Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

print studio supervisortoprepress operator

A print studio supervisor already meets 43% of what the prepress operator role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From print studio supervisor
43%
Overlap1
To prepress operator
16 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
61.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.9/ 100

1 Share of the prepress operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the print studio supervisor 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.

Why

Why this move works

A prepress operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things a print studio supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • GIMP (graphics editor software)
  • Microsoft Visio
  • SketchBook Pro
  • Synfig

What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A prepress operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a print studio supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held screen printing process arts and humanities
  • already held reprography arts and humanities
  • already held produce prepress proof handling and moving
  • already held follow safety precautions in printing assisting and caring
  • already held Microsoft Visio information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Synfig information and communication technologies (icts)

All 16 carried skills, including the 11 the prepress operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 9 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 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held arrange printer sheets required
  • required, not held operate printing machinery required
  • optional, not held maintain lithographic printing plates optional
  • optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
  • optional, not held use colour printing programs optional
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held manage offset printing process optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
02 arts and humanities 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held prepress processes required
  • required, not held printing techniques required
  • optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret illustration needs required
  • required, not held provide customised products required
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect printing output required
  • required, not held lay out digital written content required
  • optional, not held output electronic files optional
05 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform image editing required
  • required, not held use microsoft office required
  • optional, not held use markup languages optional
06 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held proofing methods required
  • required, not held quality standards required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a prepress 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held Adobe Illustrator knowledge
  • already held Adobe Photoshop knowledge
  • already held GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visio knowledge
  • already held SketchBook Pro knowledge
  • already held Synfig knowledge
  • already held follow a brief skill
  • already held follow safety precautions in printing skill
  • already held graphics editor software knowledge
  • already held produce prepress proof skill
  • already held types of paper knowledge
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held printing materials knowledge
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held reprography knowledge
  • already held screen printing process knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held cut page edges optional
  • optional, not held mix ink optional
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
09 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held digitization optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held cut page edges optional
  • optional, not held maintain lithographic printing plates optional
  • optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
  • optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
  • optional, not held mix ink optional
  • optional, not held output electronic files optional
  • optional, not held use colour printing programs optional
  • optional, not held use markup languages optional
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held digitization optional
  • optional, not held manage offset printing process optional
  • optional, not held perform machine maintenance optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
  • optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
42 held skills the prepress operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust the work during the creative process skill
  • not needed by the target role align efforts towards business development skill
  • not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
  • not needed by the target role assess studio production skill
  • not needed by the target role binding technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult with editor skill
  • not needed by the target role create manufacturing guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role define manufacturing quality criteria skill
  • not needed by the target role develop manufacturing policies skill
  • not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital printing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
  • not needed by the target role flexography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with shareholders skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain freelance database skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage studio resourcing skill
  • not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role manage workflow processes skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role meet contract specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate improvement with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate terms with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role offset printing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role outsourcing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role printing media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role printing plate making knowledge
  • not needed by the target role produce customised products skill
  • not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
  • not needed by the target role reproduce documents skill
  • not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill

2 further entries not listed here

6 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 proofing methods required
  • required, not held prepress processes required
  • required, not held printing techniques required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held maintenance of printing machines optional
  • optional, not held digitization optional
Index

Other moves recorded from print studio supervisor

Full index of moves from print studio supervisor

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.