Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

clothing alteration machinisttoclothing sample machinist

A clothing alteration machinist already meets 80% of what the clothing sample machinist role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From clothing alteration machinist
80%
Overlap1
To clothing sample machinist
26 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
24.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

80%

Learning distance Short step

24.7/ 100

1 Share of the clothing sample machinist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the clothing alteration machinist 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.

Why

Why this move works

A clothing sample machinist role treats 20 of its required skills as things a clothing alteration machinist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • alter wearing apparel
  • apparel manufacturing technology
  • coordinate manufacturing production activities
  • create patterns for garments
  • cut fabrics
  • distinguish accessories

What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A clothing sample machinist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clothing alteration machinist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held fabric spreading in the fashion industry arts and humanities
  • already held marker making arts and humanities
  • already held grade patterns for wearing apparel handling and moving
  • already held use 3D scanners for clothing working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held analyse scanned data of the body information skills
  • already held alter wearing apparel handling and moving

All 26 carried skills, including the 20 the clothing sample machinist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 7 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held make technical drawings of fashion pieces required
02 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held 3D body scanning technologies required
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing required
04 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held operate computerised control systems required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD for garment manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held bundle fabrics optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a clothing sample machinist 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held alter wearing apparel skill
  • already held apparel manufacturing technology knowledge
  • already held coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
  • already held create patterns for garments skill
  • already held cut fabrics skill
  • already held distinguish accessories skill
  • already held distinguish fabrics skill
  • already held evaluate garment quality skill
  • already held fabric spreading in the fashion industry knowledge
  • already held grade patterns for wearing apparel skill
  • already held inspect wearing apparel products skill
  • already held iron textiles skill
  • already held manufacture wearing apparel products skill
  • already held manufacturing of made-up textile articles knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of wearing apparel knowledge
  • already held marker making knowledge
  • already held operate garment manufacturing machines skill
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held sew textile-based articles skill
  • already held standard sizing systems for clothing knowledge
  • already held analyse scanned data of the body skill
  • already held embroider fabrics skill
  • already held properties of textile materials knowledge
  • already held sew pieces of fabric skill
  • already held use 3D scanners for clothing skill
  • already held use textile technique for hand-made products skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held CAD for garment manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held bundle fabrics optional
  • optional, not held manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile optional
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
4 held skills the clothing sample machinist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role buttonholing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role decorate textile articles skill
  • not needed by the target role history of fashion knowledge
3 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 3D body scanning technologies required
  • optional, not held CAD for garment manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held sustainable manufacturing optional
Index
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.