Table 1Transition record

paper stationery machine operatortoprint folding operator

A paper stationery machine operator already meets 60% of what the print folding operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From paper stationery machine operator

60%

Overlap1

To print folding operator

20 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

42.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.9

This move: 42.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the print folding operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the paper stationery machine 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A print folding operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a paper stationery machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held lift stacks of paper handling and moving
already held operate board slotting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held prevent paper jams management skills
already held printed goods processes business, administration and law
already held printing media arts and humanities
already held adjust cut sizes handling and moving

All 20 carried skills, including the 9 the print folding operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held make folding styles required
required, not held read job ticket instructions required

optional, not held meet contract specifications optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held adjust fold plates required
required, not held operate paper folding machine required

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held types of folders required

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held follow production schedule required

05 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held pack goods optional
optional, not held replace sawing blade on machine optional

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held consult technical resources optional
optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a print folding 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 20 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held lift stacks of paper skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held perform test run 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 types of paper knowledge
already held work safely with machines skill
already held adjust cut sizes skill
already held follow a brief skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held operate board slotting machine skill
already held perform machine maintenance skill
already held prevent paper jams skill
already held printed goods processes knowledge
already held printing media knowledge
already held record production data for quality control skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee quality control optional

08 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor gauge optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held consult technical resources optional
optional, not held meet contract specifications optional
optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
optional, not held monitor gauge optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held pack goods optional
optional, not held replace sawing blade on machine optional

19 held skills the print folding operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role arrange printer sheets skill
not needed by the target role carry out work-related measurements skill
not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
not needed by the target role cut page edges skill
not needed by the target role digital printing knowledge
not needed by the target role dispose of non-hazardous waste skill
not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
not needed by the target role manage offset printing process skill
not needed by the target role manage process of flexographic print skill
not needed by the target role measure paper sheets skill
not needed by the target role operate collating machine skill
not needed by the target role operate creasing machinery skill
not needed by the target role operate paper cutter skill
not needed by the target role operate perforating machine skill
not needed by the target role prepare wood production reports skill
not needed by the target role print stripping knowledge
not needed by the target role sizes of paper knowledge
not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
not needed by the target role use carbon sheets 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 types of folders required

Index

Other moves recorded from paper stationery machine operator

Full index of moves from paper stationery machine 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.