Table 1Transition record

doll makertorecreation model maker

A doll maker already meets 61% of what the recreation model maker role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From doll maker

61%

Overlap1

To recreation model maker

18 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

41.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

61%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the recreation model maker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the doll maker 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 recreation model maker role treats 9 of its required skills as things a doll maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply a protective layer
assemble toys
ensure finished product meet requirements
inspect toys and games for damage
pack goods
perform toys finishing

What stands in the way is 3 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recreation model maker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a doll maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assemble toys handling and moving
already held perform toys finishing handling and moving
already held inspect toys and games for damage information skills
already held toys and games trends business, administration and law
already held toys and games safety recommendations services
already held toys and games industry business, administration and law

All 18 carried skills, including the 9 the recreation model maker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held similitude required

optional, not held types of plastic optional
optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
optional, not held types of wood optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held design scale models required

optional, not held sell toys and games optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held CAD software required

04 handling and moving 5 supplementary

optional, not held mark designs on metal pieces optional
optional, not held cut metal products optional
optional, not held manipulate glass optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional
optional, not held repair metal sheets optional

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held maintain plastic machinery optional
optional, not held repair plastic machinery optional
optional, not held fabricate metal parts optional

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held join metals optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a recreation model maker 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply a protective layer skill
already held assemble toys skill
already held ensure finished product meet requirements skill
already held inspect toys and games for damage skill
already held pack goods skill
already held perform toys finishing skill
already held toys and games industry knowledge
already held toys and games safety recommendations knowledge
already held toys and games trends knowledge
already held create smooth wood surface skill
already held finish plastic products skill
already held join wood elements skill
already held manipulate plastic skill
already held manipulate wood skill
already held operate plastic machinery skill
already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
already held sand wood skill
already held stain wood skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held join metals optional
optional, not held maintain plastic machinery optional
optional, not held mark designs on metal pieces optional
optional, not held repair plastic machinery optional
optional, not held sell toys and games optional
optional, not held types of plastic optional
optional, not held cut metal products optional
optional, not held fabricate metal parts optional
optional, not held manipulate glass optional
optional, not held manipulate metal optional
optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
optional, not held repair metal sheets optional
optional, not held set up the controller of a machine optional
optional, not held types of wood optional

26 held skills the recreation model maker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
not needed by the target role construct moulds skill
not needed by the target role create clay figures skill
not needed by the target role create sculptures skill
not needed by the target role design dolls skill
not needed by the target role extract products from moulds skill
not needed by the target role fill moulds skill
not needed by the target role handle different pottery materials skill
not needed by the target role heat materials skill
not needed by the target role insert mould structures skill
not needed by the target role maintain moulds skill
not needed by the target role match product moulds skill
not needed by the target role materials for doll creation knowledge
not needed by the target role polish clay products skill
not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
not needed by the target role reinforce body mould skill
not needed by the target role select mould types skill
not needed by the target role sew pieces of fabric skill
not needed by the target role stuff toys skill
not needed by the target role techniques for doll creation knowledge
not needed by the target role toys and games categories knowledge
not needed by the target role types of pottery material knowledge
not needed by the target role types of toy materials knowledge
not needed by the target role use painting techniques skill
not needed by the target role woodturning knowledge

5 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 similitude required
required, not held CAD software required
optional, not held types of plastic optional
optional, not held metal smoothing technologies optional
optional, not held types of wood optional

Index

Other moves recorded from doll maker

Full index of moves from doll maker

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.