size, and Maurice Diamond, Lead PPP Training of Training Byte Size. Together they...
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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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    Get Certified as a Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Officer
    A new Climate-Resilient Infrastructure program has been developed by the Global Centre on Adaptation, with support from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands and in close partnership with the World Bank Group (WBG), the African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian...
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    PODCAST: A conversation with Richard Pharro and Sergey Samolis
    In this episode of APMG lifelong learning our CEO Richard Pharro has a conversation with Sergey Samolis, the founder and CEO of PPP Expertise Eurasia. Listen to their discusion for free on Spotify covering a whole range of topics including: Changing a country's infastructure for the better. The...
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    What if Mother Nature came to the table?
    Stakeholders are described as ‘those groups and individuals who can affect, or are affected by the achievement of an organization’s (project’s) purpose’. This definition vividly limits stakeholders to human beings. Therefore, the natural environment is excluded from the definition even though it is...
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    PPP Innovation in Healthcare Siemens Healthineers
    Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International is joined by two guests - Natalia Korchakova-Heeb, Global Lead for PPPs and Greenfield Hospitals and Renas Rechid Global Head of Sales Enterprise Services at Siemens Healthineers. They discuss sustainable healthcare and highlight the key ingredients that...
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    Celebrating 10,000 CP3P Exams
    Congratulations to all the CP3P professionals who have worked hard to achieve their certification.  The CP3P Scheme is an innovation of the World Bank and has grown from strength to strength over the past five years. The PPP Guide has become the go-to body of knowledge for thousands of PPP...
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    Level up your Career: Winning Formula for PPPs
    Each week APMG International runs a live show called 'Level up your Career' which is streamed on LinkedIn and Youtube. It's free to join and is a great opportunity to present your questions directly to thought leaders and seasoned industry professionals, all of whom have been selected to provide...
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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...
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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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    Beyond Risk Mitigation: The Diverse Roles of VGF in PPPs
    Navigating the landscape of public-private partnerships (PPP) can be a challenging endeavour, particularly when assessing project viability. PPP projects, particularly those situated in emerging economies, are often marred by various financial and structural hurdles. This is where Viability Gap...
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    CP3P Foundation Exam and Chapter 1 of the PPP Guide now available in Romanian
    Since 2002, Romania has initiated a number of PPP projects that have supported economic growth and strengthened tourism, travel opportunities, healthcare, and infrastructural investments. Furthermore, new regulations introduced in May 2018 are helping to attract more interest from private partners...
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    CP3P Foundation exam and chapter 1 of the PPP Guide now available in Vietnamese
    Over the past few decades, investment in public infrastructure has played a pivotal role in propelling Vietnam's economic development. Recently, the Vietnamese government greenlit a plan to allocate between US$43-65 billion for the construction and enhancement of roadways, railways, inland...
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    Chapters 2-5 of the PPP Guide and Preparation Exam now available Latin American Spanish
    Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Latin America offer numerous advantages, addressing infrastructure deficiencies and promoting economic development. By leveraging private sector capital and expertise, PPPs facilitate the efficient development of transportation, energy, and water projects....
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    Why the CP³P scheme is the most sought-after scheme: what candidates have to say
    Here's why everyone is taking the APMG CP³P training and certification Our CP³P certification scheme, developed in partnership with the world bank, has been growing from strength to strength over the last decade, recently cascading into a certification and exam taken by over 12,000 individuals....
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    Updated PPP Certification Program Guide 2026: What’s new in the PPP Guide?
    APMG International, in collaboration with the World Bank and the wider Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) community, is excited to announce the refreshed Certified Public-Private Partnership Professional (CP3P) program and Guide.  Originally launched in 2016 as the first global initiative of its...
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    Copyright & Trademark Acknowledgement Statements Logo - The CP3P logo is a registered trade mark of The APM Group Limited. All rights reserved. Scheme Name/Word Mark - The APMG PPP Certification Program is a registered trade mark of The APM Group Limited. All rights reserved. Slogan - The...
  • Join our growing community of APMG-accredited training organizations (ATOs)
    Becoming an APMG International ATO demonstrates a commitment to providing your customers with the highest standards of training in support of our qualification schemes, including APMG’s Public-Private Partnerships Certification Program. Gaining Accreditation In order to be eligible for...
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    © 2021 ADB, EBRD, IDB, IsDB, and WBG Some rights reserved The APMG PPP Certification Guide, referred to here as the PPP Guide, is the Book of Knowledge (BoK) detailing all relevant aspects of creating and implementing efficient, sustainable public-private partnerships (PPPs). It is intended for...