Table 1Transition record

leather goods patternmakertoleather goods manufacturing technician

A leather goods patternmaker already meets 52% of what the leather goods manufacturing technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From leather goods patternmaker

52%

Overlap1

To leather goods manufacturing technician

10 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

46.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 46.6

This move: 46.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the leather goods manufacturing technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the leather goods patternmaker 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A leather goods manufacturing technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a leather goods patternmaker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held prepare leather goods samples information skills
already held operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held footwear creation process engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held leather goods manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held leather goods quality engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the leather goods manufacturing technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 management skills 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held plan leather goods manufacture required
required, not held manage production of footwear or leather goods required

optional, not held apply methods for footwear and leather goods manufacturing optional
optional, not held measure working time in goods production optional
optional, not held plan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goods optional
optional, not held innovate in footwear and leather goods industry optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods required

optional, not held automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages required

04 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use IT tools required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery required

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform packing of footwear and leather goods optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a leather goods manufacturing 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods skill
already held leather goods components knowledge
already held leather goods manufacturing processes knowledge
already held leather goods materials knowledge
already held leather goods quality knowledge
already held prepare leather goods samples skill
already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill
already held use communication techniques skill
already held footwear creation process knowledge
already held operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply methods for footwear and leather goods manufacturing optional
optional, not held automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods optional
optional, not held measure working time in goods production optional
optional, not held plan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goods optional
optional, not held innovate in footwear and leather goods industry optional
optional, not held perform packing of footwear and leather goods optional

9 held skills the leather goods manufacturing technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply development process to footwear design skill
not needed by the target role create patterns for textile products skill
not needed by the target role develop leather goods collection skill
not needed by the target role ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design knowledge
not needed by the target role make technical drawings of fashion pieces skill
not needed by the target role operate patternmaking machinery skill
not needed by the target role repair patterns skill
not needed by the target role select pattern material skill
not needed by the target role sketch leather goods 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 pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods required
optional, not held automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods optional

Index

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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.