Governments and development partners around the world now understand that public-private partnerships (PPPs) can be an important option to help meet infrastructure and basic service needs while contributing to a reduction in poverty. By bundling construction and service delivery, PPPs offer the possibility of improved accountability, greater innovation, and long-term efficiencies. However, to get the hoped-for benefits of PPPs, public sector officials and managers need to develop and maintain skills and capacities to identify, assess, and procure PPPs and, once the project is up and running, to manage the contract and regulatory requirements. This training is geared towards enhancing the skills of PPP players by imparting hands-on skills.

The training is also designed to equip professionals with the knowledge, analytical tools and practical skills required to identify, articulate, quantify and optimize the value generated by projects and investments. It focuses on strengthening participants’ ability to demonstrate the financial, economic, operational and strategic benefits of projects while ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently and investment decisions are supported by robust financial and economic analysis.

The course provides a comprehensive understanding of project value articulation, cost-benefit analysis (CBA), investment appraisal, financial modelling and financial impact optimization. Participants will explore techniques for identifying project costs and benefits, quantifying tangible and intangible value, assessing investment returns, evaluating project cash flows and measuring the financial implications of different project scenarios.