The purpose of The APMG Certified PPP Professional® Preparation certification is to confirm whether the candidate has achieved sufficient understanding of the importance and general content of a PPP Framework and application of PPP Project Identification, Screening, Appraisal and Preparation Processes in a given governmental context. In this course, you will learn fundamental preparation and appraisal techniques to establish Value-for-Money of PPPs from a government perspective.

The candidate that completes The APMG Certified PPP Professional® Preparation training should be able to demonstrate:
• Offer relevant insights in discussions about the value and importance of having a PPP Framework, its objectives and scope, and what it should include.
• Recognise ways to establish a PPP Framework in different jurisdictions, taking account of existing legal and administrative traditions, and offer alternative approaches.
• Help to define a strategy for market testing, observing the key aspects of the Process relevant to its success, whilst giving consideration to the strategic issues involved (including transparency and governance).

This is a professional-level certification-aimed at people involved in the development or implementation of PPP structures and at the beginning or implementation of PPP projects.
• Public sector employees
• PPP advisers or consultants
• Private sector roles, such as developers, contractors, investors and financiers

• Complex multiple-choice exam
• 4 questions per paper, each worth 20 marks
• 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) – 50%
• 2.5 hours duration
• Closed-book
• Tests knowledge of chapters 2-5 of the PPP Guide