News & Events

Scott moved from Kenya in December 2017 and joined Military Preparation College Cardiff on January 5th 2018. When he first came to the college, Scott said his physical fitness was quite low, but with the help of instructors from MPCT he has been able to vastly improve his fitness and has also made lots of...

An army Champion Powerlifter from Pencoed who works as instructor at our Military Preparation School in Rhymney has called on more sports enthusiasts to follow suit and join the reserves to reach their athletic potential. She is a perfect example of some of the opportunities that the army can give and how MPCT has enabled...

GCSE INCENTIVE BONUS!!! Time to revise GCSE learners……. MPCT have taken the decision to reward learners with a £100 bonus for a grade 4 or above in each of the subject areas. No excuses, use your time wisely over the half term break and put in that extra effort to improve your chances of passing....

Mr McGann joined MPC Portsmouth in September 2017 with a goal of joining the Royal Navy as a Marine Engineer. He had started his application prior to joining the college, but was struggling to meet the fitness requirements to gain entry. Whilst at the college, McGann not only reached the standards, but exceeded them and...

On Saturday 28th April the charity held its first formal function for 2 years in the Ricoh Suite at Cardiff City Football Stadium. Over 80 attendees dined and danced the evening away in grand style. The main focus of the evening was to raise additional funds to allow 80 MPCT learners and staff to undertake...

In May of this year 85 MPCT Learners and staff from a variety of colleges in England and Wales took part in this excellent battlefield tour to France and Belgium to visit the scene of the fighting on “The Western Front” of World War one. Fierce fighting took place in this area between the outbreak...

Military Preparation College Bangor would like to wish Miss Lauren Williams and Miss Caitlin Vancorler a fond farewell as both leave for pastures new. Both ladies have performed brilliantly whilst at MPCT and have been fantastic members of the College. Both have broadly similar career paths with a view to complete their application processes for...

Today, Staff May of MPC Portsmouth had the privilege of watching learner, Miss Katie Offer pass out of basic training at the Army Training Centre, Pirbright. Staff May added”She has been an outstanding student to teach and watch grow into a young adult (not in height), today she proved herself to stand tall and proud...

This week, MPC Newport have been working on BTec unit 3, which is Improving Health and Fitness for the Public Services. They spent a morning looking at different fitness assessments which utilise different energy systems and the afternoon they took part in a short run with ‘capture the flag’ involved. Active minds and active bodies...