footwear 3D developertofootwear patternmaker
A footwear 3D developer already meets 45% of what the footwear patternmaker role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 52.2 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the footwear 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.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A footwear 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.
- already held operate 2D CAD for footwear communication, collaboration and creativity
- 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
- already held create technical sketches for footwear communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the footwear patternmaker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 4 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 operate patternmaking machinery required
- required, not held create patterns for footwear required
- required, not held perform pattern grading required
- optional, not held prepare footwear samples optional
- 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
- required, not held footwear manufacturing technology required
- optional, not held manual cutting processes for leather optional
- optional, not held apply development process to footwear design optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a footwear patternmaker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operate patternmaking machinery skill · occupation specific
- 02 create patterns for footwear skill · sector specific
- 03 footwear manufacturing technology knowledge · 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held analyse types of footwear skill
- already held footwear components knowledge
- already held footwear materials knowledge
- already held footwear quality knowledge
- already held operate 2D CAD for footwear 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
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held use communication techniques optional
21 held skills the footwear patternmaker role does not ask for
- 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 CAD for footwear knowledge
- not needed by the target role calculate purchasing levels of raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role create 3D CAD footwear prototypes 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 last types knowledge
- 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.
- required, not held footwear manufacturing technology required
- optional, not held manual cutting processes for leather optional
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.