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

shoe repairertosole and heel operator

A shoe repairer already meets 43% of what the sole and heel operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From shoe repairer
43%
Overlap1
To sole and heel operator
7 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
54.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.3/ 100

1 Share of the sole and heel operator 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 sole and heel operator role treats 6 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
  • footwear equipments
  • footwear machinery
  • footwear quality

What stands in the way is 7 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sole and heel operator 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 use tools for shoe repair 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 footwear equipments engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held footwear machinery engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the sole and heel operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 3 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 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction required
  • required, not held footwear bottoms pre-assembly required
  • required, not held footwear components required
  • required, not held footwear manufacturing technology required
  • required, not held footwear materials required
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction optional
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction optional
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques required
  • required, not held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods optional
  • optional, not held apply pre-stitching techniques optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sole and heel 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 7 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 footwear equipments knowledge
  • already held footwear machinery knowledge
  • already held footwear quality knowledge
  • already held use tools for shoe repair skill
4 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 apply pre-stitching techniques optional
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction optional
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction optional
23 held skills the sole and heel operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
  • not needed by the target role cut footwear uppers 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 manual cutting processes for leather knowledge
  • 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
7 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 assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction required
  • required, not held footwear bottoms pre-assembly required
  • required, not held footwear components required
  • required, not held footwear manufacturing technology required
  • required, not held footwear materials required
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction optional
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction 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.