New, Initiative To Create Young Leaders…

A new, nationwide scheme has been announced to give school children in England and Wales the skills and resilience they need to become healthier in body and mind. MPCT Young Leaders is the brainchild of education provider Motivation Preparation College for Training. Its 35 Military Preparation Colleges across England and Wales use military and progressive

Maj Gen Sharon Nesmith GOC ARITC attends VIP visit at MPC Newport.

On the 29th June 2021 MPCT were delighted to host a VIP visit at our Newport centre in Raglan Barracks. Our guest list included – Maj Gen Sharon Nesmith, GOC, ARITC. WO Annie Aspin, Command Sergeant Major, ARITC. Gillian Russell, Senior Program Manager – Global Military Affairs (Worldwide), Amazon. Emma Morgan, Program Manager – EMEA |

MPCT Signs Historic Memorandum of Understanding with Highbury College

MPCT has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Highbury College to establish a working relationship. This MOU, signed by Huw Lewis MBE, MPCT CEO and Penny Wycherley, Interim Principal and CEO of Highbury College, has been established with the aim of improving the opportunities of young people in Portsmouth to ensure they are set-up for

MPCT are delighted to attend this year’s Heropreneurs Awards

This evening, our MD Huw Lewis together with Huw Moores, Deputy Director of Communications are delighted to attend this year’s Heropreneurs Awards at the Plaisterers’ Hall in the City of London. MPCT have been shortlisted as a finalist in the Small Employer of the Year category. We are up against two great finalists, Inzpire – Hugh Griffiths and West Acre Security –

MPCT Cardiff join The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, Wales

Now in its thirty-ninth year, The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, in support of the annual Poppy Appeal, is the nations chance to come together to commemorate and honour all those who have lost their lives in conflict. On Saturday 2nd November, Learners and staff from MPCT Cardiff attended the evening to represent MPCT

MPCT hosts VIP visit from Royal Navy & Royal Marines

On Tuesday 22nd of October 2019, Military Preparation Colleges Newport and Cardiff hosted yet another VIP visit and made everyone at MPCT incredibly proud. This time, it was Captain P Viney RN (CNR), Commander Rachel Smallwood (SO1 Plans & Policy) CNR) & Lt Col M Scanlon RM turn to be impressed by our Learner’s presentations, active

Cardiff & County Club Falklands Presentation Thursday 19th September.

Cardiff & County Club hosted a dinner with a guest speaker on the evening of Thursday 19th September. Manny Manfred, who had been a Platoon Sergeant with the Parachute Regiment during the Falklands Conflict in 1982, gave a presentation entitled Experiences of War. This covered the Military Operation to recapture the Islands and the Battle

Our D-Day get together with The Royal British Legion

A group of MPCT Learners and Staff from MPC Cardiff were formally invited to attend The Royal British Legion’s D-Day Get Together Pop In, on Tuesday 17th September 2019 at their High Street premises, Cardiff. In attendance were 6 D-Day veterans and their families, alongside Brig Fraser RM, Col Nick Lock 160 Bde, Air Commodore Williams

MPCT feature on Army Jobs Facebook page!

In a recently established partnership, a joint event with the British Army and our Military Preparation College Manchester will be happening TODAY (Thursday 15th August) in Failsworth at the Army Reserve Centre. To promote the event, the British Army used their advert with a former MPCT Wrexham Learner in, plus our very own brand new

“I don’t know what you feed them, but more of the same please” says Commandant of CTCRM

On Wednesday 7th August, MPCT’s founder & Managing Director alongside MPCT’s Deputy Director of Communications headed to the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone. They were visiting the current 30+ recruits that are former Learners of MPCT, as well as several other former Learners at Lympstone who are now Royal Marine Commandos. Pictured with them is