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Date started at MPCT 2015 Experience

Justin joined the Armed forces in 1993 where he served on a number of operational tours.
During his military career he also instructed recruits on physical fitness through phase 1 and 2 training at ITC Catterick.

In 2003 Justin became a serving police officer within Dyfed Powys Police where he worked within a number of specialist departments such as Roads Policing and Armed Response policing the whole of South Wales.

He then moved on to a Private Security industry and worked for four years as a close protection officer on a number of private and government contracts in hostile environments.

In 2015 Justin joined MPCT as an instructor at Bridgend College.

In 2016 he was extremely fortunate to be given the opportunity of becoming the Centre Manager of Swansea MPCT, this position allowed him the opportunity to develop his leadership skills.

in 2018 Justin was once again Promoted, this time to Regional Operations Manager of Wales.
This position enables Justin to search out new partnerships and agencies that may or may not be aware of the college and the Learners that we teach.

Experience

Myike's life at MPCT started way back in 1999 where he started as a student on the first ever APC (Army Perpetration Course) as it was known then.
He couldn’t join the Army at the time as he had a fixed brace on, so Mike then went on to complete the next two courses.

Mike finally passed selection and went to ATC Litchfield for basic training, and then ITC Catterick for second phase training.
After Mike passed out of training, he joined up with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in Northern Ireland for a six month tour.

On return from Ireland he moved barracks from Thernhill to Aldershot.
Whilst at Aldershot he did several exercises - Portsmouth, Breacon, Warminster, Salisbury, Kenya, Cyprus and Canada.
Whilst in Canada Mike completed his NCO course to pick up his L/Cpl stripe.
After he came back from Canada he spent a couple of months at home training (search, mine sweeping, urban training) and then deployed for a six and a half month tour of Iraq.
After he came back from Iraq he spent a few months in camp and then got out due to time served.

Mike started back with MPCT as a volunteer in Cardiff before he was offered the job in Newport.
After six months in Newport Mike transferred to Cardiff.
After a few years in Cardiff he took the opportunity to go back to Newport, to Raglan barracks, to help set up the new Newport centre.

He was then lucky enough to be given the lead instructor job back at Cardiff (where it all began for him way back in 1999) .
This is where you can find him now busy at work.
Mike is very proud & privileged to return to MPCT as an instructor and he really loves his job.

"Helping learners to improve and develop their skills and knowledge to progress into the Military or any other preferred avenue. Seeing the changes that many of our learners make gives me pride in my role within the company."

Michael Toye

Date started at MPCT 2020 Experience

Steven joined the army in June 2002 after completing a 13 week Army Preparation course in Gorseinon College, Swansea.
After completing training at ITC Catterick he joined his battalion, The Royal Regiment of Wales based in Paderborn Germany.

Steven then deployed on his first operational tour, Op Telic 3 with B (Rorke's Drift) Coy and went on to complete a further 2 operational tours of Iraq and 1 of Afghanistan.

Steven left the army in 2012 and joined the army reserve shortly after, where he worked in the recruitment, retention, mentoring and training team.