Knowledge Transfer Initiatives

What are Knowledge Transfer Partnerships?

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are one of the UK's leading innovation programmes, helping organisations improve competitiveness, productivity and performance by embedding academic expertise within their business.

A KTP brings together three partners:

• Your organisation
• A dedicated graduate 'Associate'
• Wrexham University academics and specialists

Working together, the partnership delivers a strategic innovation project that helps businesses develop new products, services, technologies or ways of working.

Since the programme began, KTPs have supported more than 12,000 businesses across the UK.

• Manteision i Fusnesau
  • Cyflymu arloesedd a’r broses o fabwysiadu technolegau
  • Cael mynediad at arbenigedd a chyfleusterau arbenigol
  • Datblygu cynhyrchion, gwasanaethau a phrosesau newydd
  • Meithrin gallu o fewn eich gweithlu
  • Recriwtio a datblygu arweinwyr busnes y dyfodol
  • Gwella cynhyrchiant a pherfformiad busnes
  • Lleihau risg prosiectau drwy gael cymorth academaidd
  • Creu cyfleoedd ar gyfer cydweithio yn y dyfodol
• Manteision i Gydymaith
  • Cyflymu datblygiad gyrfa
  • Pecyn cyflog cystadleuol
  • Hyfforddiant a datblygiad (10% o’r amser a chyllideb o £2,000 y flwyddyn)
  • Cyflogaeth yn y ddisgyblaeth academaidd a ddewiswyd
  • Cyfle i gofrestru ar gyfer gradd uwch yn ystod y prosiect
  • Mae 85% o Gydymaith yn cael cynnig cyflogaeth gan y busnes sy’n eu cynnal

  Mae partneriaethau fel arfer yn para tua 2 flynedd, ac mewn tua 75% o achosion, mae’r Cydymaith yn parhau i gael ei gyflogi gan y cwmni ar ôl cwblhau’r KTP. Mae’r swyddi hyn yn parhau i dderbyn cyllid grant rhannol.

Ladder of Innovation

Not every business is ready for a full Knowledge Transfer Partnership. Our Ladder of Innovation provides a range of options which can be accessed individually or used as stepping stones towards a larger innovation project.

• Knowledge Transfer Voucher (KTV)

  Short-term support designed to help businesses access academic expertise and specialist facilities.

  Suitable for:

  • Feasibility studies
  • Testing and analysis
  • Product development
  • Accessing specialist knowledge
  • Early-stage innovation projects

  Support available: Up to £2,500.

• Mini Knowledge Transfer Partnership (Mini KTP)

  A structured innovation project delivered by a recent graduate with support from an academic mentor.

  Suitable for:

  • Testing new ideas
  • Process improvements
  • Innovation projects
  • Knowledge transfer into the business

  Project length: 3–6 months.

• SMART Partnership

  Part-funded innovation projects available to eligible Welsh businesses.

  A SMART Partnership brings together:

  • A business
  • A graduate Associate
  • Wrexham University

  Projects are designed to support innovation, business growth and capability development.

  Project length: 6–12 months.

  Funding: Typically part-funded, with the business contributing 50%.

• Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)

  A strategic innovation partnership that helps businesses access academic expertise, specialist facilities and talented graduates to deliver long-term innovation and business growth.

  Suitable for:

  • Developing new products, services or processes
  • Embedding new knowledge and capabilities within your organisation
  • Accelerating innovation and growth
  • Addressing complex business challenges
  • Building long-term competitive advantage

   

  Support available: A dedicated graduate Associate, academic expertise, access to university facilities and resources, and part grant-funded support for projects typically lasting around two years.