News & Events

Here at MPCT, we are delighted to announce that our newest patron is Shaun Bailey, AM. This announcement is brought to you on the same day that Mr. Bailey has been elected to be the Conservative Party’s candidate for London Mayor in 2020. We are exceedingly pleased that Mr. Bailey is now one of our...

Yma yn MPCT, rydym wrth ein bodd yn cyhoeddi mai Shaun Bailey, AC yw ein noddwr mwyaf newydd. Dywedir wrthych y cyhoeddiad hwn ar yr un diwrnod y cafodd Mr Bailey ei ethol i fod yn ymgeisydd y Blaid Geidwadol ar gyfer Maer Llundain yn 2020. Rydym yn hynod o falch bod Mr. Bailey bellach...

David Atkin, Lead Instructor at Military Preparation College Battersea is competing in this year’s Invictus Games, hosted in Sydney, Australia. Staff Atkin’s story is a hugely inspiring one, describing his time in the Royal Air Force where he suffered a life changing injury by breaking his back at just aged 20 on his first tour...

The British Army are changing their fitness testing criteria to keep up with the ever- changing battlefield as reported by the BBC. Click here to read more…..https://bbc.in/2xNOfnb Nathan Gibbons, Head of Learning and Development at MPCT adds ‘Over the last 15 years, operations have been a large part of military life. Tactics have had to...

MPCT has always taken pride in the standards of our Learners who attend the Royal Marines Look at Life Courses based at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone. Over 30 Learners were selected from our Military Preparation Colleges all over Wales and England, Learners who were reported by College Staff to show keen interest in joining...

Military Preparation College Bangor waved goodbye to Learner Bareham a few weeks ago, as he embarked on the next step of his life at the University of Bangor. The staff at MPCT Bangor are incredibly proud of him, as are we all at MPCT, for his outstanding achievements which as you will see from his...

On Wednesday 5th September 2018, the MPCT Sports Academy launched its first Inter-Centre Competition. The event was aimed at providing an opportunity for students to take part in a purposeful sports competition, develop sportsmanship and continue to develop relationships between centres. The event also allowed outside agencies and partners to officially visit the Cardiff Sports...

On Sunday 16th September 2018, MPCT held it’s last ever St’ David’s Day Run after 18 years of the hugely successful event. The event was a re-scheduled one, with the “Beast from the East” forcing us to postpone the original race from March to September. Despite the weather still not displaying its best, the rain...

Military Preparation College Bridgend are running a 50km challenge next week on the 17th-21st of September. The students will run 10km a day raising money for our very own Motivation & Learning Trust, as well as another charity called Dreams and Wishes which supports seriously ill children and their families.   Tony Curtis MBE and Sarah...