News & Events

The Military Preparation Colleges of Portsmouth and Southampton held their joint awards event at the prestigious Portsmouth Guildhall this week.  It was a story of two Colleges and one  amazing day, South Hampshire Awards Ceremony. Well done to both MPCT Southampton and Military Preparation College Portsmouth, it was an outstanding effort by all. Another example of learners...

Our Learner Spotlight incorporates more than one deserving recipient this week from MPC Gloucester.  In fact, we need to congratulate four fantastic individuals. Congratulations and well done to the following learners who have gained certificates in functions skills & Awards in Employability skills level 2. Players Player- Mr Kyle Hall Functional Skills – Mr Robbie...

On the 14th June MPC Croydon learners will undertake a 10 mile log run at Wandle Park in Croydon. This event is to raise money for the Motivation and Learning Trust who support our learners. More information about the trust can be found here – https://mpct.co.uk/motivation-learning-trust/ We welcome all friends and family of MPC Croydon...

Today is the 73rd Anniversary of V.E. Day. Here at MPCT we took the time to remember those who gave their lives so we could be free 8 May 1945 – VE (Victory in Europe) Day – was one that remained in the memory of all those who witnessed it. It meant an end to nearly...

Merrick joined MPCT Portsmouth in September 2017 after being medically deferred from joining the army. Despite this set-back Merrick retained his focus of joining the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment as an infantryman and restarted his application. During his journey, Merrick received a partial pass at selection due to him not having the required FS...

Another memorable moment at MPC Cardiff.  The latest military progression photo to be added to the 2 section classroom, a massive thank you to Mr Franklin who very kindly gave the college this photo after his pass out parade. This will now sit very proudly with all the others. Not only do these important and nostalgic...

On Wednesday 6th June 2018 MPC Southampton will be holding an open day and evening at Totton college. Come and spend the day with them, pop in for an hour or come along to the evening session to find out more about our course. School leavers can start as early as July 3rd and year...

Today we say goodbye to Mr Watkins where he will begin his training as a Royal Marine Commando. Mr Watkins has worked very hard to overcome a lot of hurdles over the last 2 years and the day has finally come where he will begin his training at Lympstone CTC for 32 weeks next week....

A huge congratulations to former student Natasha Kirk who recently impressed the team at Head office so much on her work experience week, that she was offered a permanent position with us! The delighted Natasha said ‘I joined MPCT Newport back in 2016 when I was hoping to improve my fitness before I applied to...