The main objectives of the CP3P® Foundation course is to introduce the PPP concept as an option to procure and manage infrastructure, to scope the term for the purpose of the PPP Guide, and to explain its main characteristics. the CP3P® Foundation course also introduces those aspects of PPPs that will be explained further in the rest of the PPP educational programs. These include the relevance and features of a proper PPP framework and the entire PPP process cycle, including a description of each of the phases that constitutes the process from a practical perspective.

The CP3P® Foundation course covers the following topics:

• The fundamentals of successfully financing PPP projects.
• The most effective sources of funding PPP projects plus their benefits and limitations.
• Setting up new PPP frameworks and how to identify effective existing frameworks.
• The key phases in the PPP process.
• Project Identification and PPP Screening for PPP Projects.
• Key steps and procedures in appraising PPP Projects.
• Structuring and Drafting Public Private Partnership Tenders and Contracts.

This certification is aimed at individuals who are involved in PPP projects, who require a working knowledge of the key principles of financing PPP projects, who need to know the terminology used and some of the theory behind the PPP financing structures. It is also the introduction to the higher level Practitioner certification and therefore includes all those who are the target audience for that certification.