Thirty-five (35) senior public administration staff are being trained in Luanda in specialized training on Concessions and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), promoted by the Diversifica Mais Project. The action aims to strengthen institutional skills for structuring private investment in productive infrastructure, one of the strategic axes of the project.
The initiative, which runs from the 11th to the 21st of this month, is taking place at the headquarters of the Project Implementation Unit, in the CIF 1 building, and brings together technicians from ministries, provincial governments and indirect administration bodies.
The professional training course, which is international in scope, is being taught virtually and in real time by the Brazilian company RADAR-PPP, licensed by the British consultancy APMG International, which holds the CP³P (Certified Public-Private Partnership Professional) certification.
This initiative is part of the vast technical training plan approved as part of the implementation of the Diversifica Mais project, with the aim of strengthening the skills of stakeholders, with a focus on modern models for financing and managing public infrastructures.
Under Component 2 of the project, the Executive plans to mobilize around 100 million US dollars to finance catalytic infrastructures in the provinces of the Lobito Corridor (Benguela, Bié, Huambo, Moxico and Moxico-East), with a view to boosting agricultural and logistical value chains.
In order to guarantee the sustainability of the investments, the project relies on the involvement of the private sector through Public-Private Partnerships. Priority infrastructures include Industrial Development Hubs and Logistics Platforms that will serve as a gateway to private investment.
The training also aims to equip the Project Implementation Unit and the partner entities – especially the National Directorate for Public-Private Partnerships (DNPPP), under the Ministry of Planning, ARCCLA (Ministry of Transport), IIDIA – Institute for Industrial Development and Technological Innovation of Angola (Ministry of Industry and Trade), GEPEs (Planning Studies and Statistics Offices) of provincial governments, among others – with powers to manage transactions, provide technical advice, supervise feasibility studies, negotiate with the private sector, formalize financial agreements and monitor PPP projects throughout their life cycle.
The course is in the “Foundation” phase, dedicated to covering the fundamental concepts of PPPs, contract structuring and management. The next levels – Preparation and Execution – which are dedicated to the practical application and effective management of projects, could take place as early as next year and will be aimed at staff who have been certified in this first training cycle.