The main objectives of the Foundation Course are to introduce the PPP concept as an option to procure and manage infrastructure; to scope the term for the purposes of the PPP Guide, and to explain its main characteristics. It represents an excellent knowledge base for any one interested in PPP procurement activities.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Executive decision makers
• Senior government employees
• Private sector practitioners involved with infrastructure and service delivery
• Finance, economics, legal, procurement, environmental, risk and engineering practitioners.

COURSE CONTENT:

• Introducing and scoping the PPP concept
• Alternatives for infrastructure finance and procurement
• Types of PPP and nomenclature issues
• Where PPPs are used
• Infrastructure sectors
• Motivations for using PPPs
• Typical structure of a PPP
• How PPPs are financed
• Reasons for project failure
• Introduction to the PPP framework concept
• An overview of the PPP process