Commando spirit is alive and kicking at Cardiff Castle

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

Bridgend military students ready for 50K running challenge

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

Twenty Ten Heaven at Charity Golf Day

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

College Core Values Leads to Career Success for 6 Young Men from Newport

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

Our Girls at the Army Training Centre, Pirbright

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