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
It is always interesting to ‘look behind the scenes’ so, we approached Julie Lambert Skills Champion to offer her own insight. Here, she explains how she approached teaching GCSE’s When we were first told we would be teaching starting GCSE’s, I just knew I didn’t have level of skill required to really help my students
Life often shifts between feeling like you have it all figured out and like you know nothing at all. There are always challenges, whether it’s with building a strong career, a happy home, or a better you. Fortunately, every experience (whether good or bad) ends up teaching you something. The beauty of life are
A group of learners from The Military Preparation College Aldershot took part in a visit to RAF Brize Norton this week. Huge thanks to all involved with the ‘Look at Life’ day. Learners and staff had a fantastic time and gained a huge amount of knowledge about life and careers in the RAF. Stephen Rutter
Six learners from Military Preparation College Croydon took part in the battle field tour in France. Here they are on Vimy Ridge. The Battle of Vimy Ridge was part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the four divisions of the Canadian Corps