Knowledge Transfer Programme:
An Overview
Marc Fleetham
Director
Business Solutions
Introduction
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What are KTPs?
How do they work?
KTP benefits
Graduate details
University of Wolverhampton
KEEN
What are Knowledge Transfer
Partnerships?
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Established in UK: 1975
Structured programme to address strategic project
Partnership between Company and University
Improve company competitiveness, productivity &
performance
• Graduate employment
• Part subsidised by the Government.
How do Knowledge Transfer
Partnerships Work?
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Six months to three year programme
Full-time recent graduate based in the company
Two days per month academic support
Budgets for training, equipment and travel
University provides:
– Administration/financial support during project
– Access to Research & Development equipment and
resources.
What are the Benefits of a KTP?
• Access to academic experts, and a graduate calibre
project manager to deliver business objectives
• Focused resource, output driven
• Access to training and development budget
• Strategic level project management that demonstrates
real impact
• Access to £700 for higher level degree support
• Advanced career development
Graduate
• Employed by the University (Av salary £17-25k)
• Based full-time within company
• Adopts company working hours, holiday allowance
• Has access to University resources as a member of staff.
KEEN……NEW……
• Knowledge Exchange & Enterprise Network (KEEN):
Lead organisation driving the West Midlands Knowledge Transfer
agenda. Responsible for a c£24 million project to create 175 graduate
/ business projects in the region.
(Partnering with the 11 other regional Universities, Technology Strategy Board,
and European Regional Development Fund).
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KEEN graduate employed by company, not the University as in
the KTP.
• Average project length between 6 -24 months
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