While the classic model KTP project undertakes strategic projects of about one to
three years, a recently introduced shorter KTP (sKTP) is now available for projects
with a tactical outcome, having a duration of up to 40 weeks, and an Associate who
may have a lower level qualification.
During the 2008-9 year there were 964 Partnerships and 1021 Associate places
in the KTP portfolio with an aspiration to increase numbers further [12]. Over
the years and decades it has been in operation, the KTP model has gained an
enviable reputation for delivering high-quality innovation to UK companies through
its three-way knowledge-transfer interactions between firms, universities and skilled
graduates.
Two successful KTP projects are described here [13, 14, 15]. KTP will be
considered in more detail in Section 3 of this paper.