• 2021 OFPANZ Cutting Edge Newsletter – December

    Check out the latest News in the Cutting Edge here. This issue was sponsored by Rainbow Shade. Find out the latest information about the 2022 Conference. Learn some tips on entering the Awards for Excellence and what is new with the Apprentice of the Year Awards. Other topics include the latest information on Covid in

  • 2022 OFPANZ Conference to be in Nelson

    Only 5 months since our 2021 conference and yet it seems like a lifetime ago. With all of the border closures and lockdowns the OFPANZ executive, after consultation with members, has made the decision to not have our conference in Australia in 2022. We will eventually make it over to combine our conferences with the

  • Industrial Textile Fabrication Training Moves From MITO to MAST Academy

    OFPANZ is excited to announce a change in training from MITO to MAST Academy for our Industrial Textile Fabrication Learners. MITO’s Transition Plan, as part of the Reform of Vocational Education, has reached its final milestone with approval received from the Tertiary Education Commission’s Board of Commissioners to transfer its arranging training functions. On 1 January