Table 1Transition record

imagesettertodigital printer

A imagesetter already meets 41% of what the digital printer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From imagesetter

41%

Overlap1

To digital printer

15 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

61.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the digital printer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the imagesetter 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 digital printer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a imagesetter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

follow safety precautions in printing
maintenance of printing machines
operate digital printers
printing materials
produce prepress proof
quality standards

What stands in the way is 10 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A digital printer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a imagesetter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate digital printers working with computers
already held set colour profiles working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held reproduce documents working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held use colour printing programs working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held produce prepress proof handling and moving
already held inspect printing output information skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 8 the digital printer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 9 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held monitor automated machines required
required, not held supply machine required

optional, not held prepare documents for scanning optional
optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional

02 arts and humanities 2 required

required, not held digital printing required
required, not held printing on large scale machines required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held troubleshoot required

optional, not held produce scanned images optional
optional, not held follow a brief optional
optional, not held order supplies optional

04 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary

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

optional, not held create digital files optional
optional, not held set scanner controls optional

05 constructing 1 required

required, not held perform test run required

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held types of paper required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a digital printer 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held follow safety precautions in printing skill
already held maintenance of printing machines knowledge
already held operate digital printers skill
already held printing materials knowledge
already held produce prepress proof skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held set colour profiles skill
already held use colour printing programs skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held inspect printing output skill
already held printed goods processes knowledge
already held printing media knowledge
already held printing techniques knowledge
already held reproduce documents skill
already held use word processing software skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held feed press cylinders required

08 management skills 1 required

required, not held follow production schedule required

09 information skills 6 supplementary

optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held process printing input optional
optional, not held consult technical resources optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held create digital files optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held prepare documents for scanning optional
optional, not held process printing input optional
optional, not held produce scanned images optional
optional, not held set scanner controls optional
optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
optional, not held consult technical resources optional
optional, not held follow a brief optional
optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
optional, not held record production data for quality control optional
optional, not held report defective manufacturing materials optional

37 held skills the digital printer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Adobe Illustrator knowledge
not needed by the target role Adobe Photoshop knowledge
not needed by the target role GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
not needed by the target role Microsoft Visio knowledge
not needed by the target role SketchBook Pro knowledge
not needed by the target role Synfig knowledge
not needed by the target role align content with form skill
not needed by the target role apply desktop publishing techniques skill
not needed by the target role arrange printer sheets skill
not needed by the target role create digital images skill
not needed by the target role develop film skill
not needed by the target role digitise documents skill
not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
not needed by the target role graphics editor software knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret illustration needs skill
not needed by the target role lay out digital written content skill
not needed by the target role maintain lithographic printing plates skill
not needed by the target role operate imagesetter skill
not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
not needed by the target role operate scanner skill
not needed by the target role output electronic files skill
not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
not needed by the target role prepare films for printing plates skill
not needed by the target role prepare imposition skill
not needed by the target role prepress processes knowledge
not needed by the target role print stripping knowledge
not needed by the target role printing plate making knowledge
not needed by the target role proofread text skill
not needed by the target role publishing industry knowledge
not needed by the target role reduce dots skill
not needed by the target role reprography knowledge
not needed by the target role track changes in text editing skill
not needed by the target role typesetting machines knowledge
not needed by the target role typography knowledge
not needed by the target role use a telecine skill
not needed by the target role use typesetting software skill

3 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 digital printing required
required, not held printing on large scale machines required
required, not held types of paper required

Index

Other moves recorded from imagesetter

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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.