MPCT strives to provide excellence for both our students and employees, having gained multiple awards in the field of excellence for training and employment. Here you’ll discover a few of the awards and accolades received, as well as our continuous efforts to provide high-quality standards in all areas.
MPCT is honored to receive this award from the Ministry of Defense.
The Protection Employers Remuneration Scheme (ERS) awards and recognizes UK employers for their support and commitment to protection. The scheme includes bronze, silver and gold awards for organizations that promise, show or support support for the defense and community of the Armed Forces and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant.
MPCT is always aligned with military values and is committed to employing and supporting veteran personnel. All executive members of staff in MPCT are veteran. Many of the staff are also Funders.
MPCT has received a Silver award every year since 2014. In 2017, MPCT was not only awarded an award, but the college also sponsors the Youth and Devil Prize, with Mrs Barbara Hemmings earning that category for her work in Youth activities focused on Engineering Technology and Engineering Technolog
Since 1991 Investors in People has set the standard for better people management. MPCT holds an award by Investors in People – Gold Standard. MPCT was the first company in Wales to gain the award and is now the only company to have retained the Gold Standard three times in a row.
The Investors in People report highlighted the findings of our last review against the Gold Standard: “extraordinary alternative training provider filling a niche which enables young people to grow in stature, confidence, mind and ability where everyone achieves tremendous satisfaction and success within what is recognised internally and externally as simply a great place to work!”
Unique Aspects found at MPCT:
• A culture that is truly second to none and the strongest, most engaging that this team of national IIP specialists has seen.
• A framework of support that changes ‘lives’ for Students and staff alike.
• A true ‘Level 5’ inspirational leadership style which engages everyone encouraging high levels of ‘distributed leadership’.
• A culture of ‘TEAM’ that embraces everyone irrespective of role/grade/gender.
• An approach to strategy planning that is totally collaborative.
• “Simply a great place to work!” (Staff quote repeated several times.)
It’s not just us saying that we are a great company to work for – we have been recognised by several external awarding bodies as being one of the best companies to work for!
In 2017 MPCT made it on the much sought after Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For list.
“An inspiring workplace culture is not just an add-on benefit. For the companies on our list, it’s at the heart of their strategy to compete and grow. The standard required to make the top 100 is higher than ever before.”
SIain Dey, Business editor The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times’ list is a comprehensive analysis of workplace engagement, opinion and satisfaction in the UK. Alongside its ranking on the list, MPCT has also been awarded the Best Companies’ 3-Star Accreditation status, which represents extraordinary levels of engagement.
The Sunday Times’ list is a comprehensive analysis of workplace engagement, opinion and satisfaction in the UK. Alongside its ranking on the list, MPCT has also been awarded the Best Companies’ 3-Star Accreditation status, which represents extraordinary levels of engagement.
We are very proud to have won training provider of the year at the 2017 TES FE Awards. This award celebrates the exceptional performance of independent learning providers. In 2017, the judges felt that MPCT’s “impressive” all-round work stood out.
Since its formation in 1999, MPCT has been “dedicated to offering opportunities to young people through training and education”. MPCT is made up of a number of training outlets across schools, colleges and sports facilities in England and Wales. In 2014, MPCT was rated “outstanding” in all areas by Ofsted. And in 2016, it reached its 10,000th enrolment.
Throughout the academic year, at MPCT we pioneered the use of “physical literacy” as a vehicle to engage students in English and maths programmes. MPCT has set the benchmark for providers across the country on physical literacy, and some universities are also now embedding the approach into their PGCE programmes.
To ensure a positive experience, we provide innovative and active support known as the “MPCT Way” – a holistic approach that blends active learning within a context of physical and personal development, resulting in outstanding impact and achievements. In 2016, the progression rate was 86 per cent.
The judges said MPCT delivered exceptional results for students, and they acknowledged that being graded “outstanding” by Ofsted was “no small task”, given that it required the provider to demonstrate levels of excellence and consistency across all its sites. “A deserving winner,” they added.
At MPCT we have robust quality assurance processes in place and we work closely with all awarding bodies to ensure that we continue to develop high-quality, engaging and contextualised lessons and resources for all of our students. Our qualifications are all designed with employers in mind. MPCT has been recognised for its innovative approach to lesson design and delivery as we trail-blazed the use of Physical Literacy as a vehicle to engage students in educational programmes of English and maths. This has ensured that our students are fit for the society that we live in today. Some forward-thinking universities are now embedding Physical Literacy into PGCE programmes in England & Wales.
Here are our awarding bodies:
