Table 1Transition record

spinning textile operatortoweaver

A spinning textile operator already meets 40% of what the weaver role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From spinning textile operator

40%

Overlap1

To weaver

12 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

63.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.4

This move: 63.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the weaver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the spinning textile 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A weaver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a spinning textile operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held tend knitting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held tend textile washing machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held tend textile dyeing machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held tend textile finishing machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manufacture staple yarns working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held monitor textile manufacturing developments information skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the weaver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 7 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 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held tend automatic sewing machines required
required, not held manufacture weft knitted fabrics required
required, not held tend weaving machines required
required, not held use warp knitting technologies required
required, not held use weaving machine technologies required

optional, not held tend winding machines optional
optional, not held manufacture non-woven filament products optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held textile techniques required
required, not held textile measurement required

optional, not held properties of textile materials optional
optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
optional, not held types of textile fibres optional
optional, not held textile industry optional

03 handling and moving 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held use textile technique for hand-made products required

optional, not held use manual knitting techniques optional
optional, not held create patterns for textile products optional
optional, not held produce textile samples optional
optional, not held sort textile items optional
optional, not held cut textiles optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held place orders for textile materials optional
optional, not held sell textiles fabrics optional

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held check quality of products in textile production line optional
optional, not held conduct textile testing operations optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held control textile process optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a weaver 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held manufacture knitted textiles skill
already held manufacture staple yarns skill
already held manufacture woven fabrics skill
already held operate garment manufacturing machines skill
already held tend knitting machine skill
already held tend textile finishing machines skill
already held tend textile washing machines skill
already held textile technologies knowledge
already held evaluate textile characteristics skill
already held monitor textile manufacturing developments skill
already held tend textile dyeing machines skill
already held work in textile manufacturing teams skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

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

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held tend winding machines optional
optional, not held use manual knitting techniques optional
optional, not held check quality of products in textile production line optional
optional, not held conduct textile testing operations optional
optional, not held control textile process optional
optional, not held create patterns for textile products optional
optional, not held manufacture non-woven filament products optional
optional, not held place orders for textile materials optional
optional, not held produce textile samples optional
optional, not held properties of textile materials optional
optional, not held sell textiles fabrics optional
optional, not held sort textile items optional
optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
optional, not held types of textile fibres optional
optional, not held cut textiles optional
optional, not held health and safety in the textile industry optional
optional, not held textile industry optional

11 held skills the weaver role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role convert textile fibres into sliver skill
not needed by the target role covert slivers into thread skill
not needed by the target role manufacture nonwoven staple products skill
not needed by the target role measure yarn count skill
not needed by the target role plan fabric manufacturing process skill
not needed by the target role staple spinning machine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role tend spinning machines skill
not needed by the target role tend twisting machines skill
not needed by the target role test physical properties of textiles skill
not needed by the target role use textile finishing machine technologies skill
not needed by the target role use weft preparation technologies 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 textile techniques required
required, not held textile measurement required
optional, not held properties of textile materials optional
optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
optional, not held types of textile fibres optional
optional, not held health and safety in the textile industry optional
optional, not held textile industry optional

Index

Other moves recorded from spinning textile operator

Full index of moves from spinning textile operator

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.