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We are proud to announce a new initiative in association with West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to support people into a career in the armed forces with a short, 4-week, funded course in military preparation. Operating out of our Birmingham Centre, this opportunity will prepare people for a life in the military, helping them push...

Last Friday, 1st April, MPCT CEO Huw Lewis MBE and MPCT Logistics Manager Allan Peet set off for Ukraine with a van packed full of essential items donated by the MPCT family and beyond. Although the journey was a gruelling one thanks to the knock-on effect the conflict has had on transport infrastructure across Europe,...

MPC Sunderland supported the local veteran community on their unveiling of the new phase of stones in local area. We supported with the guard of honor as well as cleaning the stones prior to the event.

On Wednesday 23rd March we held our North East Learner Awards Ceremony at St. James’ Park, Newcastle. In this video we feature some of the highlights from the day, We were honoured to welcome Lt. Gen. Robin Brims to the event, who shared his thoughts on MPCT and the significance of our awards ceremonies. He...

On Friday 1st April, MPCT CEO Huw Lewis MBE will set off for Poland with essential goods donated by you, the MPCT Family. From today you can drop any of the items from our approved list at your MPCT college. Accompanied on the drive, by MPCT Logistics Manager Allan Peet, the pair will ensure everything...

Gloucester MPC was privileged to be visited by The Mayor and the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in early December. They watched the Learners perform a round-robin of displays which included IMF, drill, and icebreakers. Both dignitaries were extremely impressed with learner attitude, bearing, and turnout. The High Sheriff quoted “I cannot impress on you enough...

Yesterday saw our Midlands learners take part in the Commonwealth Service held at St Philip’s Cathedral in the City of Birmingham. The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of fifty four independent and equal sovereign states. It is home to 2.4 billion citizens, and includes some of the world’s largest, smallest, richest, and poorest countries, spanning...

This week we welcomed Damian Riley, CEO at CAPITA, to MPCT head office. Mr. Riley attended in order to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding between MPCT and the British Army. Although we first cemented our partnership in this way back in 2018, this updated MoU is significant for a number of reasons. Not least...

Last Thursday, 10th March we celebrated the achievements of learners at our Birmingham, Walsall and Wolverhampton colleges at the MPCT Midlands Awards Ceremony. This was our first major awards event since 2019, with all events since put on hold thanks to the pandemic. I am pleased to say that our learners put on a fantastic...