NULC students visit the Royal Marines Training Centre

NULC Public Services students students on the assault course.

For the second time this year students studying Public Services spent a week with the world famous Royal Marines at their training centre in Lymstone.

By special invitation another 10 students from Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) attended a week long training course at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM) in Lymstone Devon.  

The aim of the course was to give students a taste of Royal Marine life, with little held back from the normal Royal Marine training regime.  As part of their time on the Uniformed Public Service course at NULC, students are encouraged to attend visits and events to give them a unique insight into Public Service life, seldom seen at first hand by other colleges or courses.

The week long acquaint involved lectures, presentations, field craft, assault courses and of course sampling the world renowned CTCRM Cookhouse.  Royal Marines when under training usually eat their way through 4500 calories of food a day, (the average intake for a person is about 2000), and after a hard days training our students were deservedly not that far behind the Royal Marines on the calorie count. 

Public Service’s tutor, Eddie Rooke said of the visit: “There is no messing around with the Royal Marines and they gave our students a no-nonsense look at what life is like in the Marines.  Needless to say all of our students gave 100% effort and impressed the Royal Marine Instructors.”

Rob Hadnum, Curriculum Leader for Public Services, added: “Trips to Army Bases, Royal Navy Warships and Police and Fire and Rescue Stations are vital to anyone thinking about joining the Emergency Services or military.  On the Uniformed Public Service Course at NULC we ensure that all our students attend such visits so that they can make informed judgements about their future careers”

Level 3 public services student Naem Zaman leading the way.

To sum up the visit Level 3 Public Services student Naem Zaman said: "It was a hard week, but a great experience.  I really enjoyed it."

To find out more about the Uniformed Public Services course at NULC click here.