1. Building Successful
Partnerships
Facilitating Innovation Through Collaboration

2. What is KTP?
“ Givefeed himafor aand
you
a man fish
day.
Teach him how to fish
and you feed him for
a lifetime… ”
Lao Tzu

3. KTP Mission
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is
Europe’s leading programme helping
businesses to improve their competitiveness,
productivity and performance through the
better use of knowledge, technology and skills
that reside within the UK knowledge base.

4. History
1975 2003 2007
Launched as Teaching Knowledge Transfer Transferred from the
Companies Scheme (TCS) Partnerships replaced TCS Department of Trade and
and Colleges & Businesses Industry (DTI) to the
Partnership scheme (CBP) Technology Strategy Board

5. Funding Organisations
Funded by the Technology Strategy Board with 21 other funding organisations:

6. March 2009
£35m £87m
Grants committed Business contributions
977 1021
Live partnerships Live projects
(includes classic and shorter KTPs) (includes classic and shorter KTPs)

7. Partnership Structure

8. Project Criteria
Strategic relevance to the business
Stimulating and challenging for the academic team
Intellectually challenging for the Associate
Sound business case
Clear knowledge transfer
Clear additionality
Benefits likely to accrue

9. Priorities and Eligibility for KTP
• Following Public Sector Spending Review in Autumn
2010, KTP focus is now on:
– Overarching criteria of INNOVATION, IMPACT and
CHALLENGE.
– Priority sectors for Sponsors WAG (6 sectors), TSB and
Research Councils.
• SMEs.
• Large companies are eligible but must demonstrate
involvement of and impact on SME supply chain.

10. The Process
Prepare outline Prepare application
for submission to with guidance from
KTP Adviser KTP Adviser
Application assessed Proposal funded –
by Partnership continued input from
Approval Group (PAG) KTP Adviser

11. Business Benefits
Long-term, Recruitment Transfer of Embedding
strategic of the ‘right’ knowledge/ of innovation
relationship with people expertise culture
KB partner

12. Knowledge Base Benefits
• Income
• Published papers
• Teaching materials, case studies and projects (88%)
• New research themes – commercial relevance (87%)
• Staff development – commercial awareness (92%)
• Higher degree registrations
• Graduate career opportunities
• Exploitation of IP developed during project (26% expect commercial benefits)
• Strategic relationship with business (81%)

13. Associate Benefits
• Part of one of the country’s largest graduate recruitment schemes
• Competitive salary
• Employment within chosen academic discipline
• Fast-track career development
• Opportunity to register for higher degree during project
• 73% of Associates offered employment by host business
• Training and development with qualification in Management to
National Standard

14. Role of Advisers
• Promote KTP to academia and business in a given
region.
• Advise and support application process.
• Manage a portfolio of KTPs.
• Provide support and guidance through Local
management Committee (LMC) which meets 3 times
a year.
• Oversee compliance with KTP aims and rules.
• Report to TSB.
• Final reporting evaluation.

15. Location of Business Partner
Number of Partnerships
65
7% 119
Scotland 12% 12%
March 93
2009 9%
Northern Ireland 6% Total 977
5% North East
North West 700
10%
9% Yorkshire & 72%
The Humber
West Midlands 5% East Midlands England
10%
Northern Ireland
Wales 9% 5% East
8% London Scotland
South West 7%
15% South East Wales

16. Size of Enterprise
>250 Employees <10 Employees
(25%) (9%)
10-49 Employees
50-249 Employees (37%)
(29%)

17. KTPs by Academic Department
Design (7%) Other (8%) Engineering
(36%)
Sciences
(15%)
Management
Computing (18%)
(17%)

18. Case Studies
Laing O’Rourke Plc
KTP helps a major construction company to
build a sustainable future
The aim was to harness the potential of biometrics
and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology,
together with a systematic approach to waste
management, in order to deliver competitive
advantage in the construction industry.
Swansea University

19. Outcomes
The Business The Associate The Academic Partner
• New skills embedded in • A greater understanding of a • Greater knowledge of the
resource efficiency, biometrics changing commercial construction industry
and RFID environment
• A further understanding of
• Improved business operations • An appreciation of the realities new applications for waste
and competitive position of a construction company reduction, biometrics and
RFID
• Cost savings from systematic • Further experience in the
waste reduction respective areas of waste, • New opportunities for further
biometrics and RFID research and information
• Annual savings from sharing
manufacturing improvements • Professional development,
membership, and PhDs • Additional teaching material
• Annual sales turnover and publications
expected to increase

20. Contact us
T: 0870 190 2829
KTP Programme Office E: ktp-help@ktponline.org.uk
w: www.ktponline.org.uk
KTP Advisers:
T: 01633 215545 or 07941 207801
David Notley
E: davidnotley@impactmc.co.uk
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21. www.ktponline.org.uk