10th September 2020

This World Suicide Prevention Day we are encouraging all students and staff to take a moment to reflect. This years theme for World Suicide Prevention day is ‘Working Together to Prevent Suicide.’ Taking a minute encourages everyone to strike up a conversation if they notice a change within their peers and to have healthy and...

9th September 2020

It is 21 years since MPCT CEO, Huw Lewis MBE, founded the Motivational Preparation College for Training (MPCT), with the aim of using military and progressive education techniques to help young people across the UK achieve their potential. Not only has MPCT now spread to 35 locations across England and Wales, but, since 1999, it...

1st September 2020

An increase in the number of Learners has led MPCT South Shields on a march to a bigger venue. The Military Preparation College at South Shields – one of 35 across the UK – has moved from its base within South Tyneside College to Sunderland’s Beacon of Light, at Stadium Way, Monkwearmouth. And staff say...

14th August 2020

Navy officers and ratings have passed out together side-by-side yesterday, for the first time in history, at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. Among those passing out was former MPCT Cardiff Learner, Cerys Davies. Traditionally, the nine-week transformation from civilian to sailor takes place at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint, but with a surge in interest...

14th July 2020

A GROUP of inspiring athletes who have all triumphed in the face of adversity are giving their support to more than 1000 of our young people taking part in a virtual Olympic Games this month (July). And in a bid to keep its students motivated during the current COVID-19 crisis, the colleges are set to...