KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP KTP

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KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP KTP

• Promoting Business Performance
• Through
• Partnership

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KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP KTP

• Product and process development
• Knowledge transfer
• Graduate and academic support
• Up to 3 year programme
• Grant funded 60 for SMEs

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KTP- FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS 1.

• A company needing to make a strategic change
• A university with relevant academic knowledge
  and expertise
• Joint commitment to form a partnership
• Joint ability to supervise a KTP

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KTP - FUNDAMENTALNEEDS 2.

• Larger companies
• SMEs
• Universities
• Academics
• Graduates
• Project

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KTP - FUNDAMENTALS 3

• Applicable to SMEs
• EC SME definition - 1997
• Less than 250 employees /and /either
• Turnover gt 29m.
• Net assets gt 19.9m
• gt 25 owned by non - SME
• Except V.C.s not exercising control

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KTP - ASSOCIATE PROJECT

• Associates are recent graduates
• Programme duration 18-36 months
• Options - higher degrees - 3 years
• Dedicated to a strategic change project
• Structured project programme
• Academic industrial supervisors
• Active KTP support via a consultant

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PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

• Grant awarded to the university
• Project is run by the KTP Associate
• Associate employed by the University
• Associate works in the company
• Tangible benefits for the University
• Tangible benefits for the company

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KTP - CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS

• Daily contact by industrial supervisor
• Weekly KTA supervision by an academic
• Monthly progress review with partners
• Strategic LMC review with KTP consultant
• Attention to personal development plan
• Project delivery - to schedule
• Achievement of project goals

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KTP - BENEFITS - ACADEMIC

• Exposure of academics to industry
• Case material for courses
• Academic papers, journal articles
• Lend pertinence to the curriculum
• Associates to take higher degrees
• Applied academic research projects

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KTP- STANDARD ELIGIBLE BUDGET

• Associate employment cost 24000 pa
• Academic Admin. support 10,500 pa
• Associate development 1,750 pa
• Travel and subsistence 2,250 pa
• Equipment, consumables etc. 1,500 pa
• Total eligible costs (direct) 40,000pa
• Overhead recovered 10,000pa

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STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3
STAGE 4 STAGE 5
MANAGING THE PROJECT
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
APPLICATION
STARTING THE PROJECT
FINAL REPORT
SUPPORT AND ADVICE FROM VARIOUS ORGANISATIONSTO
ENABLE IDENTIFICATION OF SUITABLE PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES BRINGING TOGETHER OF PARTNERS. FEASIBILIT
Y TEST OF PROJECT TECHNICAL AUDIT. DRAFT PROJECT
PROPOSAL TCD CONSULTANT
GRADUATE RECRUITMENT SUPERVISOR
PACK CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT INDUCTION ASSOCIATE
REGISTRATION PROGRAMME TIMETABLE LMC
(0) FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS SUPERVISOR TRAINING
ASSOCIATE TRAINING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LMC
(1) MENTORING FINANCIAL AUDIT APPRAISAL PROGRESS
REPORTS
APLN FORM TCD CONTRACTS/3001 P.A.G. IPR
AGREEMENT LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE/ REJECTION RAE
TCD NOTIFICATION ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AWARDS COMPAN
Y REPORT FINAL AUDIT ACADEMIC REPORT

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STAGE 4. STAGE 5.
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APPROVAL
AGREEMENT
MANAGEMENT
FINAL AUDIT
ACADEMIC STAFF
PARTNER ORGANISATION
HEADS OF AGREEMENT
IPR AGREEMENT
FINAL PROJECT
LMC
PRODUCT / SERVICE PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT
WORKSHOPSMASTER CLASSESSEMINARS.WORKSHOPS.
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There are 18 KTP current vacancies in Engineering

• www.ktp-online.org

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• East MidlandsGood honours degree in Engineering
  or related subject combined with industrial
  experience30/05/2006
• Info gtgt East of EnglandRecently qualified
  graduate with at least an upper second class
  degree in Electrical/Mechanical
  Enginering19/05/2006Info gtgt
• North East of EnglandMnimum 21 degree in Social
  Science or a relate subject 19/05/2006Info gtgt
• North West of EnglandRecent first class or 2.1
  honours degree, or MSc, in an appropriate
  Environmental Science/Engineering, Biological
  Science,26/05/2006Info gtgt
• North West of England21 in Computing/Software
  related discipline with appropriate
  post-graduation industrial experience.19/06/2006In
  fo gtgt
• ScotlandGood Honours Degree in Manufacturing
  Systems Engineering or a related
  subject19/05/2006Info gtgt
• Scotlandupper second degree qualification in
  Engineering, with an interest in Computer
  Integrated Manufacture and Operations
  Management.31/05/2006Info gtgt
• South East of EnglandMechanical Engineering,
  Product Design, Mechatronics or
  related19/05/2006Info gtgt
• South East of EnglandA good honours degree
  (minimum 21) in Business management,
  Engineering, Manufacturing Systems or related
  subject19/05/2006Info gtgt
• South East of EnglandA good honours degree
  (minimum 21) in Management Information Systems,
  Information Systems, Business Studies or related
  subject19/05/2006Info gtgt
• South East of EnglandA degree in IT or a related
  subject22/05/2006Info gtgt
• South East of EnglandBusiness Development30/05/20
  06Info gtgt
• South West of EnglandPlease see
  above16/05/2006Info gtgt
• South West of EnglandMin 2.1 degree in
  Engineering or Engineering and Management
  19/05/2006Info gtgt
• WalesGood Honours Degree in Food Technology,
  Food Science or other relevant discipline19/05/200
  6Info gtgt
• West Midlandsa Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
  Degree, 1st or 2.1. 22/05/2006Info gtgt
• West Midlandsan Engineering related Degree, 1st
  or 2.126/05/2006Info gtgt
• West MidlandsA degree in Mechanical, Chemical,
  Process or Environmental Engineering or a related
  discipline 23/06/2006Info gtgt
• West MidlandsA good degree in Software
  Engineering, Information Technology or a related
  discipline23/08/2006Info gtgt