Employer Engagement

EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT

Locating at the University of Lincoln has advantages. Employer engagement is at the heart of the University's mission and it is home to a wealth of expertise, facilities and talent of relevance to business.

Universities generate know-how and Lincoln's recognises the importance of ensuring it finds useful application in business, the economy and society. Whether you are from a local small business or a global multi-national, working in the public, the private or the third sector, a conversation with the University's employer engagement team is without obligation and free of charge.

Potential partnerships can range from a simple student project or finding a talented recruit, to long-term collaborative research and technical consultancy. Call us on 0800 915 5278, email enterprise@lincoln.ac.uk or visit our website www.lincoln.ac.uk/businessservices.

KTP's

What is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership?

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is a UK-wide programme enabling businesses to improve their competitiveness, productivity and performance.

A KTP achieves this through the forming of a Partnership between your business and an academic institution, enabling you to access skills and expertise to help your business develop.

The knowledge sought is embedded into the business 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 business and the desired outcomes.

KTP enables new capability to be embedded into the business and has benefited and continues to benefit a wide range of businesses across many sectors, including micro sized, small and large businesses, third sector organisations or public.

WHAT CAN KTP OFFER YOUR BUSINESS?

By participating in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships you can:

Access qualified people to spearhead new projects
Access experts who can help take your business forward and help you develop innovative solutions to help your business grow
Develop your business for today’s market and increase your competitive advantage
Increase profitability by improving your performance/business operations

Business performance outputs vary considerably from case to case, given the variety and type of projects. Latest information shows that, on average, the business benefits that can be expected from a single KTP project (typical duration 1-3 years) are:

An increase of over £220,000 in annual profits before tax
The creation of three genuine new jobs
An increase in skills of existing staff

WHICH BUSINESSES CAN TAKE PART

KTP has worked with over 3,000 organisations. From manufacturing to design, sustainability to marketing; any business sector, including third sector and public sector organisations such as the NHS, can take part. Businesses of all sizes can take part too, from micro businesses to large enterprises.

Ask your KTP Adviser or KTP Office for more advice.

What type of projects can we carry out?

KTP works across a wide range of academic disciplines from over 140 knowledge bases. Expertise from the knowledge bases has already helped businesses to improve their performance.

For example:

Improving existing products or developing new products
Developing and implementing a marketing strategy to enter new markets
Developing new systems and frameworks to improve efficiencies in staff and processes

WHAT WILL IT COST?

A KTP is part-funded by a Government grant. A small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) would be expected to contribute about a third of the costs involved in the project.

The average annual contribution to a project for an SME would be from around £17,300. The average annual contribution for a large organisation would be from around £25,950.

This contributes to the costs of the Knowledge Base Supervisor and Associate employment and development. Your contribution to the costs of the project not only gives you the services of your KTP Associate, but also the time and expertise of the academics or researchers working with you, and, in the case of a long-term strategic KTP, expert guidance from a KTP Adviser.

Are there any restrictions?

A KTP may not be appropriate for every business. Very small businesses, or very recent start-ups, may not have the capacity to provide support for the KTP Associate or the resources to commit to the project.

We also will need to be satisfied at an early stage in discussions about the financial viability of any business wanting to establish a KTP.

INTERESTED?

For more information please visit http://www.ktponline.org.uk/

Email Michelle Davis, KTP Manager, University of Lincoln, mdavis@lincoln.ac.uk

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