Wales’ Festival Of Remembrance: MPCT Cardiff’s starring role

On Saturday 3rd November, 8 selected Learners from MPCT Cardiff attended and played a significant role in the Festival Of Remembrance. Watched by MPCT’s Managing Director Huw Lewis MBE, Learners proudly carried the MPCT flags and Learner Farrah played a hugely important part in her deliverance of the Reading of The Youth. Well done to

Royal British Legion’s Area Manager for Wales praises MPCT

Last week marked the start of the start of The Royal British Legion’s 2018 Poppy Appeal, and our Learners were there in force to support. Antony Metcalfe, the Area Manager for the Welsh Branch of The Royal British Legion with whom we work closely with had this to say about us… Please watch!    

Meet the people that answer your phone calls!

When we ask people to contact us, we ask that they ring 0330 111 3939. We thought it was only right that we introduce you to the superbly friendly faces behind this number who do the most fantastic job at answering all calls relating to MPCT. They’re based at our Head Office in Cardiff and

MPCT’s Sports Academy Learners excel & progress on Work Placements

The Cardiff Sports Academy has recently seen two students start Work Placements with local employers in the Sport and Fitness industry. Bradley Hulme (pictured top in the image) who travels to Cardiff Sports Academy from Bridgend has started a work placement with SNAP Fitness in Bridgend. Michael Reid (pictured bottom in image) who travels from

MPCT Learners complete epic World Mental Health Day endurance challenge!

Selected Learners from our South Wales colleges completed their 24 hour Log run up Pen-Y-Fan Mountain at 10am on the 11th of October 2018. MPC’s Swansea, Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend, Cardiff and Newport took part, and the log was carried for the duration by the Learners, broken down into 3 periods of 8 hours, of which

MPS achieve fantastic Summer Attainment Results

The statistics below demonstrate what a fantastic school year 2017/2018 was for our Military Preparation School. We are thrilled with these results and excited for the further growth within the next coming year. Well done and congratulations to all at MPS!                            

MPCT has a new Patron: Shaun Bailey AM, London Mayoral Candidate 2020

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

MPCT Staff to compete for Team GB in 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney!

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 has introduced new fitness tests for the first time in twenty years.

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

Over 30 MPCT Learners attend Royal Marines Look at Life Course

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