News & Events

Three ex-Learners of Military Preparation College Bishop Auckland came back and visited last week to tell current Learners all about their life since MPCT. They even joined in on some of the PT activities in the afternoon. Will Bell, who is currently only a few weeks away from passing his Phase 2 Royal Navy as...

This week saw 59 South Wales Military Preparation School Learners take part in their overnight exercise ‘Op Sandy Dune’, conducted at Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend. The learners undertake basic military field skills such as; cooking in the field, shelter building, camouflage and concealment techniques and a night patrol. All learners were fantastic and showed great aptitude...

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.

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...

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...

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...