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Over 30 students attending Hastings Military Preparation College took part in a tough challenge flipping a whopping 500lb tyre for 12 hours on Thursday 12th October to raise money for the Motivation and Learning Trust (MLT). The charity supports 16-19-year-old students at Military Preparation Colleges across the UK who need extra financial support and assistance to...

At 16 years old, Huw Lewis wanted to join the Royal Marines. Focused on his mission, he set off from his parents’ house in North Wales for his army medical examination in Liverpool. Within 30 seconds of meeting the doctor, his dream was over, his application rejected because he had hay fever. Unshaken, he got...

Over 150 students from the Military Preparation College visited Cardiff Castle on Friday 22nd September to take part in an action-packed insight day with the Royal Marines The ‘Meet the Marines’ day took place in the grounds of Cardiff Castle, it gave those students attending the College a unique opportunity to gain practical experience of what a career...

Staff and students from Bridgend Military Preparation College are set to take on a 50K running challenge to raise funds for two charities that are close to the hearts of the staff and students at the College. The students will run 10K every day for the week commencing Monday 11th September The challenge is being supported...

Staff from the MPCT hosted a fantastic charity golf day at the Celtic Manor Resort in aid of the Motivation and Learning Trust (MLT) and ABF The Soldiers Charity. The MLT helps 16-23-year-old students studying at Military Preparation Colleges across the UK who need some additional financial support and resource assistance to reach their full...

Six ex-students from the Military Preparation College have started exciting and rewarding careers with the UK’s largest galvanizing organisation, Wedge Group Galvanizing in Newport. Alex Upton, Jacob Burnett, Ieuan Gittings, Joel Williams, Josh Wall and Kurtis Adams have all been students at the Newport Military Preparation College, a free-to-attend college for 16-19 year olds designed...

During a conversation with a colleague at the Military Preparation College, I found out that there was a possibility that the College wouldn’t be able to take any female students on a 5-day work experience military training exercise at the Army Training Centre, Pirbright because there was no female chaperone staff member available. I instantly offered to...

Staying dedicated and committed to a fitness routine is no easy task. On an early morning or a weekend, working out is often the last thing anyone wants to do. However, our job at MPCT is to motivate our learners to keep on track and reach their ultimate fitness goals. To help, we’ve put together...