Table 1Transition record

leather goods patternmakertoleather goods product developer

A leather goods patternmaker already meets 57% of what the leather goods product developer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From leather goods patternmaker

57%

Overlap1

To leather goods product developer

12 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

45.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45.3

This move: 45.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the leather goods product developer 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A leather goods product developer 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 develop leather goods collection communication, collaboration and creativity
already held sketch leather goods communication, collaboration and creativity
already held prepare leather goods samples information skills
already held apply development process to footwear design information skills
already held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held footwear creation process engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 12 the leather goods product developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 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 3 required

required, not held apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods required
required, not held distinguish accessories required
required, not held distinguish fabrics required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held implement footwear marketing plan required
required, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages required

03 management skills 2 required

required, not held develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans required
required, not held innovate in footwear and leather goods industry required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held footwear and leather goods marketing planning required

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use IT tools required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a leather goods product developer 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply development process to footwear design skill
already held develop leather goods collection skill
already held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design knowledge
already held footwear creation process knowledge
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 sketch leather goods skill
already held use communication techniques skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

7 held skills the leather goods product developer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods skill
not needed by the target role create patterns for textile products skill
not needed by the target role make technical drawings of fashion pieces skill
not needed by the target role operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods 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

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 footwear and leather goods marketing planning required

Index

Other moves recorded from leather goods patternmaker

Full index of moves from leather goods patternmaker

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.