Table 1Transition record

laundry ironertobraiding textile technician

A laundry ironer already meets 28% of what the braiding textile technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From laundry ironer

28%

Overlap1

To braiding textile technician

3 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

62.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.1

This move: 62.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the braiding textile technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the laundry ironer 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A braiding textile technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a laundry ironer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held distinguish accessories information skills
already held distinguish fabrics information skills
already held properties of textile materials engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 3 carried skills, including the 3 the braiding textile technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 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 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held develop specifications of technical textiles required
required, not held measure yarn count required

optional, not held check quality of products in textile production line optional
optional, not held evaluate textile characteristics optional
optional, not held test physical properties of textiles optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held braiding technology required

optional, not held textile technologies optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use weft preparation technologies required

optional, not held manufacture braided products optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held control textile process required

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a braiding textile technician 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 3 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held distinguish accessories skill
already held distinguish fabrics skill
already held properties of textile materials knowledge

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held check quality of products in textile production line optional
optional, not held evaluate textile characteristics optional
optional, not held manufacture braided products optional
optional, not held test physical properties of textiles optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

19 held skills the braiding textile technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role clean surfaces skill
not needed by the target role collect items for laundry service skill
not needed by the target role count money skill
not needed by the target role evaluate garment quality skill
not needed by the target role follow up orders for customers skill
not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
not needed by the target role handle linen in stock skill
not needed by the target role identify cloth items skill
not needed by the target role iron textiles skill
not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
not needed by the target role operate dry cleaning pressing machines skill
not needed by the target role organisational policies knowledge
not needed by the target role pleat fabrics skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role read care labels skill
not needed by the target role sell services skill
not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
not needed by the target role sort textile items skill

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 braiding technology required
optional, not held textile technologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from laundry ironer

Full index of moves from laundry ironer

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.