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

footwear 3D developertofootwear CAD patternmaker

A footwear 3D developer already meets 48% of what the footwear CAD patternmaker role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From footwear 3D developer
48%
Overlap1
To footwear CAD patternmaker
13 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
51.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.2/ 100

1 Share of the footwear CAD patternmaker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the footwear 3D developer 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 footwear CAD patternmaker role treats 6 of its required skills as things a footwear 3D developer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse types of footwear
  • footwear components
  • footwear materials
  • footwear quality
  • last types
  • operate 2D CAD for footwear

What stands in the way is 6 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A footwear CAD patternmaker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a footwear 3D developer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held last types engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate 2D CAD for footwear communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held create 3D CAD footwear prototypes working with computers
  • already held design 2D pattern for footwear 3D visualisation handling and moving
  • already held develop footwear collection communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held analyse types of footwear communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the footwear CAD patternmaker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 5 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 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held work in textile manufacturing teams required
  • required, not held make technical drawings of fashion pieces required
  • optional, not held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held create patterns for footwear required
  • required, not held perform pattern grading required
  • optional, not held prepare footwear samples optional
03 working with computers 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held use IT tools required
  • optional, not held use CAD for heels optional
  • optional, not held use CAD for lasts optional
  • optional, not held use CAD for soles optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held footwear manufacturing technology required
  • optional, not held manual cutting processes for leather optional
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply development process to footwear design optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a footwear CAD patternmaker 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 analyse types of footwear skill
  • already held footwear components knowledge
  • already held footwear materials knowledge
  • already held footwear quality knowledge
  • already held last types knowledge
  • already held operate 2D CAD for footwear skill
  • already held CAD for footwear knowledge
  • already held create 3D CAD footwear prototypes skill
  • already held create technical sketches for footwear skill
  • already held design 2D pattern for footwear 3D visualisation skill
  • already held develop footwear collection skill
  • already held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design knowledge
  • already held footwear creation process knowledge
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply development process to footwear design optional
  • optional, not held manual cutting processes for leather optional
  • optional, not held prepare footwear samples optional
  • optional, not held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held use CAD for heels optional
  • optional, not held use CAD for lasts optional
  • optional, not held use CAD for soles optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
18 held skills the footwear CAD patternmaker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role 3D texturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate purchasing levels of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role create a product's virtual model skill
  • not needed by the target role create lasts for footwear skill
  • not needed by the target role design management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role footwear industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify target markets for designs skill
  • not needed by the target role implement footwear marketing plan skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret 3D plans skill
  • not needed by the target role measure parts of manufactured products skill
  • not needed by the target role plan footwear manufacture skill
  • not needed by the target role render 3D images skill
  • not needed by the target role select mould types skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable footwear materials and components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role trends in fashion knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of moulding knowledge
2 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 footwear manufacturing technology required
  • optional, not held manual cutting processes for leather optional
Index

Other moves recorded from footwear 3D developer

Full index of moves from footwear 3D developer

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.