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Diploma in Regulatory Frameworks and Risk Allocation

Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in regulatory frameworks and risk allocation for infrastructure. 8 modules covering infrastructure procurement, sector regulation, risk identification and valuation, contractual risk allocation, international contract models, structuring and finance, and contract and dispute management, with Spanish Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Contracts and Directives 2014/23/EU and 2014/24/EU, and an assigned technical tutor.

Duration6–8 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Understand the procurement and delivery models for infrastructure.

02

Interpret the regulatory frameworks for rail and urban services.

03

Identify and quantify the risks of infrastructure projects.

04

Allocate risks efficiently between the parties to a contract.

05

Compare national and international contract models.

06

Assess the bankability and financial structure of a concession.

07

Manage contracts, modifications and disputes over the life of the project.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Infrastructure contract managers overseeing works and concession contracts.
  • Public-private partnership specialists structuring PPP projects.
  • Project risk analysts quantifying construction, availability and demand risk.
  • Technical tender advisers preparing and assessing bids.
  • Regulatory consultants advising operators and public authorities.
  • Contracting authority staff drafting tender documents and monitoring concessions.
  • Engineering or science graduates looking to enter rail infrastructure.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • Law 9/2017 (Spanish Public Sector Contracts Act)
  • Directive 2014/23/EU (award of concession contracts)
  • Directive 2014/24/EU (public procurement)
  • Law 38/2015 (Spanish Railway Sector Act)
  • Regulation (EC) 1370/2007 (public passenger transport services by rail and road)
  • ISO 31000 (risk management — guidelines)
  • FIDIC Conditions of Contract 2017 (international construction contract forms)
  • Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis
  • @RISK
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Aconex
Syllabus

8 modules

  1. 1.1Public infrastructure delivery models
  2. 1.2Works contracts and concession contracts
  3. 1.3Public-private partnerships
  4. 1.4Project life cycle
  5. 1.5Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Contracts
  6. 1.6European procurement directives
  7. 1.7Parties: public authority, concessionaire, lenders
  8. 1.8Value for money and the public sector comparator
  9. 1.9Experience in rail and smart cities
  10. 1.10Case study: choosing a delivery model for a tram line
  1. 2.1Rail regulation and the Railway Sector Act
  2. 2.2Infrastructure access and charges
  3. 2.3Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF)
  4. 2.4CNMC and supervision
  5. 2.5Regulation of urban services
  6. 2.6Telecommunications regulation in smart cities
  7. 2.7Public service obligations regulation
  8. 2.8State aid
  9. 2.9Regulatory stability
  10. 2.10Practical exercise: analysing the framework of a rail service
  1. 3.1Project risk taxonomy
  2. 3.2Construction risk
  3. 3.3Availability risk
  4. 3.4Demand risk
  5. 3.5Geotechnical and environmental risks
  6. 3.6Regulatory and political risks
  7. 3.7Risk matrix
  8. 3.8Probabilistic quantification
  9. 3.9Risk register according to ISO 31000
  10. 3.10Workshop: risk matrix for a transport interchange
  1. 4.1Principle of efficient allocation
  2. 4.2Operating risk in concessions
  3. 4.3Availability and usage-based payments
  4. 4.4Deduction mechanisms
  5. 4.5Economic balance of the contract
  6. 4.6Force majeure and factum principis
  7. 4.7Financial liability of the public authority
  8. 4.8Guarantees and bonds
  9. 4.9Eurostat and EPEC guides
  10. 4.10Practical exercise: risk allocation clauses
  1. 5.1FIDIC Red, Yellow and Silver Books
  2. 5.2NEC4 and collaborative management
  3. 5.3EPC turnkey contracts
  4. 5.4Alliancing and relational contracts
  5. 5.5Design and interface risk
  6. 5.6Unforeseen ground conditions
  7. 5.7Claims and dispute boards
  8. 5.8Comparison of models
  9. 5.9Adaptation to Spanish law
  10. 5.10Case study: analysing a FIDIC contract
  1. 6.1Project finance and special purpose vehicles
  2. 6.2Contract bankability
  3. 6.3Coverage ratios
  4. 6.4Direct agreements with lenders
  5. 6.5Step-in rights
  6. 6.6European funds and the EIB
  7. 6.7Public guarantees
  8. 6.8Refinancing
  9. 6.9Accounting impact under ESA 2010
  10. 6.10Workshop: structure of a PPP project
  1. 7.1Contract monitoring and KPIs
  2. 7.2Contract modifications
  3. 7.3Economic rebalancing
  4. 7.4Penalties and termination
  5. 7.5Arbitration and mediation
  6. 7.6Relevant case law
  7. 7.7Document management and evidence
  8. 7.8Renegotiation of concessions
  9. 7.9Reversion of assets
  10. 7.10Case study: cost overrun claim
  1. 8.1Selecting the infrastructure
  2. 8.2Analysing the applicable framework
  3. 8.3Choosing the contract model
  4. 8.4Identifying risks
  5. 8.5Proposed allocation
  6. 8.6Payment mechanisms
  7. 8.7Bankability assessment
  8. 8.8Monitoring plan
  9. 8.9Report and presentation
  10. 8.10Final project: final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so the programme fits around your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original legislation and applied exercises. The working software is Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, @RISK, Microsoft Excel and Aconex, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practice is based on real procedures: analysis of real tender documents and contracts, risk identification workshops and contract negotiation simulations. Assessment is continuous for each module, plus the final project.

Standards covered: Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Contracts, Directive 2014/23/EU (concessions), Directive 2014/24/EU (public procurement), Law 38/2015 on the Railway Sector, Regulation (EC) 1370/2007 (public passenger transport services), ISO 31000, FIDIC Conditions of Contract (2017).

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Contracts, Directive 2014/23/EU and Directive 2014/24/EU applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, @RISK, Microsoft Excel and Aconex, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:A regulatory and contractual structuring of a real infrastructure, from the applicable framework and contract model to risk allocation, payment mechanisms and bankability, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Framework analysis
Analyse the regulatory framework applicable to the chosen infrastructure.
Contract model
Select the delivery and contract model and justify it on value for money.
Risk matrix
Identify and quantify project risks in a register aligned with ISO 31000.
Allocation and payments
Propose the risk allocation, payment and deduction mechanisms, and test bankability.
Final project
A complete regulatory structuring with monitoring plan, reviewed by your tutor.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Infrastructure contract managerPublic-private partnership specialistProject risk analystTechnical tender adviserRegulatory consultantContracting authority technician
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 800 hours over 6–8 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, @RISK, Microsoft Excel and Aconex, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector (no university degree is required), a computer able to run the software, and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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