Table 1Transition record

shoe repairertoorthopaedic footwear technician

A shoe repairer already meets 36% of what the orthopaedic footwear technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From shoe repairer

36%

Overlap1

To orthopaedic footwear technician

8 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

65.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the orthopaedic footwear technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the shoe repairer 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 orthopaedic footwear technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things a shoe repairer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction
apply footwear finishing techniques
apply stitching techniques
cut footwear uppers
footwear equipments
footwear machinery

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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A orthopaedic footwear technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a shoe repairer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held cut footwear uppers handling and moving
already held apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction handling and moving
already held apply footwear finishing techniques handling and moving
already held apply stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manual cutting processes for leather engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held footwear equipments engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the orthopaedic footwear technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design required
required, not held footwear components required
required, not held footwear manufacturing technology required
required, not held footwear materials required

optional, not held automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods optional
optional, not held footwear creation process optional

02 handling and moving 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques required
required, not held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques required
required, not held create patterns for footwear required
required, not held perform pattern grading required

optional, not held prepare footwear samples optional
optional, not held perform packing of footwear and leather goods optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery required
required, not held apply pre-stitching techniques required

optional, not held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use communication techniques required

optional, not held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing optional

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use IT tools required

06 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain footwear assembling equipment optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a orthopaedic footwear 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 apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction skill
already held apply footwear finishing techniques skill
already held apply stitching techniques skill
already held cut footwear uppers skill
already held footwear equipments knowledge
already held footwear machinery knowledge
already held footwear quality knowledge
already held manual cutting processes for leather knowledge

7 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 automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods optional
optional, not held footwear creation process optional
optional, not held maintain footwear assembling equipment optional
optional, not held prepare footwear samples optional
optional, not held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing optional
optional, not held perform packing of footwear and leather goods optional

22 held skills the orthopaedic footwear technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
not needed by the target role cut keys skill
not needed by the target role engrave patterns skill
not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
not needed by the target role keep stock records skill
not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role manage a small-to-medium business skill
not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role provide customer information related to repairs skill
not needed by the target role repair clocks skill
not needed by the target role repair shoes skill
not needed by the target role sell footwear and leather goods skill
not needed by the target role shine shoes skill
not needed by the target role tailor orthopaedic footwear skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use repair manuals skill
not needed by the target role use tools for shoe repair skill

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 ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design required
required, not held footwear components required
required, not held footwear manufacturing technology required
required, not held footwear materials required
optional, not held automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods optional
optional, not held footwear creation process optional

Index

Other moves recorded from shoe repairer

Full index of moves from shoe repairer

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.