clothing cuttertowearing apparel patternmaker
A clothing cutter already meets 48% of what the wearing apparel patternmaker role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
48%
54.7/ 100
1 Share of the wearing apparel patternmaker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the clothing cutter 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 this move works
A wearing apparel patternmaker role treats 11 of its required skills as things a clothing cutter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- CAD for garment manufacturing
- coordinate manufacturing production activities
- create patterns for garments
- cut fabrics
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wearing apparel patternmaker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clothing cutter background worth leading with.
- already held use pattern-cutting softwares working with computers
- already held operate computerised control systems working with computers
- already held CAD for garment manufacturing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held create patterns for garments handling and moving
- already held manufacturing of made-up textile articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held coordinate manufacturing production activities management skills
All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the wearing apparel patternmaker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 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.
- required, not held alter wearing apparel required
- required, not held manufacture wearing apparel products required
- required, not held grade patterns for wearing apparel required
- required, not held inspect wearing apparel products required
- required, not held analyse supply chain strategies required
- optional, not held analyse scanned data of the body optional
- optional, not held examine sample garments optional
- optional, not held keep up to date on costume design optional
- optional, not held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing optional
- required, not held operate garment manufacturing machines required
- required, not held perform process control in the wearing apparel industry required
- optional, not held use 3D scanners for clothing optional
- optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
- required, not held make technical drawings of fashion pieces required
- required, not held apparel manufacturing technology required
- required, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a wearing apparel patternmaker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 alter wearing apparel skill · sector specific
- 02 apparel manufacturing technology knowledge · sector specific
- 03 draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held CAD for garment manufacturing 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 manufacturing of made-up textile articles knowledge
- already held manufacturing of wearing apparel knowledge
- already held operate computerised control systems skill
- already held standard sizing systems for clothing knowledge
- already held use pattern-cutting softwares skill
- already held properties of textile materials knowledge
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse scanned data of the body optional
- optional, not held examine sample garments optional
- optional, not held keep up to date on costume design optional
- optional, not held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing optional
- optional, not held use 3D scanners for clothing optional
- optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
3 held skills the wearing apparel patternmaker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role bundle fabrics skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing of fur products knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held apparel manufacturing technology required
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.