Table 1Transition record

pre-stitching machine operatortoautomated cutting machine operator

A pre-stitching machine operator already meets 73% of what the automated cutting machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pre-stitching machine operator

73%

Overlap1

To automated cutting machine operator

15 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

28.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 28.6

This move: 28.6 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the automated cutting machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pre-stitching 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A automated cutting machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pre-stitching machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held apply pre-stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery 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
already held footwear equipments engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 15 carried skills, including the 12 the automated cutting machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 4 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 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods required

optional, not held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods optional
optional, not held use wire processing machinery optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

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

optional, not held manual cutting processes for leather optional

03 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use pattern-cutting softwares required

optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional

04 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held replace sawing blade on machine optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a automated cutting machine 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery skill
already held footwear components knowledge
already held footwear equipments knowledge
already held footwear machinery knowledge
already held footwear manufacturing technology knowledge
already held footwear materials knowledge
already held footwear quality 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 use IT tools skill
already held apply pre-stitching techniques skill
already held pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods knowledge
already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods optional
optional, not held manual cutting processes for leather optional
optional, not held use wire processing machinery optional
optional, not held replace sawing blade on machine optional
optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional

4 held skills the automated cutting machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role footwear stitching techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role tend automatic sewing machines skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques 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 automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods required
optional, not held manual cutting processes for leather optional

Index

Other moves recorded from pre-stitching machine operator

Full index of moves from pre-stitching 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.