• Affiliated Partners
    An affiliate is an organisation with which an Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) has a formal contract, which governs the affiliate’s administrative procedures in relation to training course delivery. The trainers and training materials used for courses delivered by an affiliate will have...
  • Testimonials
    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...
  • 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,...
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    Blog posts
    K-Infrastructure launches CP3P Foundation exam courses in Spain
    This month K-Infra ran classroom training for the APMG PPP Certification Program for the first time. The course content was delivered in Madrid by Andres Rebollo, Lead Author of the PPP Program Guide and CEO at K-Infra. Andres is very pleased to report that every candidate that sat the exam at the...
  • Regional Roundtable on Infrastructure Governance and Tools
    The Initiative focuses on the Governance Gap The Regional Roundtables focus on the main enabler of effective, bankable and sustainable infrastructure projects: sound infrastructure governance. Much good work is devoted to developing effective financing arrangements, but if we are to meet the...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    7.2. Financial Structure: Categories, Instruments and Sources (fund suppliers) — Financial Strategy of the Sponsor/Private Partner [81]
    7.2.1. Sources of Funds The two main types of funds raised by a project company, as in any corporate finance structure, are debt and equity. Debt may be in the form of loans or bonds. Equity may be take the form of pure equity or capital shares, and quasi-equity products (junior or subordinated...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    PPP Introduction and Overview
    1.1 Defining PPPs for the Purpose of This PPP Guide
    PPPs are a contractual means to deliver public assets and public services. PPP contracts include those intended to develop and manage new infrastructure, contracts to undertake significant upgrades to existing infrastructure (these are called infrastructure PPPs), and those under which a private...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Appendix Bid Preparation and Submittal the private sector perspective
    6.4 Putting a Consortium Together
    Following a successful PPP project screening, partnerships will be forged between like-minded organizations and a consortium will be formed with a view to responding to the procuring authority’s RFP. Implementing the PPP project will require the implementation of material construction, operations,...
  • ADVISORS
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  • Body of Knowledge:
    Appendix Bid Preparation and Submittal the private sector perspective
    6.2 How the Private Party Targets Markets and Selects PPP Projects
    There are many private parties involved in a PPP project and each has its own specific reasons for investing in such a project. Influencing factors include a party’s investment appetite, together with its corporate strategy; the mandate it has to invest in specific sectors/countries; and how...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Appendix Bid Preparation and Submittal the private sector perspective
    6.5 Bringing Advisers on Board
    Specialized knowledge is required to ensure a winning bid, and the consortium bidding for the procuring authority’s PPP project will be keen to put this in place as soon as possible. Despite the fact that large sponsors have internal resources that can be used to deal with the preparation of the...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Appendix Bid Preparation and Submittal the private sector perspective
    6.1 Introduction and Purpose
    This section describes the approach taken by the private party in a PPP project. The private party is the private sector entity that is successful in securing the right to implement and operate the procuring authority’s PPP project. A variety of names may be used to describe this private party....
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Operations and Handback
    8. Relationship Management, Issue Management, and Dispute Resolution
    8.1. Effective Relationship Management In chapter 7, relationship management was clearly established as being a collaborative working relationship, together with systems and communications that actively support and enhance the relationship throughout the life of the project. Due to the nature of...
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    PPPs and Covid-19: Your Questions Answered
    We received several questions from delegates during the 'PPPs and Covid-19 Webinar.' The panel has provided the following written responses. The full recording of the webinar is now available on YouTube.   Answers by Natalia Korchakova-Heeb, Managing Director SDG.17 Consulting GmbH, leader...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.6.3 Structure the Procurement Process and the Project Contract
    Before the PPP transaction can be implemented, the tender documents and the draft PPP contract need to be prepared. To prepare the tender documents, the evaluation criteria and proposal requirements must be developed. To prepare a contract, the outputs, responsibilities, and risk allocation need to...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.6.4 Tender and Award
    A well designed and implemented procurement is central to achieving Value for Money from the PPP. Procurement processes can include marketing the PPP, checking the qualifications of bidders, inviting and evaluating proposals, interacting with bidders during the process, selecting the preferred...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Strategy Delivery and Commissioning
    7.4. Schedule Management in the Construction Phase
    It is crucial that the government is aware, at all relevant times, of the development and progress of the project. The most efficient way to ensure that this is done under the circumstances is by requiring the private partner to liaise with the government on a regular basis and report on progress...
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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...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Structuring and Drafting the Tender and Contract
    7.3 Technical Capacity or Experience
    The technical capacity or experience criteria are essential for project success. Many projects fail because the successful bidder lacks the skills and experience required to manage the challenges and complexities of the particular infrastructure project. Failure can also occur if the successful...
  • Body of Knowledge:
    Establishing a PPP Framework
    1.6 Defining the PPP Process
    The framework should provide guidance on each stage of developing and implementing a PPP project from initially identifying candidate projects, to managing PPP contracts throughout the project lifecycle. Governments need to ensure that only ‘good’ PPP projects are developed. These are PPPs that,...