Table 1Transition record

print folding operatortolaminating machine operator

A print folding operator already meets 76% of what the laminating machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From print folding operator

76%

Overlap1

To laminating machine operator

22 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

28 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 28

This move: 28 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the laminating machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the print folding 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A laminating machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a print folding operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held read job ticket instructions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held make folding styles communication, collaboration and creativity
already held prevent paper jams management skills
already held printed goods processes business, administration and law
already held adjust cut sizes handling and moving
already held follow a brief communication, collaboration and creativity

All 22 carried skills, including the 10 the laminating machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 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 laminating machine required

optional, not held operate collating machine optional
optional, not held operate creasing machinery optional

02 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held produce samples required

optional, not held clean equipment optional

03 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held types of laminators required

04 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a laminating 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 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held monitor automated machines skill
already held perform test run skill
already held quality standards knowledge
already held read job ticket instructions skill
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 wear appropriate protective gear skill
already held work safely with machines skill
already held adjust cut sizes skill
already held consult technical resources skill
already held follow a brief skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held make folding styles skill
already held monitor gauge skill
already held pack goods skill
already held perform machine maintenance skill
already held prevent paper jams skill
already held printed goods processes knowledge
already held record production data for quality control skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held operate collating machine optional
optional, not held operate creasing machinery optional
optional, not held prepare wood production reports optional
optional, not held clean equipment optional

11 held skills the laminating machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust fold plates skill
not needed by the target role follow production schedule skill
not needed by the target role lift stacks of paper skill
not needed by the target role meet contract specifications skill
not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
not needed by the target role operate board slotting machine skill
not needed by the target role operate paper folding machine skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role printing media knowledge
not needed by the target role replace sawing blade on machine skill
not needed by the target role types of folders knowledge

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 laminators required

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.