KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIPS

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Dr Ted Jones KTP
Adviser
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1975 - 2008 The Teaching Hospital Model
Maintained

• Take a recent graduate
• Put them into a working environment
• Support with academic expertise
• Provide opportunity for post-grad study
• Demand tangible benefits
• Win Win Win for all parties

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KTP -THE MODEL

• Strategic Need Identified by Company
• Academic Sources of Know-How Identified
• A Partnership formed KTP Proposal - Grant
• Recent Graduate recruited
• Works in Company 1-3 yrs jointly supervised
• Knowledge transferred
• 62 of Graduates stay with Company

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KT Partnership Mission

• To strengthen the competitiveness, wealth
  creation and efficiency of the UK by the
  stimulation of innovation in industry, commerce
  and selected areas of public service through
  collaborative partnerships with knowledge based
  institutions

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Criteria for KTP Projects
Financial Resources to afford exploit Know-how
transfer
Project Strategic to Growth / Survival
Academic Input Necessary for Innovation
Associate S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d
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KTP Objectives
Improve Company Competitiveness
Innovative projects strategic to Company
Enhance Relevance of HE/FE Knowledge Base
Enhance Graduate Careers
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Objectives of every Knowledge Transfer
Partnership

• facilitate the transfer of knowledge and the
  
  
  
  
  spread of technical and business skills
  
  
  
  
  through innovation project
• provide company-based training for
  
  
  
  
  graduates in order to enhance their
  
  
  
  
  business and specialist skills
• stimulate and enhance business relevant
  
  
  
  
  research and training undertaken by the
  
  
  
  
  knowledge base institution

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What is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership?

• At least one Project Team
• - Associate
• - Knowledge Base Supervisor
• - Company Supervisor
• Associate works mainly in company on a
  strategic project
• 10 time of Associate on personal and
  professional development
• (with provisions in budget)
• Funded by Government grant and a Company
  contribution

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Criteria for Projects

• Company financially able to complete and exploit
  the programme
• Programme will create strategically important
  change for the company
• Academic input essential for an innovative result
• Associate s t r e t c h e d

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Role of the Supervisors

• Academic Supervisor
• Regular support to project and Associate (visits
  company on average ½ day per week)
• Guide Associates academic development
• Provides expertise to the KTP programme
• Links with others in the Knowledge Base partner
• Industrial Supervisor
• Day-to-day support to the project and the
  Associate
• Guides Associates professional development

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Associate Eligibility
A person recently qualified with the equivalent
of. - first or higher degree or -
National Vocational Qualification Level 4
or - Higher National Certificate/Diploma
or - Foundation Degree
In addition who. - has not been employed by
the company - has not previously completed a
KTP, TCS or CBP - intends to pursue an
industrial or business career and has
appropriate aptitude and attitude
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KTP Knowledge Areas
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Company benefits
Transfer of Knowledge Technology
EnhancedCompetitiveness
ImprovedProfits
Financial Assistance
FutureCollaborations
RecruitmentOpportunity
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University benefits
Improvedteachingresources
Involvement withlocal industry
StudentProjects Placements
Academic Papers
Impact on Research
Academic staffdevelopment
Source ofexternal funding
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Associate benefits
Management Training
Fast track career development
Higher Degree Professional Qualifications
Enhanced Personal Skills
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Project Management Control

• Quarterly Local Management Committee (LMC)
• monitors and directs project
• approves finance
• chaired by senior company executive
• includes KTP Adviser
• Monthly Project Meeting of Supervisors
• convened and managed by Associate
• Weekly informal meetings
• Half day per week Academic visit

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KT Partnership Sponsors

• Technology Strategy Board
• Department of Health
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural
  Affairs
• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research
  Council
• Economic and Social Research Council
• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
  Council
• Natural Environment Research Council
• Science and Technology Facilities Council
• Arts and Humanities Research Council
• Invest Northern Ireland
• Welsh Assembly Government
• Scottish Executive
• RDAs

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Funding (for SME partner)
Cost to company is from 19400 per year plus
business overheads
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Who is participating?

• March 2007 1150 projects

PUBLIC SECTOR 35 NHS 8 LEA projects (ESRC
funded)
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Industrial Sectors March 2007

• INFORMATION TECH 9
• INSTRUMENTATION 11
• MEDICAL 4
• METAL GOODS 8
• METAL MANUF 8
• PLASTICS 4
• PUBLISHING, MEDIA 2
• SERVICE 22
• SUSTAINABILITY 2

• AEROSPACE 1
• AGRICULTURE 1
• CHEMICAL MANU 3
• CONSTRUCTION 4
• EDUCATION 2
• ENERGY, WATER 10
• FOOD DRINK 4
• FURNITURE 3
• TEXTILES 2

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Examples of Knowledge Transfer

• Sumitomo
• Transmedia
• Enfis
• Grwp Gwalia
• Laing ORourke
• Brecon Coachworks
• Clynderwen Farmers
• Welsh Hockey Union

• Las Recycling
• Dezrez
• Broadleaf Timber
• Tinopolis
• Innovis
• Swansea Housing
• Video Arts
• Princes Gate Spring Water

• Currently approx. 1150 KTP Programmes with about
  85 with companies in Wales

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Knowledge Base Institutions in Wales

• Aberystwyth (2)
• Bangor (7)
• Cardiff (7)
• UWIC (8)
• Coleg Menai (1)
• Glamorgan (8)
• Newport (1)

• Gorseinon College (19)
• Glyndwr (6)
• Trinity (0)
• Coleg Sir Gar (1)
• Swansea (6)
• Swansea Met (0)
• Pembroke College (0)

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Reynolds Geoscience Ltd/ University of Wales,
Aberystwyth
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Management for Success
Each Knowledge Transfer Partnership is managed to
deliver significant benefits to - Associate
- Company Partner - Knowledge Base Partner
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KTP Growth 2009 - 2011
TSB has announced that KTP will grow to
1700 Programmes during next two years Short
version of KTP will be launched April 2009
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KTP is a Good Deal!

• WIN Knowledge transfer to the Company
• WIN Training opportunity for Associate
• WIN Personal Strategic gains to University

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Contact KTP Programme Office AEA, Harwell,
Didcot Oxfordshire, OX11 0QC Tel
0870 190 8373 e-Mail ktp-help_at_aeat
co.uk www.ktponline.org.uk
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Further information
Dr Ted Jones KTP Adviser Fron, Ffair Rhos Ystrad
Meurig Ceredigion SY25 6BP Phone 01974
831429 Fax [phone] E
Mail ted_at_caron.demon.co.uk