Regulation of infrastructure utilities is a core function of government. Effective regulation provides the appropriate accountability and transparency necessary to ensure consumer interests are protected while simultaneously providing the environment for utilities to earn a fair return on its investment and expand capacity as necessary.

To address the number of issues that go into designing, developing and implementing regulatory functions, IP3 provides a suite of classroom and online courses.

Key training areas addressed in our regulation courses include:

• Policy, legislative, and legal requirements for effective regulation
• Designing regulatory institutions and their financial instruments
• Creating regulatory rules, processes, and procedures
• Public awareness and customer relations programs
• Tariff structuring and subsidy analysis design/options
• Rate case application preparations and strategic reviews
• Quality of service and expansion
• Rural service delivery
• Competition policy and regulatory reform in key sectors

Sectors include: energy & electricity, water & waste water, transportation (roads, airports, ports, and rail), telecommunications, education, health, and municipal services.

Please click for a current listing of upcoming Regulation courses