08 June 2009 10:03

What is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership?

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is one of the UK's leading programmes, helping businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base.

KTP is funded by the Technology Strategy Board with 17 other funding organisations.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships involve the forming of a partnership between a company (the company partner) and an academic institute (the knowledge base partner), enabling the company to access skills and expertise to help the company develop.
The KTP Associate will be a recently qualified person (NVQ level four, equivalent or above, such as a graduate or postgraduate. They will facilitate this transfer of skills and expertise. The Associate normally works full-time within the company* on a strategic project central to its needs and is jointly supervised by company personnel and a senior academic.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships can help your company:
 find an innovative solution to help your business grow
 increase your competitive advantage
 access recently qualified people to spearhead new projects
 access experts who can help take your business forward
* In Classic KTPs the Associate is employed by the knowledge base partner and works full-time within the company during the project.
The annual average cost is between £17,300 and £26,000 depending on the size of your company.
However a new shorter-KTP is being introduced in July 2009 that, amongst other things, will offer the option of enabling an existing employee of the company to be the KTP Associate and to work full time at the knowledge base partner during the project.
For more information on KTP Contact:
Sam Clutton, KTP Officer, Glyndŵr University on 01978 293183
email s.clutton@glyndwr.ac.uk or visit the KTP website www.ktponline.org.uk for further information.

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