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

gravure press operatortoflexographic press operator

A gravure press operator already meets 80% of what the flexographic press operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gravure press operator
80%
Overlap1
To flexographic press operator
29 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
26.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

80%

Learning distance Short step

26.5/ 100

1 Share of the flexographic press operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gravure press 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 flexographic press operator role treats 15 of its required skills as things a gravure press operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • clean ink rollers
  • determine colour shades
  • follow production schedule
  • follow safety precautions in printing
  • monitor automated machines
  • perform test run

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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A flexographic press operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gravure press operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held clean ink rollers handling and moving
  • already held determine colour shades handling and moving
  • already held screen printing inks arts and humanities
  • already held prepare printing form working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held process printing input information skills
  • already held produce prepress proof handling and moving

All 29 carried skills, including the 15 the flexographic press operator 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 arts and humanities 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held polygraphy required
  • optional, not held narrow web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held wide web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held printing plate making optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held operate flexographic printing machine required
  • optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
  • optional, not held tend laser marking machine optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held flexography required
04 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held mix ink optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a flexographic press 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 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held clean ink rollers skill
  • already held determine colour shades skill
  • already held follow production schedule skill
  • already held follow safety precautions in printing skill
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held prepare printing form skill
  • already held printing materials knowledge
  • already held printing on large scale machines knowledge
  • already held printing techniques knowledge
  • already held produce prepress proof skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • already held inspect printing output skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held maintenance of printing machines knowledge
  • already held pack goods skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held printing media knowledge
  • already held process printing input skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • already held screen printing inks knowledge
  • already held types of paper knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held narrow web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held wide web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
  • optional, not held mix ink optional
  • optional, not held printing plate making optional
  • optional, not held tend laser marking machine optional
9 held skills the flexographic press operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust drying process to goods skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust rotogravure press skill
  • not needed by the target role cut page edges skill
  • not needed by the target role engraving technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role operate rotary press skill
  • not needed by the target role use colour printing programs skill
  • not needed by the target role use doctor blade skill
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 flexography required
  • required, not held polygraphy required
  • optional, not held narrow web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held wide web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held printing plate making optional
Index

Other moves recorded from gravure press operator

Full index of moves from gravure press 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.