“I wouldn’t be the person I am now if it wasn’t for MPCT”

A former Learner at Military Preparation College Newport got in touch with MPCT Head Office this week to express his thanks and appreciation for MPCT. Lewis Bond, now Lance Corporal Bond, passed out last week into the Royal Military Police. He visited his old college on Monday 10th June, where our Managing Director Huw Lewis

Commando Chef visits MPCT Wrexham!

On Tuesday 4th May, Military Preparation College Wrexham had the pleasure of “Commando Chef” CSgt Mike Beaton visit the centre to give them insight on healthy eating the Royal Marines way. The Learners were all given their own hob with which to cook on, and the “Commando Chef” even took to his own Twitter account

Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt advocates MPC at RUSI Land Warfare Conference

On Tuesday 4th May 2019, The Royal United Services Institute held it’s first day of The Land Warfare Conference which is held annually on behalf of the Chief of the General Staff and is the “UK’s pre-eminent gathering of the land forces community”. The keynote speaker for Day 1 of the sold out conference was The

MPCT Bishop Auckland’s Mr Jung passes out at HMS Raleigh

On Friday 31st of May, Centre Manager of Military Preparation College Bishop Auckland, Staff Huggins, had the pleasure of being invited to HMS Raleigh to watch his former Learner pass out of Phase 1 Training. Mr John Jung was watched on by his proud family as well as Staff Huggins, with his family including his

MPCT’s The Making Of You: Teaser Clip release!

The time for our new Military Preparation College Recruitment Campaign is nearly upon us, so we thought we’d treat our followers with a teaser of what it’s going to look like… Enjoy!  

MPCT London Awards Ceremony: a huge success!

Military Preparation Colleges Battersea, Croydon and Edgware held their first joint Awards Ceremony on Thursday 23rd May 2019. The Learners did amazingly and were watched by many VIPs, many who took to social media to share their positive impressions of the day as can be seen below in posts shared on social media by our

MPCT Isle of Wight visited by Duke of Kent!

On Thursday 23rd May 2019, Military Preparation College Isle of Wight ended their college week with a visit from The Duke of Kent. The Duke spent great time in talking to each Learner at our college, taking time and showing deep interest in each individual. We thank him for coming to visit one of our

MPCT Southampton & Portsmouth Awards Ceremony

On Tuesday 21st May 2019, Military Preparation Colleges Portsmouth and Southampton held their joint Awards Ceremony once again at Portsmouth’s stunning Guildhall. Staff from both colleges took to their respective social media Facebook pages to express how proud they were of their Learners, and how complimentary all VIPs and attendees were of the event. They

MPCT Staff enjoy day of filming for Welsh Veteran Awards!

In the weeks running up to the Welsh Veteran Awards at the end of June, our two Staff that have been nominated, plus our Managing Director Huw Lewis MBE, spent the day in Cardiff on Monday filming for the promotion of the event.   Watch the video below to see how much it means to

The Commanding Officer Captain Richard Harris of HMS Raleigh visits MPCT!

On Monday 21st of May, Military Preparation Colleges Newport and Cardiff hosted yet another VIP visit and made everyone at MPCT incredibly proud. This time, it was The Commanding Officer Captain Harris’ turn to be impressed by our Learner’s active demonstrations, to which he said that MPCT learners are an inspiration, and that he would