Welcome from the Chief Executive Officer

Since 1999, MPCT has been helping young people from all kinds of backgrounds to achieve their career ambitions. We’re passionate about removing barriers to success and motivating our Learners on a fresh journey to being the best they can be, whatever their past education experience.

Our approach is simple. We treat every Learner as an individual and we set them on an inspiring learning and development path that will help them achieve their potential. All our instructors have served in the British Armed Forces. They are highly trained, highly motivated and take great pride in the results they achieve for our Learners. Holding the highest rating, Platinum, from Investors in People, we are also ranked in the Times 100 Best Companies to work for and are rated World Class by Best Companies. This shows our staff love what they do and that makes them great role models for young people.

Through outstanding leadership and teaching in the right environment, we know all can achieve their goals. Our latest Ofsted inspection awarded us Outstanding in all areas, including quality of teaching, outcomes for Learners and leadership and management. We were also recognised by the TES as Training Provider of the Year 2017 in recognition of the exceptional results for our Learners.

With a specially tailored curriculum, blending a strong sport and physical content with classroom and online learning, all matched to the pace of each Learner’s needs, MPCT is unique. Experiencing a sense of belonging in an environment that’s safe, caring, positive and supportive, 97% of Learners would recommend MPCT to their friends and over 90% of Learners progress to their goals in employment or further training and education.

Applicants to the Armed Forces have a much greater chance of success through MPCT than through direct entry. For our Learners who choose a different career path, the skills, qualifications and confidence they gain from MPCT open doors to futures they may never before have thought possible.

Why not book a visit to an MPCT site to see why it has been the making of so many young people for so long?

MPCT’s vision is to deliver outstanding quality of education programmes in every region of the United Kingdom. This will support all Learners to reach their potential and progress to their chosen career or learning path. We will achieve this by a sustainable growth model and robust positive performance management; which promotes an inspirational coaching & learning culture.
Our mission is to engage, motivate and educate in order to achieve excellence for all.
We do this in an environment that is caring, supportive, safe and positive.
MPCT prides itself on its core values which are embedded throughout our training programmes.
Physical & Mental Health, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, Empathy and PRIDE – these core values lie at the heart of MPCT culture. We believe that through living and breathing these values every day, and by encouraging our Learners to do so as well, helps us all forge great relationships, will lead to meaningful outcomes and create a real sense of achievement
Huw is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Motivational Preparation College for Training (MPCT).

Huw joined the Royal Welch Fusiliers at the age of 17 where he served in Northern Ireland, Berlin, Bosnia, Uzbekistan and Malawi. Huw completed his military career reaching the rank of Captain in the Royal Welsh.

After leaving the Army, Huw quickly became known for his passion and ability to relate to young people instilling motivation and determination in the youth of today to succeed and fulfil their ambitions. In 2001, Huw received an MBE for his work with young people.

MPCT has been hugely successful since its conception in 1999 and has been awarded the Investors in People Gold Award three times, the first organisation to achieve such status in the UK.

Through Huw’s persistent drive and commitment to help young people, MPCT has now trained over 20,000 Learners, aged 16 – 23 across both England and Wales. The company’s operation has expanded to 35 locations across the UK, employing over 153 full time staff.

In August 2014, MPCT was awarded the highest performance grade possible by Her Majesty’s Inspectorates OFSTED, achieving Grade 1 Outstanding across all areas. Huw’s leadership and management skills were recognised as outstanding where “senior leaders place their highest priority on supporting all Learners to succeed”.

Huw, along with his team, has helped enlist circa 3,000 young people into the Military and in 2018 entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Defense. MPCT received the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award in 2019, in acknowledgement of MPCT’s commitment to providing outstanding second career opportunities to ex-service personnel.

Huw and his team have worked extremely hard to make MPCT the best place to work and these efforts have been recognised as MPCT ranked in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Small Companies to Work For in 2017. Alongside this, MPCT was awarded 3-Star Accreditation status from engagement specialists Best Companies, which represents extraordinary levels of engagement. Huw was also awarded Wales Director of the Year 2017 by the Institute of Directors. In 2017 MPCT was named as the TES “Training Provider of the Year” - this is one of the most prestigious awards a training provider can receive. Whilst working at MPCT is rewarding, engaging and positively challenging for staff, it is equally rewarding for all of the young people who attend the College.

In May 2019, MPCT was awarded the highest standard Platinum of the Investors In People accreditation (IIP), a standard held by just 70 companies or 1% of the 8,300 UK firms with some form of the IIP accreditation.

Hailed from Gwynedd, in North Wales, where he was born in 1968, Huw now lives in Monmouth. Huw is a passionate cyclist and hillwalker as well as a keen runner, having completed many marathons over the years. In 2017, Huw took on the challenge of completing one of the toughest foot races known to man - the Marathon des Sables. The marathon consisted of six marathons in seven days, carrying all of his own kit and equipment across the Sahara Desert. Huw, together with MPCT Senior Director, Brian Edwards, raised £11,705 for the Motivation and Learning Trust and will be taking part again in 2020 to raise additional funds for the Charity, which supports, develops and enhances life opportunities for MPCT Learners’ past, present and future.

Huw also loves to spend his spare time with his partner Mel and son Charlie, aged 9 and is an enthusiastic rugby coach for the Monmouth Under 9’s rugby team.

Welcome from the Chief Executive Officer

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