News & Events

We are delighted to have found out that MPCT is one of the finalist’s for “Employer of the Year” at the Welsh Veteran’s Awards on the 26th June 2019. Steve Tallis of Military Preparation College Bridgend has been nominated for the “Inspiration of the Year” Awards and Phil Jones of Military Preparation College Swansea has...

Penny Mordaunt has been appointed Defence Secretary of the United Kingdom. She is also the first female to have been appointed this position. Penny has an affiliation with the forces in that her father was in The Parachute Regiment, a regiment that is becoming increasingly populated with MPCT Learners. Penny will continue her role as...

Bishop Auckland council hold an event every year which celebrates the town’s outstanding young people. The Town Council wants to celebrate the extraordinary achievements and positive contributions of the town’s young people and the incredible journeys they have taken. Our Military Preparation College based in Bishop Auckland attended the event on Wednesday May 1st and...

We are very lucky to receive messages of thanks from our Learners weekly. The Instructors at our colleges are greatly appreciated by their Learners and it definitely shows! Below is a video of just some of the messages we have received recently on how MPCT has helped them along their way. Well done to all...

On Wednesday 24th of April, Military Preparation College Portsmouth trekked 19.24 in one day to raise funds for our charity, The Motivation & Learning Trust.  Their target was £500, which they’ve already beaten by over £100 and their funds continue to climb. To donate please click HERE   Well done to all at MPC Portsmouth,...

MPCT Teesside had a visit from an ex Learner this week. Mr Johnson, training to become part of the Yorkshire Regiment dropped in to see his Instructors and gave them an inspirational letter, please read it below.

MPC Newcastle St George’s had the pleasure of Mr Dawson and Mr Turner visit them on Wednesday on their first break of leave from AFC Harrogate (pictured below). We always encourage Learners to come back and visit the college whenever they can, not only is it great for their Instructors to see them and hear...

We know it’s a particularly chocolaty time of year for some, so we’ve found a few (quite shocking!) statistics on how many calories are in our Easter Treats! So enjoy your long weekend and all the chocolate that goes with it, but keep fit too with these workouts!        

MPCT’s Managing Director Huw Lewis MBE and Huw Moores (Head of Communications) were joined by CEO of British Army Recruiting Group Cath Possamai on a trip to AFC Harrogate at the beginning of the month. They spoke to ex-MPCT Learners about how MPCT helped them with their military careers and how they are are currently...