News & Events

We are delighted to announce that MPCT has been awarded “Platinum” status by Investors in People this month. Thank you to all MPCT Staff for your ongoing support, we are very proud of this achievement and it shows that MPCT is a great place to work. For more information and the full report, click HERE...

On Wednesday 17th July, MPCT Sports & Exercise College Cardiff held their Awards Ceremony in their college at Channel View. Local sports stars came out the event to hand out prizes to our very deserving Learners, which you can see below. Congratulations to all Learners and Staff involved, it was a brilliant afternoon.

Ddydd Mawrth 16eg o Orffennaf, cafodd aelodau Prif Swyddfa MPCT y pleser o ymweld â HMS Raleigh ar gyfer taith mynediad y tu ôl i’r llenni. Fe wnaethant hefyd ddal i fyny â thri chyn-Ddysgwr sy’n hyfforddi ar fwrdd HMS Raleigh ar hyn o bryd. Siaradodd y tri â’n camerâu, gan ddisgrifio pa mor dda...

On Tuesday 16th of July, members of MPCT Head Office had the pleasure of visiting HMS Raleigh for an all-access behind the scenes tour. They also got to catch up with three ex-Learners currently training on board HMS Raleigh. The three spoke to our cameras, describing how well MPCT prepared them for life in the...

During May this year, we posted a story about a Military Preparation College South Shields Learner, Nathan Purvis-Hutchinson. He carried out a hugely courageous act when he bravely attempted to save someone’s life, with the help of his sister. In a message sent to the MPCT South Shields Facebook page from Mr Purvis-Hutchinson’s family member,...

Military Preparation College Aldershot welcomed WO1 Steve Parker, the second most senior serving soldier in the British Army, to talk to our learners about the Armed Forces, the application process and to discuss any problems our learners had encountered with their applications. WO1 Parker also presented two Home Command sovereign coins to Mr Pun and...

At the RUSI Land Warfare conference, Penny Mordaunt the Secretary of State for Defence said that part of the answer to tackle the crisis in knife crime could be Military Preparation Colleges. In discussing this suggestion she said, “I have been so struck in particular how Military Preparation colleges have enthused those who other education...

Another fantastic story has been brought to our attention, this time coming from our Military Preparation College Newcastle, St. George’s. Please see below a message that Mr Ballantyne sent to his Instructors:   My name is Callum Ballantyne I have been with MPCT since 30/09/2018. In that time I have went from 120kg, 18 stone...

Miss Yardley of Military Preparation College Eastbourne has passed selection for the British Army with a Grade A and had an impeccable 2K run time of 8 minutes and 34 seconds! She now has her start date of August 25th, and is hoping to join the Household Cavalry. When posting this news on social media,...