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

footwear production machine operatortoshoemaker

A footwear production machine operator already meets 66% of what the shoemaker role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From footwear production machine operator
66%
Overlap1
To shoemaker
14 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
36 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36/ 100

1 Share of the shoemaker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the footwear production 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.

Why

Why this move works

A shoemaker role treats 12 of its required skills as things a footwear production machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction
  • apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery
  • apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques
  • apply footwear finishing techniques
  • apply pre-stitching techniques
  • apply stitching techniques

What stands in the way is 5 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A shoemaker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a footwear production machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques handling and moving
  • already held apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction handling and moving
  • already held apply footwear finishing techniques handling and moving
  • already held automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held apply pre-stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 14 carried skills, including the 12 the shoemaker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 handling and moving 4 required
  • required, not held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques required
  • required, not held create patterns for footwear required
  • required, not held cut footwear uppers required
  • required, not held perform pattern grading required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held manual cutting processes for leather required
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • 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
04 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held innovate in footwear and leather goods industry optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a shoemaker 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 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction skill
  • already held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery skill
  • already held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques skill
  • already held apply footwear finishing techniques skill
  • already held apply pre-stitching techniques skill
  • already held apply stitching techniques skill
  • already held footwear components knowledge
  • already held footwear equipments knowledge
  • already held footwear machinery knowledge
  • already held footwear manufacturing technology knowledge
  • already held footwear materials knowledge
  • already held footwear quality knowledge
  • already held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods skill
  • already held automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods knowledge
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held innovate in footwear and leather goods industry optional
  • optional, not held use communication techniques optional
23 held skills the shoemaker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAD for footwear knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply methods for footwear and leather goods manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clothing and footwear products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate closing room in footwear manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate cutting room in footwear manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow work procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role footwear bottoms pre-assembly knowledge
  • not needed by the target role footwear creation process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role footwear finishing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role footwear industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role footwear stitching techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role footwear uppers pre-assembly knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain footwear assembling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods skill
  • not needed by the target role pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare footwear samples skill
  • not needed by the target role work in textile manufacturing teams 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held manual cutting processes for leather required
Index

Other moves recorded from footwear production machine operator

Full index of moves from footwear production machine operator

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.