Table 1Transition record

printing textile techniciantotextile dyeing technician

A printing textile technician already meets 58% of what the textile dyeing technician role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From printing textile technician

58%

Overlap1

To textile dyeing technician

8 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

36.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 36.3

This move: 36.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the textile dyeing technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the printing textile technician 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A textile dyeing technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a printing textile technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop textile colouring recipes handling and moving
already held prepare equipment for textile printing working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held textile chemistry engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held textile printing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held textile finishing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held dyeing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the textile dyeing technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 6 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 1 required

required, not held work in textile manufacturing teams required

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held properties of textile materials required

03 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held apply colouring recipes required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held tend textile dyeing machines optional
optional, not held use textile finishing machine technologies optional

05 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held test physical properties of textiles optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health and safety in the textile industry optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a textile dyeing technician 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held dyeing technology knowledge
already held maintain work standards skill
already held textile chemistry knowledge
already held textile finishing technology knowledge
already held textile printing technology knowledge
already held develop textile colouring recipes skill
already held prepare equipment for textile printing skill
already held textile technologies knowledge

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held tend textile dyeing machines optional
optional, not held test physical properties of textiles optional
optional, not held health and safety in the textile industry optional
optional, not held use textile finishing machine technologies optional

8 held skills the textile dyeing technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role conduct textile testing operations skill
not needed by the target role control textile process skill
not needed by the target role decorate textile articles skill
not needed by the target role design woven fabrics skill
not needed by the target role design yarns skill
not needed by the target role draw sketches to develop textile articles skill
not needed by the target role evaluate textile characteristics skill
not needed by the target role tend textile printing machines 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 properties of textile materials required
optional, not held health and safety in the textile industry optional

Index

Other moves recorded from printing textile technician

Full index of moves from printing textile technician

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.