You can improve your business' competitiveness and productivity through funded partnerships with academics and researchers.
The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme helps businesses in the UK to innovate and grow. It does this by linking them with an academic or research organisation and a graduate.
A KTP enables a business to bring in new skills and the latest academic thinking to deliver a specific, strategic innovation project through a knowledge-based partnership.
The academic or research organisation partner will help to recruit a suitable graduate, known as an Associate. They will act as the employer of the graduate, who then works at the company for the duration.
The scheme can last between 12 and 36 months, depending on what the project is and the needs of the business.
There are 2 main routes to applying for a KTP as a business.
- via a Knowledge Transfer Adviser
- via the academic or research organisation
KTP programmes run continuously throughout the year including, the current closing dates are:
- 11 December 2019
- 4 March 2020