Management Knowledge Transfer Partnership is a dynamic partnership between a business, Staffordshire University and a recently qualified graduate.
The focus of a mKTP is specifically on delivering human-centred and/or technology - enabled, strategic change.
Spanning all key business functions including marketing to IT, creativity to strategic management; HR to employment relations; finance to logistics.
mKTPs can be in areas such as:
- Alternative business models/business agility
- Identifying new opportunities and revenue streams
- Entrepreneurial thinking and ambidexterity
- Benchmarking, best practice, data analysis, KPIs
- Business scale-up practices/value creation
- Organisational/behavioural/cultural change management
- Succession/continuity planning/coaching and mentoring
- Improving efficiency, business processes and productivity
- Reshoring/remote working practices/new supply chains
- Executive leadership, strategic thinking and decision making
- Business process improvement and professionalisation
Who can apply?
- Growth-oriented businesses with up to 500 employees, who are eager to build and execute their ambitious management strategy by introducing better management practices.
- Businesses seeking significant productivity gains, recognising that good management and leadership can help deliver this.
- Businesses looking to up-skill their people and make step-change improvements in productivity by deploying industry-leading practices and innovation processes.
What to expect
- Up to 67% funded depending on the size of your business.
- mKTPs enable you to adopt and adapt expertise to bring about people-focused, strategic change to help your business succeed.
- Access high-calibre graduates.
Staff
Marek Hornak
Asso Dean: Employer Ptn'S & Enterprise
Laura Knight
Employer Partnership Development Manager
I am a Business Development Manager in Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise. I support businesses, identifying training needs and academic pathways as part of our CPD offer.
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Philip O'Neill
Employer Partnerships Development Mgr
I work with businesses regionally and nationally, to understand their needs, and ensure they are suitably supported by Staffordshire University.
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Steve Hargreaves
Ep Develop'Mt Mgr-K'Ledge Exchng E'Prise
In my current role as an Employer Partnerships Development Manager, I look after the business incubator and take the lead in several exciting innovation projects. I set up KTPs and have supported businesses with Innovate UK bids.
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