Table 1Transition record

textile colouristtoprinting textile technician

A textile colourist already meets 53% of what the printing textile technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From textile colourist

53%

Overlap1

To printing textile technician

8 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

41.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 41.9

This move: 41.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the printing textile technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the textile colourist 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 printing textile technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a textile colourist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held design yarns communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop textile colouring recipes handling and moving
already held prepare equipment for textile printing working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held draw sketches to develop textile articles communication, collaboration and creativity
already held textile chemistry engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held dyeing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 5 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 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held textile printing technology required

optional, not held textile finishing technology optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held decorate textile articles required

optional, not held tend textile printing machines optional

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held evaluate textile characteristics required

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held control textile process required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held design woven fabrics optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a printing textile 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 conduct textile testing operations skill
already held design yarns skill
already held dyeing technology knowledge
already held maintain work standards skill
already held textile chemistry knowledge
already held develop textile colouring recipes skill
already held draw sketches to develop textile articles skill
already held prepare equipment for textile printing skill

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held design woven fabrics optional
optional, not held tend textile printing machines optional
optional, not held textile finishing technology optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

5 held skills the printing textile technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares skill
not needed by the target role portfolio management in textile manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role seek innovation in current practices skill
not needed by the target role textile marketing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role use textile technique for hand-made products skill

3 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 printing technology required
optional, not held textile finishing technology optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from textile colourist

Full index of moves from textile colourist

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.