What is a KTP Associate job, and why should you consider it when you graduate?

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) graduate jobs offer you the opportunity to apply your degree to real-world business challenges, with the supervision of an academic team. KTPs are a three-way partnership between an organisation, a university, and a graduate or postgraduate (known as a KTP Associate).

This unique opportunity allows a graduate to be based in a company whilst tapping into the expertise and support of the university, to deliver a strategic and innovative project that embeds new knowledge within the company partner. Projects last 1-3 years in duration and are varied, spanning all academic disciplines and organisations of any size and in any industry.

Graduates who become KTP Associates benefit from:

• • • a dedicated training budget of £2,000 per annum on top of your salary
    • mentoring from the company and an academic team
    • the opportunity to gain a professional qualification and/or higher degree at the same time as working
    • the potential to gain a permanent job with an innovative company (approximately 78% of graduates are offered employment at the end of a KTP)
    • responsibility from day one and the chance to apply your degree.

The scheme runs across the UK and offers over 600 graduate vacancies every year. There is a National Awards ceremony to celebrate KTP successes and an annual Conference to share experiences and best practice with other KTP Associates from across the UK.

You can find the latest job opportunities online here: https://www.ktp-uk.org/jobs/ and find out more about the scheme here: https://www.ktp-uk.org/graduates/