RCUK support Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, a UK-wide programme enabling organisations,
including local authorities, to improve their competitiveness, productivity and
performance. More details about KTPs can be found on the
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships website.
A KTP achieves this through the forming of a Partnership between an organisation
and an academic institution, enabling them to access skills and expertise to help
the organisation develop.
The knowledge sought is embedded into the organisation from the knowledge base
through a project, or projects, undertaken by a recently qualified person (known
as the Associate), recruited to specifically work on that project. KTPs can vary
in length from 1 to 3 years (classic KTP) and from 10-40 weeks (shorter KTP), depending
on the needs of the organisations and the desired outcomes.
Many current and past KTP’s provide relevant examples to local authorities, indeed
many of the ones listed below have local authorities as company partners. Findings
from these partnerships are often transferable to other local authorities.
For more information on KTP’s of interest, categorised by topic area, please
click on the links below:
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