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

cutting machine operatortoleather goods stitching machine operator

A cutting machine operator already meets 81% of what the leather goods stitching machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.

From cutting machine operator
81%
Overlap1
To leather goods stitching machine operator
12 Skills carried over
1 Required, not held
18.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 18.6

This move: 18.6 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the leather goods stitching machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cutting machine operator 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A leather goods stitching machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cutting machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply pre-stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held leather goods manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held leather goods quality engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the leather goods stitching machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 5 missing skills fall into 3 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held apply stitching techniques required
  • optional, not held tend automatic sewing machines optional
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
03 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 1 entries a leather goods stitching 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery skill
  • already held apply pre-stitching techniques skill
  • already held footwear equipments knowledge
  • already held footwear machinery knowledge
  • already held leather goods components knowledge
  • already held leather goods manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held leather goods materials knowledge
  • already held leather goods quality knowledge
  • already held pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods knowledge
  • already held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods skill
  • already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill
  • already held use IT tools skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held tend automatic sewing machines optional
  • optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
21 held skills the leather goods stitching machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust cut sizes skill
  • not needed by the target role apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cut fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role cut footwear uppers skill
  • not needed by the target role footwear components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role footwear manufacturing technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role footwear materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role footwear quality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify defects on raw hides skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain cutting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain footwear assembling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manual cutting processes for leather knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure working time in goods production skill
  • not needed by the target role operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods skill
  • not needed by the target role operate cutting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate die-cut machines skill
  • not needed by the target role plan carpet cutting skill
  • not needed by the target role replace sawing blade on machine skill
  • not needed by the target role use cutting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role use wire processing machinery skill
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.