Table 1Transition record

textile pattern making machine operatortotextile finishing machine operator

A textile pattern making machine operator already meets 50% of what the textile finishing machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From textile pattern making machine operator

50%

Overlap1

To textile finishing machine operator

6 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

43.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 43.1

This move: 43.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the textile finishing machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the textile pattern making machine 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A textile finishing machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a textile pattern making machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held tend textile drying machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held tend textile washing machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held tend textile finishing machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manufacture braided products working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held use textile finishing machine technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held dyeing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the textile finishing machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 6 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 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held textile chemistry required
required, not held textile finishing technology required
required, not held textile printing technology required

optional, not held challenging issues in the textile industry optional

02 information skills 1 required

required, not held maintain work standards required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held finish processing of man-made fibres required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a textile finishing machine 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held dyeing technology knowledge
already held tend textile drying machines skill
already held tend textile finishing machines skill
already held tend textile washing machines skill
already held use textile finishing machine technologies skill
already held manufacture braided products skill

1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held challenging issues in the textile industry optional

34 held skills the textile finishing machine operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD for garment manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role advise customers on sewing patterns skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role create patterns for garments skill
not needed by the target role create patterns for textile products skill
not needed by the target role cut textiles skill
not needed by the target role decorate textile articles skill
not needed by the target role design warp knit fabrics skill
not needed by the target role design woven fabrics skill
not needed by the target role draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares skill
not needed by the target role embroider fabrics skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role iron textiles skill
not needed by the target role manufacture knitted textiles skill
not needed by the target role manufacture non-woven filament products skill
not needed by the target role manufacture nonwoven staple products skill
not needed by the target role manufacture woven fabrics skill
not needed by the target role modify textile designs skill
not needed by the target role monitor textile manufacturing developments skill
not needed by the target role operate garment manufacturing machines skill
not needed by the target role operate patternmaking machinery skill
not needed by the target role prepare equipment for textile printing skill
not needed by the target role produce textile designs skill
not needed by the target role produce textile samples skill
not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
not needed by the target role sew pieces of fabric skill
not needed by the target role tend spinning machines skill
not needed by the target role tend textile dyeing machines skill
not needed by the target role tend textile printing machines skill
not needed by the target role textile industry machinery products knowledge
not needed by the target role textile techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role textile technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role textile trends knowledge

4 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 chemistry required
required, not held textile finishing technology required
required, not held textile printing technology required
optional, not held challenging issues in the textile industry optional

Index

Other moves recorded from textile pattern making machine operator

Full index of moves from textile pattern making machine 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.