Table 1Transition record

carpet weavertoweaving machine operator

A carpet weaver already meets 53% of what the weaving machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From carpet weaver

53%

Overlap1

To weaving machine operator

13 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

44.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.9

This move: 44.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the weaving machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the carpet weaver profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A weaving machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a carpet weaver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manufacture textile floor coverings working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held tend weaving machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held maintain machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held produce textile designs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held types of textile fibres engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held textile techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the weaving machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held evaluate textile characteristics required
required, not held maintain work standards required

optional, not held check quality of products in textile production line optional
optional, not held maintain technical equipment optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials required

optional, not held electrical machines optional
optional, not held textile measurement optional

03 services 1 required

required, not held health and safety in the textile industry required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held manufacture woven fabrics required

05 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held produce textile samples optional
optional, not held sort textile items optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held arrange equipment repairs optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a weaving machine operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held control textile process skill
already held manufacture textile floor coverings skill
already held tend weaving machines skill
already held types of textile fibres knowledge
already held use weaving machine technologies skill
already held work in textile manufacturing teams skill
already held maintain machinery skill
already held produce textile designs skill
already held properties of textile materials knowledge
already held textile industry knowledge
already held textile industry machinery products knowledge
already held textile techniques knowledge
already held textile technologies knowledge

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held arrange equipment repairs optional
optional, not held check quality of products in textile production line optional
optional, not held produce textile samples optional
optional, not held sort textile items optional
optional, not held electrical machines optional
optional, not held maintain technical equipment optional
optional, not held textile measurement optional

14 held skills the weaving machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role challenging issues in the textile industry knowledge
not needed by the target role create patterns for textile products skill
not needed by the target role cut textiles skill
not needed by the target role decorate textile articles skill
not needed by the target role ensure health and safety in manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role functionalities of machinery knowledge
not needed by the target role furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products knowledge
not needed by the target role knitting machine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacture carpets skill
not needed by the target role manufacture knitted textiles skill
not needed by the target role monitor textile manufacturing developments skill
not needed by the target role place orders for textile materials skill
not needed by the target role tufting technology knowledge
not needed by the target role types of carpet knowledge

4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials required
required, not held health and safety in the textile industry required
optional, not held electrical machines optional
optional, not held textile measurement optional

Index

Other moves recorded from carpet weaver

Full index of moves from carpet weaver

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.