KTP benefits for graduates

We are looking for qualified and ambitious graduates to work with us and business clients, to develop an innovative product or service to boost economic growth and market competitiveness.

You will receive expert supervision from academics at the University and key contacts within the business, to support you in your career journey. We also have a dedicated post-award team on-hand to give advice and guidance at every stage, to ensure that you and the project fulfil their potential.

Why apply to become a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate?
There are a wide range of benefits for graduates who complete the programme.*
- 93% improved their applied research and technical skills;
- 82% improved their business skills (e.g. project and business management, professional and interpersonal skills);
- 77% improved their skills/capabilities in business innovation and commercialisation processes;
- 78% raised their career ambitions and 65% accelerated career progression within industry;
- 19% had created or were involved in the creation of new business start-ups (136 new businesses in total).
*(Statistics taken from an evaluation report released in August 2023 from a survey of 400 Associates)
Benefits of becoming an Associate at Herts
- Herts have a long-running track record of managing successful KTP projects, with a high proportion of Associates receiving an offer of employment with the host company;
- our experienced team within Research and Innovation Services are on-hand throughout the on-boarding process, from the initial recruitment journey to induction and ongoing support throughout the lifespan of the project;
- as a member of staff with the University you will have access to our excellent sports facilities, discounted gym membership and access to various retail discounts via a TOTUM card (formerly NUS Extra);
- as a KTP Associate you will have the opportunity to manage a project in a commercial environment, whilst benefiting from expertise in research and development from experienced academic staff. Not only will you be learning how to implement innovation in a business setting, but also get the chance to contribute to academic life here at Herts.

During my role as a KTP Associate at UH, I got access to Learning facilities at UH, including access to library and other reputed journals. I got access to High Performance computational resources at UH which helped me perform computationally complex Data Science experiments efficiently, to work towards the goals of the KTP project. During the project, I received excellent support from the Department of Computer Science at UH, who gave me the opportunity to work as a Visiting Lecturer at UH. In this role, I supervised the final projects of MSc students and was involved in marking activities and providing feedback on students' project progress. I have obtained excellent project managerial experience on this role.

Alok Sahu, Associate with Heales Medical

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